Confirmed Signing with Link: [ANA] Ducks sign F Pavol Regenda to ELC (2 years, $855k AAV)

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Led Slovakia in goals during an impressive Worlds.

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[Treb]

He's a big dude as well.
6'4 according to EP.

His development curve looks pretty nice too.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Enjoy the AHL Pavol.. Wish him best though, has some potential.

 

[bsu]

Enjoy the AHL Pavol.. Wish him best though, has some potential.

Care to elaborate on him?

 

[SoundAndFury]

Care to elaborate on him?

Kinda your typical power forward. Not exceptional offensive skills but pretty good around the net. I think he will struggle with the speed in NA, his skating/physique still requires a lot of work. But he has the right instincts to make it if he puts in the work. Determined player, drives the net, uses body.

 

[cheesymc]

Finally a signing by Verbeek… he looks interesting. Nice size, young power forward worth the shot.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

I liked his game at the Olympics, noticed him straight away
I loved his game at the Worlds, his effort level is insane.

Big, physical, great skater, knows how to play NA style hockey,
knows his body well and knows how to use it, has enough skill
to score goals at the NHL level

Ducks got a good one here, Congrats!.

 

[HeartAttack]

Kinda your typical power forward. Not exceptional offensive skills but pretty good around the net. I think he will struggle with the speed in NA, his skating/physique still requires a lot of work. But he has the right instincts to make it if he puts in the work. Determined player, drives the net, uses body.

Have you ever seen him play? He is big energy ball, never sparing a stride and can build up pretty high speed during that proces. It was only a matter of time anybody from NHL give him a chance...one of best from Slovakia during Olympics and recently ended WCH

 

[SoundAndFury]

Have you ever seen him play?

Yes I have, many many times. Just like I have seen Jaskin, or Sekac, or Plotnikov, or whoever else is a vaguely similar player play many times before. They all got their chances on merit but that doesn't mean they are some kind of money in the bank deal. His skating is rather choppy and his balance is kinda suspicious, on smaller ice at higher speeds it will get exposed more. If he works on it and adapts - that's great. If he doesn't, back to Europe. We've seen this movie many times before.

Roman Cervenka just led WC in scoring, NHL return imminent?

 

[Eye of Ra]

Roman Cervenka just led WC in scoring, NHL return imminent?

Only if you pair him with Pastrnak.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Only if you pair him with Pastrnak.

Well Bergeron has no contract so...

 

[HeartAttack]

Yes I have, many many times. Just like I have seen Jaskin, or Sekac, or Plotnikov, or whoever else is a vaguely similar player play many times before. They all got their chances on merit but that doesn't mean they are some kind of money in the bank deal. His skating is rather choppy and his balance is kinda suspicious, on smaller ice at higher speeds it will get exposed more. If he works on it and adapts - that's great. If he doesn't, back to Europe. We've seen this movie many times before.

Roman Cervenka just led WC in scoring, NHL return imminent?

Many many times...suuure...that means maybe 5 games...i watched him on weekly basis and his skating isnt choppy, balance is nowhere near suspicious and speed is on par with NHL...he will adapt very well

You just ruined your credibility with that Cervenka bs. Your understanding went on vacation with this one.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Many many times...suuure...that means maybe 5 games...i watched him on weekly basis and his skating isnt choppy, balance is nowhere near suspicious and speed is on par with NHL...he will adapt very well

You just ruined your credibility with that Cervenka bs. Your understanding went on vacation with this one.

Yes, he's an NHL-level player, that's why he was about to sign with Mlada Boleslav in Czechia... There is nothing wrong with being a fan, it is kinda wrong to insist you are right when you only have bias to show for it. Just because you were drooling over him on weekly basis doesn't make you objective.

Has anyone gone from the Slovak league to the NHL, to begin with? Acting like you know for sure he will "adapt very well"... You don't. At best, you can believe he will.

Cervenka thing was a joke if Bergeron's mention didn't make it obvious enough...

 

[masinaLFC]

Great signing, hope he does well, although I think he will need to earn his chance in the AHL

 

[HeartAttack]

Yes, he's an NHL-level player, that's why he was about to sign with Mlada Boleslav in Czechia... There is nothing wrong with being a fan, it is kinda wrong to insist you are right when you only have bias to show for it. Just because you were drooling over him on weekly basis doesn't make you objective.

Has anyone gone from the Slovak league to the NHL, to begin with? Acting like you know for sure he will "adapt very well"... You don't. At best, you can believe he will.

Cervenka thing was a joke if Bergeron's mention didn't make it obvious enough...

So you decided to ruin your credibility even more. Fine by me. Lets continue

First of all, Marian Gaborik, Pavol Demitra and Marian Hossa sending best regards. They were drafted stright from Slovak league. But as prospects it doesnt count i believe. Still there's first sign of cracking your "has anyone gone from Slovak league to the NHL"

Zdeno Chara was playing for Sparta Praha when drafted by Islanders and thats second crack in your wise bashing european leagues

We are talking about 22y.o. player who just emerged in Slovak league and unfortunately in recent times if it wasnt for Nemec little to none scouts went watching games there. So players need to go to Czech, Swedish or Finnish league to get noticed. Same happened with Kelemen who signed in Arizona month ago

There's no need for your opinions if you dont know player or history of anything. Now you just sound stupid

But back to Regenda. He has all the tools to succeed in NHL, now its only up to him if he will continue in development. Ramsay as a coach of Slovakia has done great job by printing the basics to the players

 

[kudla]

