Confirmed with Link: [ANA/DET] Robby Fabbri and 2025 4th round pick for Gage Alexander

[MMC]

The value in Alexander in this deal comes from dumping him. I consider this deal better for us than if we had done Fabbri + 4th for future considerations.

 

[McDonald19]

Finally

If he manages to stay healthy, and produces at solid rate, he might get flipped at the deadline.

50% retained for a 3rd round pick. (If he has a decent season)

 

[Rybread86]

I don't mind this deal. It's not the top 6 W we wanted but bolsters the bottom 6 a bit.

Keep cookin Beeker

 

[Arthuros]

It seems all of the top 9 forward spots are spoken for. I suppose Fabbri could play on the 4th line given the acquisition cost.

"Bye bitch"

- Kukkonen, probably.

 

[GreatBear]

He could be a decent third line player for us. Not great, but decent. Plus a fourth round draft choice, for whatever that is worth, which is an extra dart throw at a player with about a 10% chance of turning into an NHL player of some sort (odds from dobblerprospects.com). Maybe we can turn him into another draft choice at the trade deadline, so we can get two draft choices out of this deal instead of just one.

Losing Alexander was just an added benefit from this deal. He was by far the weakest of our goalie prospects and would almost certainly be gone after his ELC expired. We still have, according to Cap Friendly (yes, it is still working as of today), 8 additional contract slots for the season. So perhaps we have another signing/trade or two to look forward to.

 

[Winged Wheel Willy]

Take good care of our boy Fabbs. Black hole defensively, but plays with tons of heart. Super easy to root for him.

 

[Tecumseh]

They got a 4th round pick and a solid bottom line forward for a goalie that would have struggled for playing time in the ECHL. Anybody who complains about this simply likes to be miserable.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

The wish.com version of Tarasenko ! and who do the Redwings sign the day of this trade ? Tarasenko.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

I can't believe it was 12 years ago I was watching McDavid and Fabbri go head to head in their minor hockey days.

 

[AngelDuck]

blackhole defensively. The ducks have a lot of those at forward right now.

We need a gritty two way forward and a true top 6 so I’m kinda surprised by this acquisition of a depth scorer only type. It’s good value wise as usual with Verbeek

 

[KaseMeOutside]

This would've been great 5 years ago, but atleast it's a competent NHL player and it's someone to play with Terry or Z that will shoot the puck.

 

[Leonardo87]

So I did some poking around, and Fabbri will be very good, if he can stay healthy, that is the issue. Think Drysdale if he was a forward.

 

[Ducks DVM]

So I did some poking around, and Fabbri will be very good, if he can stay healthy, that is the issue. Think Drysdale if he was a forward.

So, we are gonna trade him plus a 2nd for a top pairing prospect trying to escape Torts?

 

[Leonardo87]

So, we are gonna trade him plus a 2nd for a top pairing prospect trying to escape Torts?

Ok think…. I don’t know .

 

[Hamilton Bulldogs]

Still under 30 and put up some decent numbers in Detroit. Not a bad move here. Desperately need guys that have produced and while not elite production you take it over McGinn and Harkins who had a combined 8 points last year

 

[forever1922]

Well, while is often injured, he did play 68 games and was close to his career highs in every category. So at least he didn't miss an entire season or something.

If he plays healthy in a top 6 role for us he will have a career year. But he might not even play half a season. For where we're at, it makes no difference probably.

It's fine, upside is there with this deal and the downside does not matter to us whatsoever.

 

[anezthes]

BuT gAgE wAs In ThE pRoMo ShOtS yEsTeRdAy¡!

 

[forever1922]

BuT gAgE wAs In ThE pRoMo ShOtS yEsTeRdAy¡!

Impossible. So Zegras is in fact the face of the franchise? What does it all mean?!

 

[AngelDuck]

Guy had 18 goals and 37 points in 72 games as a 20 year old before blowing out his knee.

Definitely an easy guy to root for.

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

Still under 30 and put up some decent numbers in Detroit. Not a bad move here. Desperately need guys that have produced and while not elite production you take it over McGinn and Harkins who had a combined 8 points last year

That was the most shocking takeaway I had from yesterday, feels like Fabbri has been around forever

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Guy had 18 goals and 37 points in 72 games as a 20 year old before blowing out his knee.

Definitely an easy guy to root for.

He's always shown a ton of heart, that's one thing that was highly evident at a young age and doesn't seem to have faded. I don't have anything bad to say about this move because I think he'll be a good example for the young guys - dude has battled through a lot and will still bring it every chance he gets.