Speculation: 2024-25 - Free Agency/Trade Thread

[NWWisconsinDuck]

This does have a bit of a precursor feel to it

 

[dracom]

Why do we keep getting LHDs lol.

Fine deal

 

[robbieboy3686]

Necas and Trouba are two completely different animals. Carolina wants a lot for Necas and may actually keep him at this point. But assuming that Carolina was willing to take back picks and prospects...what do you think the price would be? Certainly seems like a 25 top 10 protected 1st (which would become an unprotected 1st in 26) and a significant young prospect. Expensive.

Trouba is a declining asset who has a 15 team NTC...wanna bet if the Ducks are on that list

I think LaCombe is gone. I just don’t see a spot for him.

There was never a spot for him. Even less so now.

 

[Deuce22]

Fowler, Dumoulin, Mintyukov, Zellweger, LaCombe, Hinds, Vaaks. Let the musical chairs begin.

 

[JAHV]

Maybe they'll all just play the left side and we'll dare the other team to try to shoot from the opposite wing.

 

[Arthuros]

Fowler, Dumoulin, Mintyukov, Zellweger, LaCombe, Hinds, Vaaks. Let the musical chairs begin.

Fowler - Zellweger
Mintyukov - Gudas
Dumoulin - LaCombe / Vaakanainen?

 

[Deuce22]

Fowler - Zellweger
Mintyukov - Gudas
Dumoulin - LaCombe / Vaakanainen?

Gudas wouldn't have to worry about anyone taking his sticks.

 

[JAHV]

Yeah, something's got to give on that left side. Dumoulin is a decent bottom 6 guy, ideally 3rd pairing, but he's a solid PKer and should play well alongside a younger d-man.

Who goes, though? I don't see Fowler getting traded. Mintyukov seems like the future 1D. They just re-signed Vaakanainen. Zellweger or LaCombe seem like the candidates, although I really hope Zell stays. I love watching him play.

 

[Arthuros]

Gudas wouldn't have to worry about anyone taking his sticks.

Genuinely curious, I wonder if there have ever been players who changed the way they shoot the puck.

 

[Ducks DVM]

Clearly, we will just ice a line of

Doumolin Fowler Zellweger

Mintyukov Lacombe.

It’s like when Detroit iced all Russians + Brown, who taped “ov” at the end of his nameplate.

 

[Deuce22]

Yeah, something's got to give on that left side. Dumoulin is a decent bottom 6 guy, ideally 3rd pairing, but he's a solid PKer and should play well alongside a younger d-man.

Who goes, though? I don't see Fowler getting traded. Mintyukov seems like the future 1D. They just re-signed Vaakanainen. Zellweger or LaCombe seem like the candidates, although I really hope Zell stays. I love watching him play.

Wonder if they would package Zellweger to get a legit RHD?

 

[NWWisconsinDuck]

Yeah, something's got to give on that left side. Dumoulin is a decent bottom 6 guy, ideally 3rd pairing, but he's a solid PKer and should play well alongside a younger d-man.

Who goes, though? I don't see Fowler getting traded. Mintyukov seems like the future 1D. They just re-signed Vaakanainen. Zellweger or LaCombe seem like the candidates, although I really hope Zell stays. I love watching him play.

The only way it’s Zellweger is if he’s the main piece of a Necas or Marner (lol) trade

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

Yeah, something's got to give on that left side. Dumoulin is a decent bottom 6 guy, ideally 3rd pairing, but he's a solid PKer and should play well alongside a younger d-man.

Who goes, though? I don't see Fowler getting traded. Mintyukov seems like the future 1D. They just re-signed Vaakanainen. Zellweger or LaCombe seem like the candidates, although I really hope Zell stays. I love watching him play.

Vaakanainen could be the 7th/rotational guy and the other two spots could be up for grabs between Zellweger/LaCombe/Luneau. But that does seem like an odd way to go about it.

 

[Deuce22]

Genuinely curious, I wonder if there have ever been players who changed the way they shoot the puck.

I would doubt since these guys have been doing this since they were kids.

 

[Ducks DVM]

Yeah, something's got to give on that left side. Dumoulin is a decent bottom 6 guy, ideally 3rd pairing, but he's a solid PKer and should play well alongside a younger d-man.

Who goes, though? I don't see Fowler getting traded. Mintyukov seems like the future 1D. They just re-signed Vaakanainen. Zellweger or LaCombe seem like the candidates, although I really hope Zell stays. I love watching him play.

Fowler Zellweger (I don’t see Luneau being a fixture to start the year)

Mintyikov Gudas

Vaakanainen/Duomolin Lacombe

Don’t trade any defensemen because we are paper thin on depth outside of guys who belong in the 3rd pairing

 

[91Fedorov]

Genuinely curious, I wonder if there have ever been players who changed the way they shoot the puck.

I looked it up, and it's mostly just ambidextrous players that played back in the flat stick era (like Gordie Howe).

I think it would be too difficult. Most players have decades of muscle memory built up from handling the puck. Switching would put them years, if not more, behind that learning curve.

 

[Deuce22]

Fowler Zellweger (I don’t see Luneau being a fixture to start the year)

Mintyikov Gudas

Vaakanainen/Duomolin Lacombe

Don’t trade any defensemen because we are paper thin on depth outside of guys who belong in the 3rd pairing

Verbeek loves Luneau. I think if he's healthy he's with the Ducks.

 

[ZegrassyKnoll]

Verbeek loves Luneau. I think if he's healthy he's with the Ducks.

Yeah Verbeek does seem really high on Luneau. I think a lot will depend on how healthy his knee is.

I think it's more likely that one of our current LD gets pushed to the right side.

 

[tomd]

Why would the Ducks need to trade any of their young LHD when Dumoulin and Vaak will be gone in one year and Fowler in two?

 

[Ducks DVM]

Verbeek loves Luneau. I think if he's healthy he's with the Ducks.

I agree that he does, but the guy he liked had a serious infection and will have not played for 9-10 months by the time he sees NHL ice. I see it as more likely than not that he’s got no business on that top line, especially if they’re going to overuse Fowler again.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Fowler - Zellweger
Mintyukov - Gudas
Dumoulin - LaCombe / Vaakanainen?

Vaak cannot play the right side well.

 

[DaGeneral]

I agree that he does, but the guy he liked had a serious infection and will have not played for 9-10 months by the time he sees NHL ice. I see it as more likely than not that he’s got no business on that top line, especially if they’re going to overuse Fowler again.

Exactly this. Everyone is acting like he’s a sure fire NHLer next year. I don’t see it yet.

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

I agree that he does, but the guy he liked had a serious infection and will have not played for 9-10 months by the time he sees NHL ice. I see it as more likely than not that he’s got no business on that top line, especially if they’re going to overuse Fowler again.

This. They need to ease him back in

 

[Arthuros]

Vaak cannot play the right side well.

Unfortunately, he might be one of the more serviceable options on the right based on who we've got so far.

 

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