Confirmed with Link: [ANA/SEA] Brian Dumoulin for 2026 4th round pick

[Dirk316]

Another gentle giant and useless to the teams needs. Verbeek is obsessed with these players. No wonder many posters love the job he's doing. This trade is completely of no use

 

[cheesymc]

Another gentle giant and useless to the teams needs. Verbeek is obsessed with these players. No wonder many posters love the job he's doing. This trade is completely of no use

All that "character with stanley cup pedigree.... mentorship to change our culture" yada yada yada

 

[91Fedorov]

Another gentle giant and useless to the teams needs. Verbeek is obsessed with these players. No wonder many posters love the job he's doing. This trade is completely of no use

What a refreshingly original take. Your takes are always so new and not stale at all, that I think you're using ChatGPT to come up with them.

 

[Dirk316]

So we are in fact paying to reach the cap floor when others are receiving compensation for taking on contracts.

Masterclass.

Verbeek is showing the hockey world it's hard work to ice the leagues worst team with an unwatchable roster and get high draft picks. I'm sure he's gaining the leagues respect

What a refreshingly original take. Your takes are always so new and not stale at all, that I think you're using ChatGPT to come up with them.

Go post how much you love the team verbeek assembled omg he's not overpaying and resigning the ahl caliber useless players. You are obsessed with this last place roster good for you. I'll continue to voice my opinion nobody cares what you think

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

All that "character with stanley cup pedigree.... mentorship to change our culture" yada yada yada

I wonder if ‘changing the culture’ just means adding ‘random plugs without any actual substance’

Go post how much you love the team verbeek assembled omg he's not overpaying and resigning the ahl caliber useless players. You are obsessed with this last place roster good for you. I'll continue to voice my opinion nobody cares what you think

Don’t worry.. the kids will progress and everything will be fine - I foresee us another bottom five finish

 

[JAHV]

I don't mind the player but the pairings confuse me. Two players will be playing on their off sides and Gudas will most likely be asked to play more minutes with Mintyukov. This doesn't seem like the right strategy. I worried about too many players receiving minutes they are not capable of.

I would guess:

Fowler (24) - 20 ES, 2 PP, 2 PK
Zellweger (21) - 17 ES, 4 PP
Mintyukov (20) - 16 ES, 2 PP, 2 PK
Gudas (19) - 17 ES, 2 PK
Dumuolin (18) - 16 ES, 2 PK
Vaak/LaCombe (18) - 16 ES, 2 PK

I don't think that's asking anyone to do too much. Maybe you see Zellweger take an extra ES shift alongside Fowler in place of Gudas as the season goes on.

 

[DaGeneral]

What a refreshingly original take. Your takes are always so new and not stale at all, that I think you're using ChatGPT to come up with them.

Don’t know why people engage him

 

[Rybread86]

Health is going to be a huge factor for this teams success. Yes, we need to plug some holes but if we can stay healthy on top of adding a guy like Cutter to the mix, we have talent. We have a good prospect pool with some kids knocking on the door, question is how long some of them will need to reach the NHL.

For me, thats a big reason why the front office didnt want to sign guys to too much term. Have to be balanced though too because you dont want to rush kids out of necessity

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Another gentle giant and useless to the teams needs. Verbeek is obsessed with these players. No wonder many posters love the job he's doing. This trade is completely of no use

Who did you have in mind dirk…. I know there is video of Daniel Cormier in hockey gear but I assure you he isn’t a free agent

 

[SmokeyDuck]

Dirk wants players that simply don't exist. They want players that personify their ideals at every position, the proper age, and a good contract.

 

[Vaakou]

The injury that sidelined him was when the Ducks loaned him to the WJC with the intent of returning him to juniors. Anaheim wanted Luneau's ELC start to slide onto next season by playing fewer than 10 NHL games; Luneau only played in 7 NHL games.

Missing that much time off the ice as well as not in the gym due to leg infection does push his development back a bit. Then factor in Drysdale missing so much time due to injury only to get injured early into the season probably is another reason why starting Luneau in the AHL is the most prudent thing for Luneau, Luneau's health, and the Ducks.

Sure, i was only replying to why people have him in the NHL lineup.

 

[Trojans86]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1808226416645017805

It is likely we sell him for more than what we paid at the deadline.

99 impact? Don’t know what that mean but it sure looks like a nice video game stat.

 

[Duck Off]

I’ll echo what others have said. I like the pickup but it’s odd to bring Vaaks back and then trade for this guy. It reminds me of the Lybushkin trade. Worst case is he’s flipped for a better pick at the deadline.

 

[DuckRogers10]

Fowler
Mintyukov
Zellweger
LaCombe
Vaakanainen

The writing is definitely on the wall for at least one LHD

Should be Fowler, doesn't fit the window. Might get a decent return.

 

[duxfan1101]

Should be Fowler, doesn't fit the window. Might get a decent return.

