Speculation: 2024-25 - Free Agency/Trade Thread

[Ducks DVM]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808235720126922912

McGinn will add another 2.75M + Luneau and you’re there-ish

 

[JAHV]

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?

Playing time and development. If the Ducks see Zellweger, LaCombe, or Vaakanainen as long-term pieces, they want to get them playing time on the side they're going to be playing in the future.

I don't see that as a huge concern with Vaak. He's a bit older and only controlled for two more seasons. He probably is what he is. But if LaCombe spends most of the season in the pressbox, his value goes down.

I don't think it's a necessity, just speculating.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

McGinn will add another 2.75M + Luneau and you’re there-ish

There are also the three RFA's we're waiting on to be signed too in LaCombe, Nesterenko, and Regenda.

 

[The Duck Knight]

McGinn will add another 2.75M + Luneau and you’re there-ish

That's with Mcginn included. Lacombe does still need to be signed though. There will still need to be more signings/trades to hit the floor.

 

[12ozPapa]

I get the sense PV really just struck out and is now going for plan b and we may be looking at very minimal roster improvement

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

I mean it seems like the team is pretty hellbent to get zegras out of here…. And unfortunately his value isn’t high…. I have low expectations…. There is no rhd really available outside of trouba…. Maybe you can get a Reinbacher deal going but I doubt Montreal wants that

Schneider from ny? With a couple adds?

Who else is available…. Jiricek maybe? But that seems resolved

This is what happens when you are hellbent on making friends with every MB trade poster you can find. You start believing all the shit they spew. Then you come back here like a Trojan horse trying to convince us Zegras has no trade value and we should just expect a bad trade. There is absolutely zero proof the team is looking to dump Z. If they were, that deal could have easily been made by now. I don't believe Z will be traded unless we get a damn good return involving NHL caliber players, not picks and prospects.

 

[robbieboy3686]

Playing time and development. If the Ducks see Zellweger, LaCombe, or Vaakanainen as long-term pieces, they want to get them playing time on the side they're going to be playing in the future.

I don't see that as a huge concern with Vaak. He's a bit older and only controlled for two more seasons. He probably is what he is. But if LaCombe spends most of the season in the pressbox, his value goes down.

I don't think it's a necessity, just speculating.

The ducks absolutely don’t and have never seen lacombe as a long term piece.

 

[Static]

McGinn will add another 2.75M + Luneau and you’re there-ish

I believe mcginn is part of that number. They need to add $5 million or so to avoid having to do too much math when it's time to call up/send down

 

[ZegrassyKnoll]

The ducks absolutely don’t and have never seen lacombe as a long term piece.

That's why they drafted him, played him in 70+ games, and qualified him, right?

 

[cheesymc]

The ducks absolutely don’t and have never seen lacombe as a long term piece.

 

[Ducksforcup]

I get the sense PV really just struck out and is now going for plan b and we may be looking at very minimal roster improvement

I kind of get a similar impression. I don't mind it, but it def has that feel.

 

[Rybread86]

We're essentially at the floor right now. We have 3 roster spots to fill and need like $3.5mil. LaCombe will get probably something similar to Vaaks, if not more. And we're likely to make at least 1 more trade

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

This is what happens when you are hellbent on making friends with every MB trade poster you can find. You start believing all the shit they spew. Then you come back here like a Trojan horse trying to convince us Zegras has no trade value and we should just expect a bad trade. There is absolutely zero proof the team is looking to dump Z. If they were, that deal could have easily been made by now. I don't believe Z will be traded unless we get a damn good return involving NHL caliber players, not picks and prospects.

Paranoid much, like the people here that were upset that i have a kings logo in my avatar.

Not trying to convince anyone of anything, thats my own opinions, and most of you are adults capable of making your own opinions up ... and i dont really feel like zegras value is nearly enough to warrant a trade so if he is traded i dont think its going to be a fantastic return for us. I dont think we should trade him, and i hope we dont... but if we do i think itll be disappointing for us.

 

[Terry Yake]

so what's the D corps looking like now?

 

[ZegrassyKnoll]

so what's the D corps looking like now?

Like the LD corps

 

[robbieboy3686]

That's why they drafted him, played him in 70+ games, and qualified him, right?

Yea, he was thrown to the wolves as a sacrificial player( where as we allowed minty and zellwegger to play where they needed to play for proper development ) also, he has some value so of course we sign so we can trade him…

 

[Hockey Duckie]

I get the sense PV really just struck out and is now going for plan b and we may be looking at very minimal roster improvement

I thought we needed this season to be another developmental season, tbh. We still don't know what we have as a team to see where exactly the holes need to be plugged. Verbeek is slowly evolving too b/c he actually drafted sub 6'0 players in the draft.

 

[The Duck Knight]

We're essentially at the floor right now. We have 3 roster spots to fill and need like $3.5mil. LaCombe will get probably something similar to Vaaks, if not more. And we're likely to make at least 1 more trade

No we're at 13 forwards, 6 D, 2 goalies right now, Mcginn included. 3+ million under and Lacombe to sign. Unless he's getting 3.5 there are still moves to be made. Could just be trading for an LTIRetire player like Lehner though.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

I thought we needed this season to be another developmental season, tbh. We still don't know what we have as a team to see where exactly the holes need to be plugged. Verbeek is slowly evolving too b/c he actually drafted sub 6'0 players in the draft.

I dont mind a developmental season, its expected .... but i would like to see us try to improve a little on the roster and not just from the young guys getting better.

Last year was a developmental season but we added Gudas + Killorn

 

[ZegrassyKnoll]

Yea, he was thrown to the wolves as a sacrificial player( where as we allowed minty and zellwegger to play where they needed to play for proper development ) also, he has some value so of course we sign so we can trade him…

Zellweger was forced to play on the top pairing within like 10 games of being in the NHL, so by that logic we must also not see him as a long term player?

 

[Arthuros]

so what's the D corps looking like now?

About 10 natural LDs and Gudas.

 

[AngelDuck]

Mintyukov-Gudas
Fowler-Zellweger
Dumolin-LaCombe
Vaakanainen
?

That defense doesn’t even include Luneau and the combinations still make little sense. Another move is coming

I’m only trading LaCombe right now if I can get a forward prospect with some legit potential. It’s a bit early to be giving up on LaCombe for scraps

 

[robbieboy3686]

Zellweger was forced to play on the top pairing within like 10 games of being in the NHL, so by that logic we must also not see him as a long term player?

I am most sure about zellwegger given his size tbh. Think it can go either way for him. But I’m very confident that lacombe doesn’t have much of a future with the ducks.

 

[Terry Yake]

i would assume lacombe is gone then. but it would be 100x better if they were able to trade fowler instead

 

[Dr Johnny Fever]

Paranoid much, like the people here that were upset that i have a kings logo in my avatar.

Not trying to convince anyone of anything, thats my own opinions, and most of you are adults capable of making your own opinions up ... and i dont really feel like zegras value is nearly enough to warrant a trade so if he is traded i dont think its going to be a fantastic return for us. I dont think we should trade him, and i hope we dont... but if we do i think itll be disappointing for us.

What's your basis for the belief the team is hellbent to get him out of here?