Speculation: 2024-25 - Free Agency/Trade Thread

[MMC]

Any appetite for a McGroarty/Luneau swap?

Or would that be a non-starter - you guys are stacked with great D prospects so I just had that thought (Rutger and Cutter are best friends)

Prefer to keep Luneau

 

[Beckett]

Luneau is the best RHD in the pipeline. Probably be easier to get one of the LHD

 

[MMC]

Luka Profaca (Gulls FA) signed in the KHL

 

[MMC]

Ducks free agents:

Agozzino -> Utah
Carrick -> AHL Charlotte
De Leo -> Unsigned
Gawdin -> LA
Groulx -> NY Rangers
Hagg -> Unsigned
Jones -> Boston
Lagesson -> Detroit
Leason -> Re-signed
Lindstrom -> Unsigned
Meyers -> Seattle
Stalock -> Unsigned
Vaakanainen -> Re-signed
White -> New Jersey

 

[Duck Off]

Any appetite for a McGroarty/Luneau swap?

Or would that be a non-starter - you guys are stacked with great D prospects so I just had that thought (Rutger and Cutter are best friends)

Nah, would do something around LaCombe though.

 

[Sstealths1]

Do we really have 25 million in cap space at this point? WTF? How do we even use that up at this lol?

 

[ZegrassyKnoll]

Ducks free agents:

Agozzino -> Utah
Carrick -> AHL Charlotte
De Leo -> Unsigned
Gawdin -> LA
Groulx -> NY Rangers
Hagg -> Unsigned
Jones -> Boston
Lagesson -> Detroit
Leason -> Re-signed
Lindstrom -> Unsigned
Meyers -> Seattle
Stalock -> Unsigned
Vaakanainen -> Re-signed
White -> New Jersey

At this point I'd re-sign Lindstrom just to have a body on the third pair's right side

 

[Static]

Do we really have 25 million in cap space at this point? WTF? How do we even use that up at this lol?

We won't. Probably a floor team again.

 

[ZegrassyKnoll]

Do we really have 25 million in cap space at this point? WTF? How do we even use that up at this lol?

I'd do the Klingberg special with Tarasenko and then use that 25 mil towards signing all of our young kids next year.

 

[Static]

Ducks free agents:

Agozzino -> Utah
Carrick -> AHL Charlotte
De Leo -> Unsigned
Gawdin -> LA
Groulx -> NY Rangers
Hagg -> Unsigned
Jones -> Boston
Lagesson -> Detroit
Leason -> Re-signed
Lindstrom -> Unsigned
Meyers -> Seattle
Stalock -> Unsigned
Vaakanainen -> Re-signed
White -> New Jersey

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808288508575887666

 

[Tony O]

Do we really have 25 million in cap space at this point? WTF? How do we even use that up at this lol?

They won't use it up. The Ducks are only 2.7 million away from the floor. PV will trade for more scraps to make up the difference, possibly a winger. This is the Ducks roster from here until the start of the season. Until some desperate team calls about a cap dump. Rinse and repeat. The Ducks find themselves in the same predicament as we were this time last year. Yes, I understand… the young players will improve. But the question remains, how do we avoid landing in the bottom five yet again?

 

[tomd]

They won't use it up. The Ducks are only 2.7 million away from the floor. PV will trade for more scraps to make up the difference, possibly a winger. This is the Ducks roster from here until the start of the season. Until some desperate team calls about a cap dump. Rinse and repeat. The Ducks find themselves in the same predicament as we were this time last year. Yes, I understand… the young players will improve. But the question remains, how do we avoid landing in the bottom five yet again?

I don't think we do.

 

[Hey234]

They won't use it up. The Ducks are only 2.7 million away from the floor. PV will trade for more scraps to make up the difference, possibly a winger. This is the Ducks roster from here until the start of the season. Until some desperate team calls about a cap dump. Rinse and repeat. The Ducks find themselves in the same predicament as we were this time last year. Yes, I understand… the young players will improve. But the question remains, how do we avoid landing in the bottom five yet again?