I don’t think we will trade him, but if Detroit doesn’t get Trouba, I would think they could have interest in Fowler.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

I’ve come to the conclusion that this board will be split into two groups of thought:

Either the team will steadily improve with prospect development and the ‘possibility’ of getting better through trades

vs

This team trying to improve is merely an illusion created by PV and co. Either prospect growth will stagnate, and/or PVs built roster won’t improve.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

I’ve come to the conclusion that this board will be split into two groups of thought:

Either the team will steadily improve with prospect development and the ‘possibility’ of getting better through trades

vs

This team trying to improve is merely an illusion created by PV and co. Either prospect growth will stagnate, and/or PVs built roster won’t improve.

Well, Verbeek blew up the team to reset the rebuild. Selecting at the top of the is one way to secure potentially top-end talent. I don't expect any top-end players in their primes available for trade unless a team is blowing itself up like the Ducks. Thus, we're waiting on the prospects to pan out and then we add complementary pieces. Right now, we don't know what our youths are since this is year 3 of the reset rebuild.

Next year, we should have a better grasp if Verbeek's drafting and acquisitions have done we well or not to move into adding more substantial players from outside the org.

 

[cheesymc]

Who did you have in mind dirk…. I know there is video of Daniel Cormier in hockey gear but I assure you he isn’t a free agent

At least that would bring more entertainment than the typical Ducks game would provide and actually justify the price of admission. We would probably also see less opponent fans too. Why not Jake Paul on skates? We could be the worst hockey team in the league but be I can guarantee we wouldn’t be skipped during commercial breaks on broadcasts like what we see at the draft. Let’s hire Rogan as our GM. We can suck and be the joke of the league with our minor league management but be entertaining at least, creating Slap Shot family memories.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

At least that would bring more entertainment than the typical Ducks game would provide and actually justify the price of admission. We would probably also see less opponent fans too. Why not Jake Paul on skates? We could be the worst hockey team in the league but be I can guarantee we wouldn’t be skipped during commercial breaks on broadcasts like what we see at the draft. Let’s hire Rogan as our GM. We can suck and be the joke of the league with our minor league management but be entertaining at least, creating Slap Shot family memories.

We can’t sign Jake Paul - Cronin didn’t coach him in college or the minor leagues!

 

[cheesymc]

We can’t sign Jake Paul - Cronin didn’t coach him in college or the minor leagues!

At this point we mind as sign up to be a reality tv show… insights to a dysfunctional hockey club. Start promoting that we are having amateur tryouts from the street and guarantee a spot to a random beer league guy or goon who would be a fan favorite. He can be our Rudy making league minimum which would be life changing for him. We can also start watching relationship drama from Zegras and his famous girlfriend. Make it like Hard Knocks meets Ultimate Fighter and the Bachelor. Who cares if we win… we get to keep drafting top prospects like it’s a video game in EA sports.

 

[Opak]

Well, he’s got Cup winning experience and it was a cheap trade. Not expecting a large on-ice impact.

Fowler - Zell
Minty - Gudas
Dumo - LaCombe
Vaakanainen

Luneau in the AHL

It’s not ideal, but I suppose that’s the way it is. I don’t believe they’ll trade a defenseman.

 

[Tony O]

Well, he’s got Cup winning experience and it was a cheap trade. Not expecting a large on-ice impact.

Fowler - Zell
Minty - Gudas
Dumo - LaCombe
Vaakanainen

Luneau in the AHL

It’s not ideal, but I suppose that’s the way it is. I don’t believe they’ll trade a defenseman.

And he’ll be traded at the deadline for a third-round pick. "Good asset management". But I still hate where this team is at after yesterday.

 

[mightyquack]

It's hilarious to me that the same people who demand culture change, want veterans players added with winning pedigree to help the younger players etc still moan when we add a veteran defenceman with winning pedigree to the roster.

 

[lwvs84]

Well, he’s got Cup winning experience and it was a cheap trade. Not expecting a large on-ice impact.

Fowler - Zell
Minty - Gudas
Dumo - LaCombe
Vaakanainen

Luneau in the AHL

It’s not ideal, but I suppose that’s the way it is. I don’t believe they’ll trade a defenseman.

This was the D pairs I was thinking, maybe Vaak comes in every 2-3 games for Dumo.

Also, anyone think after this last draft, Zellweger on the right might be the best long term for? If he pans out and becomes the player we reasonably hope, Solberg might be the perfect partner for Zellweger. Provides the size and snarl that Zellweger won't have along with a dynamic offense that Solberg probably won't.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Well, he’s got Cup winning experience and it was a cheap trade. Not expecting a large on-ice impact.

Fowler - Zell
Minty - Gudas
Dumo - LaCombe
Vaakanainen

Luneau in the AHL

It’s not ideal, but I suppose that’s the way it is. I don’t believe they’ll trade a defenseman.

Why does Zellweger automatically get the top D spot? Shouldn’t we shelter his minutes?

This was the D pairs I was thinking, maybe Vaak comes in every 2-3 games for Dumo.

Also, anyone think after this last draft, Zellweger on the right might be the best long term for? If he pans out and becomes the player we reasonably hope, Solberg might be the perfect partner for Zellweger. Provides the size and snarl that Zellweger won't have along with a dynamic offense that Solberg probably won't.

Solberg is a LD exclusively? Or does he play on his on the right too?

He’s an interesting prospect. Will look forward to following his progress