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[Ducks DVM]

Very true. IMHO Cutter has a little more upside in terms of long term value to our rebuild, mainly due to his combo of size and high end shot that are severely lacking in our system. We need more high end players that can push some weight around when needed.

I guess I don't value the draft pick as much as some, even if it's a high 2nd. The chance of that pick becoming a high end NHL player is so low and so far away that it's worth the toss in.

LaCombe, Colangelo, Zellweger, Luneau, Clara, and Pettersson have been 2nd round picks for us the last 6 years.

 

[JAHV]

I have zero issues giving up that second for Gauthier. Obviously, we'll see what he becomes, but the risk was worth it to get a scorer like he projects to be.

 

[Reveille1984]

LaCombe, Colangelo, Zellweger, Luneau, Clara, and Pettersson have been 2nd round picks for us the last 6 years.

I mean the jury is still out on all of those guys, barring maybe LaCombe at this point. But I will concede that the Ducks hit on dmen seemingly much more consistently than other teams, so maybe in that context if we used it on a defender it would have more value to us.

I guess I meant more of the timeline involved. We've had a decent amount of "darts" used on 2nd/3rd rounders over the past few drafts that we're hoping will start coming to fruition in the next couple years. Losing a dart in the 2025 draft that at best will probably become an okay NHL player in 2028-2029 is worth it (IMO) for the upside of pushing the Gauthier deal over the edge.

I'm also guessing there's going to be more TDL deals and picks to be had this season once we're out of contention, with Vatrano being the biggest one.

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

So looks like the ducks have hired personal to do blogs and take videos, photos. etc. I guess only approved personal are allowed to do that..

 

[Hockey Duckie]

So looks like the ducks have hired personal to do blogs and take videos, photos. etc. I guess only approved personal are allowed to do that..

From Duck My Life, videos and pictures are not allowed for the "open" practice. It's crazy.