Players staying healthy will go a long way. Most of the team didn't play with each other at the same time last season. I also think PV will add to the top 6. Long shot for playoffs but I would be pretty surprised if they were bottom five.

 

[Tony O]

I don't think we do.

Agreed.

Players staying healthy will go a long way. Most of the team didn't play with each other at the same time last season. I also think PV will add to the top 6. Long shot for playoffs but I would be pretty surprised if they were bottom five.

Unfortunately, that's what we said last year.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Im actually surprised no one is grabbing Lindstrom

 

[Gliff]

Any appetite for a McGroarty/Luneau swap?

Or would that be a non-starter - you guys are stacked with great D prospects so I just had that thought (Rutger and Cutter are best friends)

He is the only real shot the Ducks have at a top pairing RHD.

I would love Rutger but not at that price.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Theodore has played the right side ever since he left Anaheim. The bigger issue is Theo makes no sense for the Ducks because he would take the sheltered/offensive minutes and PP time that Minty/Zell/Luneau need.

The Ducks need a RD that can PK and be steady partners for Minty/Zell.

Maybe someone should share this with Verbeek. He has three left shot defenders who have been playing RD prior to going pro in LaCombe, Zell, and Hinds.

 

[cheesymc]

Any appetite for a McGroarty/Luneau swap?

Or would that be a non-starter - you guys are stacked with great D prospects so I just had that thought (Rutger and Cutter are best friends)

I’d be honestly open to this. Luneau might be our next Drysdale in terms of his luck with injuries. Straight up, it’s a fair offer.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Any appetite for a McGroarty/Luneau swap?

Or would that be a non-starter - you guys are stacked with great D prospects so I just had that thought (Rutger and Cutter are best friends)

Eh luneau is really our only rhd with upside, and the org seems to really be high on luneau.

I’d personally say prob not a starter for us…. I’d like mcgroarty but I’m not sure we have the right pieces to get him(with luneau and the obvious others off the board)

 

[Trojans86]

I think we’ll have a decent step up….

Healthy line up, 2nd year under Cronin…. I imagine a better understanding of their jobs in the system.

Our star players getting another year older…. I expect minty carlsson zellweger lacombe and company to be a lot more comfortable.

A healthy zegras/mctavish last year and we prob end up picking 8-10 rather than 1-3. Hopefully terry comes back with the right mindset this year.

I think gauthier is going to surprise some people, I think he’ll be a Calder finalist this year.

And of course there is still moves coming for us, I still expect some sort of top 6 forward coming via trade, and some sort of dmen. I don’t think we’ll really be battling for playoff posistion, but I think we’ll see a pretty decent size jump as far as points go….. still a lottery pick, but in the 8-12 range

I agree with all of this. Hopefully this year is a significant step in the right direction and the following year we make a big splash.

 

[tomd]

Any appetite for a McGroarty/Luneau swap?

Or would that be a non-starter - you guys are stacked with great D prospects so I just had that thought (Rutger and Cutter are best friends)

McGroarty will likely be a solid NHLer but he is a similar type of player to McTavish and so seems a bit redundant. As others have said, Luneau is the Ducks best prospect at RHD and IMO is more valuable to the organization.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Verbeek needs to stop looking at Temu and Wish dot com for Hockey players. He literally signed the wish dot com version of Johnston

 

[The Duck Knight]

Verbeek needs to stop looking at Temu and Wish dot com for Hockey players. He literally signed the wish dot com version of Johnston

Harkins is nothing like Johnston. Johnston is only in the NHL because he can fight. Harkins can at least skate around fast and hit. He sucks but he's a hell of a lot more a player than Johnston.

 

[12ozPapa]

Harkins is nothing like Johnston. Johnston is only in the NHL because he can fight. Harkins can at least skate around fast and hit. He sucks but he's a hell of a lot more a player than Johnston.

Not directed at your or your post in specific, but when we’re making these types or arguments, it’s a sad time in Anaheim.

 

[Deuce22]

Maybe someone should share this with Verbeek. He has three left shot defenders who have been playing RD prior to going pro in LaCombe, Zell, and Hinds.

Can’t tell if you’re serious. LaCombe and Zellweger both played a lot on the right with Ducks.