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AngelDuck said:
Zellweger will be an NHL regular by October
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This is my belief as well. As long as Fowler is here, next season it's Fowler, Mintyukov, and Zellweger on the left. Vaakanainen and LaCombe either have to play RD, will be the extra defenseman, or will be traded. I just can't see the keeping Zellweger down. They need the offense and he's showing he's ready.

Side note, if the Ducks keep Fowler for the duration of his contract, LaCombe seems like the odd man out as Vaakanainen is better suited as a 6/7.
 
Hey234 said:
This is my belief as well. As long as Fowler is here, next season it's Fowler, Mintyukov, and Zellweger on the left. Vaakanainen and LaCombe either have to play RD, will be the extra defenseman, or will be traded. I just can't see the keeping Zellweger down. They need the offense and he's showing he's ready.

Side note, if the Ducks keep Fowler for the duration of his contract, LaCombe seems like the odd man out as Vaakanainen is better suited as a 6/7.
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Well, then expect us to still be a bottom 5-6 team next year then because we'd be the softest d-core in the league by far. And when Gudas eventually gets dinged up, Gibby and Dostal will really get run over. I'd really prefer that our team attempted to not continue bending over for the 8th consecutive year.
 
cheesymc said:
Well, then expect us to still be a bottom 5-6 team next year then because we'd be the softest d-core in the league by far. And when Gudas eventually gets dinged up, Gibby and Dostal will really get run over. I'd really prefer that our team attempted to not continue bending over for the 8th consecutive year.
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I suppose but Gudas and Mintyukov are definitely not soft. Based on the games I've seen, I would not label Zell as soft. Maybe not tough but not soft. Fowler I understand but the Ducks clearly need two RD for next season. I would imagine one would be tough enough. Seems a bit early to label adding Zell makes them the softest considering we don't know who those other defensemen will be.
 
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Hey234 said:
I suppose but Gudas and Mintyukov are definitely not soft. Based on the games I've seen, I would not label Zell as soft. Maybe not tough but not soft. Fowler I understand but the Ducks clearly need two RD for next season. I would imagine one would be tough enough. Seems a bit early to label adding Zell makes them the softest considering we don't know who those other defensemen will be.
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Yup, Zell plays with a bit of an edge. He’s just small.
 
Zellweger looks compact-strong. The more I see of him the less I think his stature is going to be an issue. His main limitations will be reach, but he makes up for that with his skills and vision.

If we have to add a few more gritty guys on the back, fine ... but if he's in the AHL next year we might as well trade him to a team that will play him (and there are plenty) and get a player we might actually use.
 
FiveTacos said:
Zellweger looks compact-strong. The more I see of him the less I think his stature is going to be an issue. His main limitations will be reach, but he makes up for that with his skills and vision.

If we have to add a few more gritty guys on the back, fine ... but if he's in the AHL next year we might as well trade him to a team that will play him (and there are plenty) and get a player we might actually use.
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They are not trading Zellweger.. He is basically Fowlers Replacement...
 
FiveTacos said:
Zellweger looks compact-strong. The more I see of him the less I think his stature is going to be an issue. His main limitations will be reach, but he makes up for that with his skills and vision.

If we have to add a few more gritty guys on the back, fine ... but if he's in the AHL next year we might as well trade him to a team that will play him (and there are plenty) and get a player we might actually use.
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Why wouldn't the ducks use him? They seem like the team that most d man seeking playing time would want to go to.
 
FiveTacos said:
That's the point. He's needed now, he's ready ... So burying him is a waste. If he's in the AHL next year then the org clearly doesn't value him and they might as well trade him for someone they do want to play.
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IMO where Zellweger plays next year is entirely dependent on his ability to play passable NHL defense and handle NHL physicality. He is still very young.
 
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duxfan1101 said:
No Perreault is very weird. They claim to have healthy scratched him quite a few times, but they are literally playing with 11 forwards. I feel like it has to be an injury, but they don’t list him with one.
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Wiebe was listed as injured in their last game. (scroll up for lineup tweet.) so it's easy to presume that Weibe and Perreault are injured.
 
I don’t think it’d take a genius to deduce that Pat is thoroughly unimpressed with Perreault and a couple other guys down there
 
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