Confirmed Trade: [ANA/DET/FLA] Michael Del Zotto to the Ducks, Danny O'Regan to the Red Wings, Givani Smith to the Panthers

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

The f*** didn't the ducks have like 8 NHL dmen to start the season ? They're all hurt ?

Smith is a tough dude.

 

[MMC]

The f*** didn't the ducks have like 8 NHL dmen to start the season ? They're all hurt ?

Smith is a tough dude.

We got MDZ to cover for AHL injuries, he's going to San Diego

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

We got MDZ to cover for AHL injuries, he's going to San Diego

Alright that makes more sense.


On a different boat, what's he supposed to do about hos Florida real estate license ?

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Alright that makes more sense.


On a different boat, what's he supposed to do about hos Florida real estate license ?

Now listen, I realize Florida has a lot of promiscuous youth, but I doubt the state has given those individuals a real estate license.

 

[CapSpace]

this is almost as big as the day i learned you can click on the headshots of players in hockeydb to see their pics through time

Today is this day for me.

 

[Avs2022]

I'd love to know how much time the 3 GM's spent negotiating this.

7 minutes is my guess.

 

[Profet]

this is almost as big as the day i learned you can click on the headshots of players in hockeydb to see their pics through time

No shit..


TIL...

 

[namttebih]

this is almost as big as the day i learned you can click on the headshots of players in hockeydb to see their pics through time

That was also a very memorable day for me.
#blessed

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

Looks like three GMs needed to hit their trade quota before the end of the year

 

[lwvs84]

The f*** didn't the ducks have like 8 NHL dmen to start the season ? They're all hurt ?

Correction, they had 8 defensemen in the NHL. Very big difference.

And Drysdale is hurt for the season, I think, but MDZ should be for the Gulls.

 

[stungun54]

Holy cow my mind is blown

yeah that is awesome... hurry up and search Ryan Getzlaf and click his pics....

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[CDJ]

Does givani stink or something? I was under the impression he was an ok 4th liner/modern goon

Edit: holy shit those AHL #’s, nvm he stinks

 

[Paulinbc]

Five minutes

a thing of beauty.

wrong sport tho. (yes i know it was based on the A’s)

 

[BurgoShark]

I still think del zotto can play.

He was quite awful in Ottawa, but was apparently great with the young guys off the ice and tore up the AHL went he was sent down.

 

[toomuchsauce]

NHL GMs

doing something to substantively improve the NHL club prior to the trade freeze:

pointless and unnecessarily complex AHL trade:

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Will Del Zotto be PP#1?

 

[Hobnobs]

Does givani stink or something? I was under the impression he was an ok 4th liner/modern goon

Edit: holy shit those AHL #’s, nvm he stinks

Griffins has been bad this season. Smith is an ok call up for fouth line duty.

 

[Guttersniped]

this is almost as big as the day i learned you can click on the headshots of players in hockeydb to see their pics through time

This is most important post in HFBoard history AINEC.

 

[TBF1972]

This is most important post in HFBoard history AINEC.

this is so true.

i first thought it was a joke.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

What’re they looking for him to do/be? Imo he’s a checking line forward who can fight, is he struggling be competent at that, or we’re they looking for him to score more?

He's struggling to be competent at anything. And they were looking for him to score more. Most "checking line forwards who can fight" may as well just not have a stick, because they're not good hockey players (relatively, they'd still style over everyone in an adult league.) Smith isn't a good player. This should be an AHL move for Florida. If he plays more than a game in Florida in anything more than a "well, we need like 8 minutes of rest for one of our forwards", things have gone very wrong indeed.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Not sure about O'Reagan, but this seems like a trade that will benefit MDZ & Givani.

 

[Laus723]

He's struggling to be competent at anything. And they were looking for him to score more. Most "checking line forwards who can fight" may as well just not have a stick, because they're not good hockey players (relatively, they'd still style over everyone in an adult league.) Smith isn't a good player. This should be an AHL move for Florida. If he plays more than a game in Florida in anything more than a "well, we need like 8 minutes of rest for one of our forwards", things have gone very wrong indeed.

Guys have flourished here lately who’ve struggled elsewhere, but I didn’t realize he was struggling how he was.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Does givani stink or something? I was under the impression he was an ok 4th liner/modern goon

Edit: holy shit those AHL #’s, nvm he stinks

Seems like you're evaluating him based on a 20 game statistical sample. Given his age & style, his career AHL production is nothing to look down your nose at. Plus, he plays the game in a way that some guys just aren't willing to do.

Smith is a call-up/extra forward, probably never an everyday player, but he can still improve and make himself into a more useful depth option.

 

[CDJ]

Seems like you're evaluating him based on a 20 game statistical sample. Given his age & style, his career AHL production is nothing to look down your nose at. Plus, he plays the game in a way that some guys just aren't willing to do.

Smith is a call-up/extra forward, probably never an everyday player, but he can still improve and make himself into a more useful depth option.

He’s got the worst +\- on his team by far, like pretty close to double as bad as the next guy. That’s pretty remarkable and very hard to do

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

He’s got the worst +\- on his team by far, like pretty close to double as bad as the next guy. That’s pretty remarkable and very hard to do

Damn... I didn't know you had his current-season +/- in your back pocket.

How can I possibly respond...?