PTO: [ANA] Gustav Lindstrom, Mark Pysyk, Boris Katchouk sign PTOs with the Ducks; 10 others invited to camp
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Lindstrom wasn’t half bad with the Ducks last season, was he? +12 in 32 games in a third pair role isn’t nothing.
I’m sure the Ducks would like something more dynamic in a regular starting six role and they will clearly have that with all the youngsters coming up but I think as your #7/8 who sits on the bench much of the time, seems like he is a no-brainer option if you need to keep a few of the kids gaining big minute experience in the AHL…
I’m sure the Ducks would like something more dynamic in a regular starting six role and they will clearly have that with all the youngsters coming up but I think as your #7/8 who sits on the bench much of the time, seems like he is a no-brainer option if you need to keep a few of the kids gaining big minute experience in the AHL…
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Very little room if they want Luneau up (sounds like they do), Fowler/LaCombe/Minty/Gudas/Vak/Dumo/Luneau/Zellweger is 8
Yeah he was really solid in his role and RHD to boot, but when you only have 3 legitimate NHL defensemen and so many others at the cusp of being so, you’re going to want to give more time to the guys that need it and are expected to be a part of the future, which Lindstrom isn’t. It’s unfortunate, for both sides to some extent, but he’s just odd man out in a numbers game.
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Katchouk is an idiot that goes full pink mist but there's talent there. Every ten games he's a top six power forward. The other nine he's invisible.
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Kind of surprised that Gustav Lindstrom could only land a PTO. He's not a world beater, but i thought he established that he was at least a serviceable NHL depth defenceman, and a RHD with size and decent mobility to boot.
Katchouk also surprises me, in that i get he's wildly inconsistent in his impact...but when he's "on" he's capable of playing a really good "energy role" depth forward role.
Katchouk also surprises me, in that i get he's wildly inconsistent in his impact...but when he's "on" he's capable of playing a really good "energy role" depth forward role.
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Maybe he only got offers from teams that didn't fit his wish list and thinks he can impress enough as a PTO to get onto a team he likes?
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Maybe. Not sure how smart a gamble that is though, in his situation. Not sure he's the sort of guy to really blow people away in camp. At his best, he's basically one of those, "players you don't notice".
But i guess you never know what's going to happen at camp for other teams. There's always injuries and surprises and disappointments who don't perform as expected, so maybe something kicks loose and a team he wants to play for comes knocking. So keeping some flexibility could pay off if that's a priority. It just seems like a big risk to take, if that's what he's doing...without any real security whatsoever. Especially in the case that he is the injury or disappointment.
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Can't speak to him in Anaheim, but he was the biggest bag of nothing I've ever seen in Montreal. I guess perfectly fine as a #7 but I just really don't think there's any upside there
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Gustav Lindstrom - (free agent)
Mark Pysyk - (free agent)
Boris Katchouk - (free agent)
Ryan Carpenter - (signed to AHL San Diego)
Thomas Desruisseaux - (free agent)
Ruslan Gazizov - (free agent)
Travis Howe - (signed to AHL San Diego)
Simon Lovsin - (free agent)
Jaxsin Vaughan - (free agent)
Dillon Heatherington - (signed to AHL San Diego)
Roland McKeown - (signed to AHL San Diego)
Loic Usereau - (free agent)
Michael McIvor - (free agent)
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