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Speculation: 2024-25 Roster thread
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CrazyDuck4u
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Those forward lines are going to get killed defensively.
I don't know, I kinda feel like fabbri should be on the fourth. Hopefully we are still looking for a top six guy.
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Still think a Laine trade makes sense. Maybe even involving Vatrano and Lacombe at this point but as of now I'd go-
Gauthier-Carlsson-Killorn
Fabbri-Mctavish-Terry
Vatrano-Zegras-Strome
Regenda-Lundestrom-Leason
Or
Vatrano-Carlsson-Killorn
Fabbri-Mctavish-Terry
Gauthier-Zegras-Strome
My main objective with the current group of forwards is pairing the 2 best shooters (Cutter/Frankie) with Leo and Z.
Gauthier-Carlsson-Killorn
Fabbri-Mctavish-Terry
Vatrano-Zegras-Strome
Regenda-Lundestrom-Leason
Or
Vatrano-Carlsson-Killorn
Fabbri-Mctavish-Terry
Gauthier-Zegras-Strome
My main objective with the current group of forwards is pairing the 2 best shooters (Cutter/Frankie) with Leo and Z.
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Didn't Ryan Getzlaf play with Corey Perry (56 games played) and Dustin Penner (19 games played) in his second year? I think Travis Moen and Todd Marchant (both career bottom 6ers) also spent some time on that line during the season.
Getzlaf was a bit older, but I don't think they're hurting Carlsson if they believe that much in him (and in Gauthier). And Fabbri is a veteran - he'd be fine on that line.
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Fire Greg Cronin!
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Same squad if Zegras, Leo, and McTavish miss a bunch of games. Same squad if Gauthier is in SD. Same squad if new PP coach is a clone of Newell Brown. Same squad if Fowler is still playing almost half of the game. Same squad if none of the young guys improve. Same squad if Gibson is still #1.
It’s like groundhogs day. Endless futility and half the fans here just get excited for more picks which we develop only to succeed elsewhere.
Ducks DVM
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Getzlaf wasn’t the 1C at that point though, he was playing 15 minutes per game, 7th in TOI/G for forwards and 11th in ESTOI/G. That could be an ok sheltered 2nd line, but like every other part of the team, we still have too many players slotted above where they should be.
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I think Vatrano McTavish Terry was producing well until McTavish rearranged Terry’s face with his shoulder, and then Cronin never put the line back together.
Considering most of the players I listed didn't play together for a variety of reasons, I would say not the same squad. Gauthier-Carlsson-Killorn has an new player and Carlsson is healthy with more experience. Vatrano-McTavish-Terry will have a healthy McTavish and Terry showed chemistry with McTavish before injuries. Fabbri-Zegras-Strome has a new player and Zegras starting the year at center healthy. Harkins-Lundestrom-Leason has a new player and Lundestrom is healthy to start the year.
Furthermore, all the players have now had time to work with the new system and coach. There is a new PP coach which should help. And there's the potential that PV adds more because there's still a whole summer left. I think the team will be clearly better than last season. But without more top end additions, probably not a playoff team
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Growth of the youths and new rookie(s). If we're to dig ourselves out from the bottom, then it's via the youths and rookie(s). It's kinda exciting to see the evolution of Mac, Carlsson, Zegras finding his groove back, and Cutter's debut! Maybe we got a gem in Colangelo.
Although, there are some things I am concerned about such as our FO situations, our ES offense (which is more on the coaching staff than players), and our health (which is more on the staff than players). And if we're still being run down again this year like last year (full practice before a game), then we're going to commit just as many penalties as last year.
I'm not searching for the team to make the playoffs, but I am looking for progress from the previous season. We struck out last season, but Verbeek "feels" good about it b/c it's his guys at the helm now - which is very, very odd.