So you decided to ruin your credibility even more. Fine by me. Lets continue

First of all, Marian Gaborik, Pavol Demitra and Marian Hossa sending best regards. They were drafted stright from Slovak league. But as prospects it doesnt count i believe. Still there's first sign of cracking your "has anyone gone from Slovak league to the NHL"

Zdeno Chara was playing for Sparta Praha when drafted by Islanders and thats second crack in your wise bashing european leagues

We are talking about 22y.o. player who just emerged in Slovak league and unfortunately in recent times if it wasnt for Nemec little to none scouts went watching games there. So players need to go to Czech, Swedish or Finnish league to get noticed. Same happened with Kelemen who signed in Arizona month ago

There's no need for your opinions if you dont know player or history of anything. Now you just sound stupid

But back to Regenda. He has all the tools to succeed in NHL, now its only up to him if he will continue in development. Ramsay as a coach of Slovakia has done great job by printing the basics to the players

Could have mentioned Samuel Bucek, who signed with Seattle just this year. I Don't think bringing up Gaborik, Hossa from ancient times matters.

 

[HeartAttack]

Could have mentioned Samuel Bucek, who signed with Seattle just this year. I Don't think bringing up Gaborik, Hossa from ancient times matters.

Fair point but those names meant something in NHL. With Bucek you can go "who?" because he is known only for his play in Nitra while Kelemen and Regenda had quite nice tournaments behind them

 

[tobu]

Cernak was drafted from Slovak league.

 

[jmelm]

I like this for ANA. It's a low risk, low cost signing that provides more depth and internal competition for a guy to earn a spot. I definitely noticed him in the WC's. Probably will need at least some seasoning coming from a lower tier Euro league and not having played on NA ice before, but perhap she can surprise or adjust quickly. Hope he works out well there.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Fair point but those names meant something in NHL. With Bucek you can go "who?" because he is known only for his play in Nitra while Kelemen and Regenda had quite nice tournaments behind them

Could have mentioned Samuel Bucek, who signed with Seattle just this year. I Don't think bringing up Gaborik, Hossa from ancient times matters.

Kudla seems to be the only one who hasn't lost the plot here. You had to go 20 years back to come up with those names and those being ones you came up with prove my point, not discredit it.

There is an occasional guy like Bucek. Or Lantosi. Which you could have mentioned but you didn't. Do you know why? Because they sign and play in the AHL. Which, again, was the whole point.

Cernak was drafted from Slovak league.

Cernak was drafted from the Slovak league and then took 3 years elsewhere.

 

[Henkka]

Only if you pair him with Pastrnak.

Cervenka was leading the scoring already before Pastrnak joined.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Kudla seems to be the only one who hasn't lost the plot here. You had to go 20 years back to come up with those names and those being ones you came up with prove my point, not discredit it.

There is an occasional guy like Bucek. Or Lantosi. Which you could have mentioned but you didn't. Do you know why? Because they sign and play in the AHL. Which, again, was the whole point.


Cernak was drafted from the Slovak league and then took 3 years elsewhere.

Are we gonna give Sweden credit for developing Regenda? After all he played 2 seasons in Sweden as a junior.

2017-18	Linköping HC J20	J20 SuperElit	44	7	3	10	24	4	|	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0
2018-19	Växjö Lakers HC J20	J20 SuperElit	42	11	16	27	18	8	|	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	2	-1
	Slovakia U20	WJC-20	5	1	2	3	2	1	|
2019-20	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	47	15	18	33	88	10	|	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-2
	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	1	0	1	1	0	1	|
2020-21	HK Dukla Michalovce	Slovakia	50	11	14	25	64	3	|	Playoffs	12	4	3	7	2	-4
	Slovakia (all)	International	4	0	1	1	6	-2	|
2021-22	HK Dukla Michalovce	Slovakia	43	15	24	39	55	17	|	Playoffs	6	5	1	6	8	2
	Slovakia	OG	7	1	3	4	6	5	|
	Slovakia	WC	8	5	1	6	4	-4	|
	Slovakia (all)	International	12	2	5	7	8	6	|

 

[SoundAndFury]

i watched him on weekly basis and his skating isnt choppy, balance is nowhere near suspicious and speed is on par with NHL...he will adapt very well

Well if Bucek's yo-yo-ing between 10 minutes per game and being a healthy scratch in the KHL is any indication, Regenda is surely going to set the NHL on fire. Surely. Not like we have yet another proof of a lightyear-wide gap between the Slovak league and actually competitive ones. Can't wait to see that NHL-level speed.

 

[Faterson]

Yes, such a lightyear-gap that a player from the Slovak league has just been drafted 2nd overall.

Mordor league players and comparisons are irrelevant.

Regenda played on the 1st line for the Ducks in his first rookie game, and he was even named assistant captain. May not mean much, but at least it looks promising to start with.

 

[Elvs]

Well if Bucek's yo-yo-ing between 10 minutes per game and being a healthy scratch in the KHL is any indication, Regenda is surely going to set the NHL on fire. Surely. Not like we have yet another proof of a lightyear-wide gap between the Slovak league and actually competitive ones. Can't wait to see that NHL-level speed.

This is a bad comparison. Bucek is not a national team player, where's Regenda has been successful at both the Olympics and World Championships. Not to mention he's much more of a grinder type, so it's gonna be easier for him to take his game to the next level than someone like Bucek, who is expected to score goals.

Not saying Regenda will be an NHL'er, but it doesn't matter since the Ducks aren't paying him to be one. Best case scenario, he surprises in camp and he'll see some action on the 4th line with the big club. Worst case scenario he will be playing a bottom six/energy role in the minors. Seriously, who cares.