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I think that’s prob fair, might push 40 a season or 2 while being effective on both ends. Eventually he’ll push fowler out of 2nd power play unit.
D Jackson LaCombe - Anaheim Ducks, NHL (2019, 39th, ANA)
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A season or two sniffing 50 would not surprise me. i think his offensive ability is being slept on a bit. that said, i don't see him being in the category of 'big scorer'
Yea capping him at 30-35 seems way too light, he’s solid offensively and should log a lot of minutes, even with 2nd pp time the high 40s wouldn’t surprise me
Action Beevis/Jackson has looked better and better since the prospects camp. Very poised with the puck and can impact both sides. I admit I was getting worried on his slow development curve and seeing guys like Faber surpass him but he's definitely got top 4 potential.
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The problem is, long term he may not have a spot on the PP. Right now he's probably behind Minty and Fowler (and maybe Drysdale), and long term you might be able to replace Fowler with Zellweger on one of those units. Unless the Ducks run 2 D on both units, there is precious little space. He might be capable of more, but there's a chance he never gets the opportunities.
Yea for sure nothing’s a sure thing but who knows what will happen; guys get dealt, injured, etc. The Ducks project to be a pretty good offensive team though so even if he’s limited on the PP I still think he’ll put up solid numbers
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Agreed, Fowler has looked off the first 3 games. I also like giving kids PP time over Fowler because it lowers his minutes and it's more needed on the PK/ES. But I'm not sure coaches see it that way (yet?). It'll be interesting to see what D get put on what PP once Drysdale is back.
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Playing on the Ducks power kill may actually hurt him!!!!! He will probably get more points on the PK than if he played on the PP lol.
I think his upside is what Fowler has been. A solid #3 who can play every situation. If he ends up there then it is an absolute win.
Anything more would be insane.
Anything more would be insane.
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Lacombe I was impressed by him last night. Now Luneau though, that guy made some pretty bad giveaways.
He definitely needs some seasoning. If he could go to the AHL he’d be there already, unfortunately that’s not an option currently
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To be fair to Luneau, he had to play on the top pairing with a struggling Fowler (so far) and is 3 years younger. Lacombe has a lot more hockey under his belt and against men.
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LaCombe was hitting and pinning in the rookie tourney. He did have one big hit in the first rookie tourney, iirc. Why can't people give LaCombe credit for his work in the NCAA? It's been a common theme in his thread.
As for using his frame enough, he won't be like Gudas in dishing out bombastic checks often in a game. That's not his MO, but he's judicious when he does find an opportunity to lay someone out. Even Cronin identified this, but did ask that LaCombe close the gap even tighter to be a better deterrent as well as cause more turnovers.
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I think LaCombe's in an odd situation. Because he's one of our better d-men, he's utilized on the PK while playing top-4 minutes with Gudas, both on ES and PK. The team probably doesn't want to wear LaCombe down in his rookie season to play all three situation daily, but maybe in the future. Also, there's a lot more offensive weapons here and coming soon in Drysdale, Minchy, Zell, and Luneau. I think LaCombe should deserve PP time, but he'll be utilized like Lindholm was utilized here - which is play solid ES and PK b/c Anaheim had OFD's onboard to play on the PK.
For now, LaCombe's earned the trust of the coaches to be out late in games when the team needs a score with fellow rookie Minchy, which includes passing up Fowler.
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(Aaron Rodgers) relax. All of this is giving Lacombe credit for his progression, the overall team dynamic is different so far, but he still has to execute. I’ve been giving Lacombe credit in every thread on the MB and Ducks’ board.
Lost behind Carlsson's and Mintyukov's phenomenal years, and perhaps even behind Dostal's in some ways, is LaCombe. As Drysdale is out, Comber is logging 3rd most minutes on our blueline 19+ min a night.l, including 3min+ on the PK. Quite poised and solid. Stands out with sneaky good first passes.
He's already a top4 guy for us.
He's already a top4 guy for us.
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LaCombe has been playing RD on the top-pair with Fowler for the past 3 1/2 games. Notched his 3rd assist against Philly this morning (I'm on Pacific time).
He is playing 22+ mins a night the past couple of games, all while being on his off side, albeit he played it partially in college.
Averaging 20 mins a night this season, playing on our top pair and PK. Smooth, great first pass. Still, he's 4th in our internal rookie race
Behind Minty, Leo, Dostal
That's so outrageous. I've been a fan of Lacombe's game for a while, always thought he was underrated among Anaheim's top defensive prospects.I heard he made some mistakes last night but still: led the Ducks in ice time. Our 4th most impressive rookie
Ducks are building towards something special. Going to have a nice long cup window if they can lock everyone down at reasonable prices.
His game is not as flashy as some of our other D prospects but he is logging almost 3.5 minutes of PK time a game already. He might be a staple for us longterm as a not-flashy workhorse.
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He was kinda the under the radar d prospect for us…. Everyone hyped up Mintyukov zellweger drysdale luneau even thrun and hinds got more hype and love than lacombe.
But can’t complain he’s been very solid and seems like the coaches already trust him, I think he can bring a bit more offensively too
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