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Speculation: 2024-25 Roster thread
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Hockey Duckie
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If Gibby remains injured, then it's gotta be Clang we're calling up. Both were porous in their last respective games.
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RFAs this offseason: McTavish, Lundestrom, Leason, Dostal, Helleson, Colangelo, Nesterenko, Lopina, Caulfield, Mysak, Clang
Who do you tender contracts to?
Who do you tender contracts to?
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TheDarkWingThatDucks
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100% = McT / Dostal / Colangelo
Damn near = Helleson / Caulfied / Clang
At least 1 of = Lundy / Leason
Probable = Mysak / Nesty (if they think he’s close and like his NHL game)
Doubt it = Lopina
Not sure how many players are eligible for the AHL out of prospects, but I guess that could effect keeping almost everyone.
If tendering contracts = AHL ones tooooo. But I’m not an expert at the CBA.
Yes: McTavish, Dostal, Helleson, Colangelo, Nesterenko
Maybe: Lundestrom, Leason, Clang
No: Lopina, Caulfield, Mysak
McTavish, Dostal, and Helleson are obvious. Colangelo and Nesterenko both deserve more time. Clang has been really bad, but maybe he can bounce back? Lopina, Caulfield, and Mysak and replaceable and probably should be. Lundestrom and Leason are a flip for me. Is Lundestrom, Leason, and Harkins a better line than Colangelo, Nesterenko, and Harkins? I'm not sure. If the Ducks wanted to replace both, does not matter to me.
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Definitely keep;
McTavish
Dostal
Helleson
Colangelo
Maybe keep;
Nesterenko
Clang
Lundestrom
We will have another fresh wave of kids into the Gulls so we will need spots
TheDarkWingThatDucks
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I don’t think you give Judd enough credit for how well liked he is in the organization.
Judd Caulfield
Talk to anyone around the San Diego Gulls last season, and chances are they had good things to say about Caulfield, a rookie winger who just completed his first AHL campaign after four years at the University of North Dakota.
"Judd's been outstanding," Johnson said. "He was probably my biggest surprise this year down there. He's a big body, skates extremely well with an understanding of what it takes to play in the NHL or the pro hockey level.
"He just got better and better for me [every time] I was down there to see him. He had a decent year offensively at 26 points and he ended up with 10 goals. I believe he could score more than that once he learns. I don't think Judd knows how strong he really is and how effective that he could be at the next level if he uses his body like he's capable of. He's just figuring that out. I thought he had an outstanding year and you talk to the coaches down there, they're really happy with where he is at and how he's progressed.
Caulfield finished the season with seven points in his last 11 games, including two assists in the season finale at Coachella Valley, and an even or plus rating in 10 of those games.
"He's been a bright spot, I can tell you that the coaches really like him. Great kid, coachable, great guy off the ice. He has a lot of attributes to being an NHL player at some point in his career."
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As of today -
Tender:
McTavish (top 6 NHL forward)
Dostal (NHL #1)
Leason (solid 4th line piece)
Colangelo (hopefully 3rd line scoring forward next season)
Helleson (3rd pairing/AHL)
Caufield (AHL middle 6 with NHL 4th line potential)
Clang (need an AHL experienced goaltender, not been fantastic but the Gulls defence is brutal)
Maybe:
Nesterenko
Mysak
Non-tender:
Lundestrom
Lopina
We have seen enough of Lundestrom at the NHL level, he's just not NHL calibre at this point in time. I'm expecting Gaucher to be the 4C next season.
I've not been very impressed by Nesterenko at either level this season, he just doesn't have the skill to be a scoring forward. As the season has gone on it seems he's being used more as a checking forward, if he works on that more then I can see him getting a one year contract to see if he can play that role long term. But if Anaheim view him purely as a scoring forward, then he is as good as gone as there is quite a few options ahead of him by next season for that sort of role IMO.
Mysak has been good recently and putting up some points, but he was really bad basically until the end of December and in and out of the Gulls line up with about the only thing you could say being ok in the defensive zone and not afraid to use the body. Not sure he's NHL quality, but if he continues his production from the last 20 games for the rest of the season, it will be a no brainer to retain him - if only for the chemistry he has with Pasta as Gulls need all the scoring help they can get.
Lopina has been a decent 4th liner for the Gulls, but need to see something more for him to get another contract. I would say most likely not getting tendered at this point, with the chance of getting an AHL contract if he can't get a two way contract elsewhere.
Though, it really depends on which of the prospects we are going to sign in the off-season, I only really see us wanting to sign two (MAYBE three) out of Terrance/Moore/Smith/Francis/Port. I see Terrance as a sure thing, Moore we will want to sign but it's questionable if he will want to, and Smith as an outside bet. I see no chance for Francis (though I hope the organisation supports him in some way) and Port.
We're not really going to have a huge influx of new talent into the Gulls, so that definitely plays into the hands of players that are on the borderline.
I wouldn't be surprised if Buteyets elects to go home, as I think he's permanently ECHL next season unless something drastic happens.
I would let go of all of our fourth line guys. I can see holding onto Lundy as a 4C. He is good defensively and won't cost much, but verbeek might want more size in that role.
I don't know that Lundestrom actually is good defensively. He's fine, but he's nowhere near a shutdown guy. He's not even the poor man's Sami Pahlsson. He's not big, he doesn't win faceoffs, and he's an absolute zero in the offensive zone, meaning when his line does get the puck out of the zone, it's coming right back in.
I feel like this team could really use a defensive specialist who can win faceoffs and penalty kill and forecheck decently. If that means spending a bit for one while Gaucher continues to (potentially) get ready, then let's do it.
Wow surprised at the "let Lundy walk" crowd. If he improves his FO, he'll be a solid 4C for us in the future. He's a PK threat as well.
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ZegrassyKnoll
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Jello is an elite nickname for Colangelo... how have I not seen this before?!
He's been in the league a while and it's not getting much better. He's just not good at anything other than skating, and he's not elite at that (like Cogliano was). He's a poor man's Cogliano, and a poor man's Cogliano is not an NHL player.
Good point but my counter is that he's had a number of freak injuries that have stunted his development. If he remains healthy the next 2-ish years, he could be a late bloomer
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No forward has a higher average TOI on the PK than Lundestrom... Letting him go would be a mistake, unless we already have a replacement lined up
Maybe. But what's the upside? Decent 4th line center? I just don't see enough there that he'll even get to good 4th line center.
Keeping Lundestrom is really just about whether the Ducks have better options. Gaucher doesn't seem like he's ready yet, so they'd have to go outside the organization, and usually that's only something you do for a good 4th line center when you're ready to compete. So I guess he's fine if he'll take a 1-year deal to be a placeholder and maybe a miracle happens where he figures out faceoffs and shooting the puck in an offseason.
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Gaucher will get a cup of coffee near the end of the season. Unsure what his FO % looks like down in SD. But, if he’s not ready, that’s exactly the type of player we need for a 1-2 year deal.
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Arthuros
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The bottom 10% of the counter attack graph was cut off, so I was looking for the Ducks and was confused.
Then I see us literally in the corner...seems about right.
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Legitimately the only reason that’s the case is because they don’t have anyone else to take PK draws (and he’s not very good at them anyway). If they had a better faceoff man who could play the PK, Lundestrom’s PK time would be cut back substantially.
