Rumor: Dreger: Belief that Mason McTavish is going to be traded

[qcal1427]

It's so funny we're doing Zegras again and it's the exact same fanbase saying the exact same things

 

[Static]

 

[Dirk316]

I dont get why McTavish has this perceived value. pass first 40-50 point wing who can sometimes play C, whos overpaid.

getting a 1st for him would be robbery.

Your post is the same level as your smiley icons

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

Just called him stupid. withouth calling him stupid lol

 

[tsujimoto74]

It's so funny we're doing Zegras again and it's the exact same fanbase saying the exact same things

Are they though? I remember Ducks fans thinking Zegras had talent but wasn’t playing to his potential in Anaheim. McTavish just seems to be too slow and not well-rounded enough to be much of anything anywhere.

 

[Leo2Cutter]

Just called him stupid. withouth calling him stupid lol

I mean he is pretty stupid

 

[LuGBuG]

It's so funny we're doing Zegras again and it's the exact same fanbase saying the exact same things

I mean….. it seems just about every single Ducks fan was correct in their assessment of Zegras as shown this season.

 

[Leo2Cutter]

Are they though? I remember Ducks fans thinking Zegras had talent but wasn’t playing to his potential in Anaheim. McTavish just seems to be too slow and not well-rounded enough to be much of anything anywhere.

Ya most duck fans loved(still love) Zegras, and thought hed do well in a new situation. Its obvious the skill/talent was there.

Duck fans have been pretty mild on McTavish since he was drafted(not that it matters too much, kinda weak draft regardless which guy we went with). Hes not a great fit in Anaheim, his ceiling is pretty limited (zegras you have a potential top line player, mctavish prob tops off as a 2nd line player). McQueen is much more appealing as a player.... i think mcqueen screams top 6 center for Anaheim, with Terry out to start the season next year... i imagine McQueen is going to be given a lot of chances to be in the line up at the start of the year.

PV clearly hates basically everyone drafted by GMBM

 

[commentsense]

Ottawa will be in on him hard, I'd suspect.

Wonder what approach Anaheim will take. Are they going to use him as a piece to land a "bigger" fish (Parayko, Larkin), or will they try to get a younger guy or two who fits the age of their team, is cheaper but can produce similarly to how McTavish does now, and allows them to utilize the cap space elsewhere.

I would bet that Ottawa would do something around Greig.

 

[SirPaste]

Would Ducks fans be interested in McTavish for Jordan Spence?

Come on man

 

[Leo2Cutter]

Ottawa will be in on him hard, I'd suspect.

Wonder what approach Anaheim will take. Are they going to use him as a piece to land a "bigger" fish (Parayko, Larkin), or will they try to get a younger guy or two who fits the age of their team, is cheaper but can produce similarly to how McTavish does now, and allows them to utilize the cap space elsewhere.

I would bet that Ottawa would do something around Greig.

I think they will look at both options.... The goal is prob package McTavish with other assets to get a bigger fish... but who knows if that option is realistically available.

 

[qcal1427]

Are they though? I remember Ducks fans thinking Zegras had talent but wasn’t playing to his potential in Anaheim. McTavish just seems to be too slow and not well-rounded enough to be much of anything anywhere.

Young center starts out well but maybe not as well as you might remember. Young center stagnates. Rumors come out about young player potentially being available. Fans of team say there's no way team would ever trade player, and if they do it would be as a piece in a package for a better player. Coach moves young center to wing and down the lineup, even scratching them in some important games. Fans criticize coach for not knowing what their doing. More reporting comes out that player and team might be ready to move on.

 

[Wallet Inspector]

Come on man

Come on nothing, Spence is a solid 2nd pair D.

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Dach was really traded for Romanov (promising LHD but redundant in Montreal) + 3rd and 4th round picks. Hasn’t panned out but was a cheaper gamble than McT

Dach concerned me in that rebuilding teams should have these guys as cornerstones not trade chips, sane vibes off McT and the way Ducks coach/mgmt are handling him. Unless it’s a trade to upgrade 2C it raises red flags

 

[Static]

Come on nothing, Spence is a solid 2nd pair D.

No, I think mctavish will go for more value than Jordan spence.

 

[LuGBuG]

Young center starts out well but maybe not as well as you might remember. Young center stagnates. Rumors come out about young player potentially being available. Fans of team say there's no way team would ever trade player, and if they do it would be as a piece in a package for a better player. Coach moves young center to wing and down the lineup, even scratching them in some important games. Fans criticize coach for not knowing what they’re doing. More reporting comes out that player and team might be ready to move on.

I don’t think last summer anyone was saying no chance Zegras would be traded and Ducks fans have talked about McT getting traded since Christmas lol..

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

Zegras had multiple 60 point seasons under his belt. McTavish doesn't have that. Also, is McTavish even a center at the NHL level? Not sure they're entirely comparable.

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Come on nothing, Spence is a solid 2nd pair D.

Spence is this years Carrier

 

[Static]

Zegras had multiple 60 point seasons under his belt. McTavish doesn't have that. Also, is McTavish even a center at the NHL level? Not sure they're entirely comparable.

I don't think it would be controversial to say that despite the production differences, the league probably thinks higher of mctavish than zegras.

I'm not saying that's right, but I highly suspect it's the case.

 

[Leo2Cutter]

Zegras had multiple 60 point seasons under his belt. McTavish doesn't have that. Also, is McTavish even a center at the NHL level? Not sure they're entirely comparable.

I dont think duck fans compare McTavish to Zegras (thats other fans).

McTavish best stretches have come at center, its prob up for debate (thats what pro scouts are for, if you think he can be a 2c)..... he has a career .60 PPG.... which equates to a 50 point player.... there is room for him to improve there, hes still fairly young.... i think a lot of it will come down to improving his skating. Hes also been pretty streaky in the NHL.. if he can find a little more consistency in his game that will go a far way.

 

[Leo2Cutter]

I don't think it would be controversial to say that despite the production differences, the league probably thinks higher of mctavish than zegras.

I'm not saying that's right, but I highly suspect it's the case.

agreed.... which is beyond dumb seeing both guys develop and play in the NHL.

 

[CanMerc]

“…little bit of concern with his skating ability, his speed or lack thereof, he's not always the most aware on the ice"

Sounds like a Winnipeg Jet to me

 

[qcal1427]

I mean….. it seems just about every single Ducks fan was correct in their assessment of Zegras as shown this season.

I don’t think last summer anyone was saying no chance Zegras would be traded and Ducks fans have talked about McT getting traded since Christmas lol..

I don't disagree with these, but if Verbeek already made one bad/underwhelming deal on a young player the league didn't value as highly as fans hoped, why all of the sudden would he not do it again?

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

“…little bit of concern with his skating ability, his speed or lack thereof, he's not always the most aware on the ice"

Sounds like a Winnipeg Jet to me

McTavish for Lambert+? I feel like Lambert would thrive under Quenneville. He loves his puck carriers.

 

[Leo2Cutter]

I don't disagree with these, but if Verbeek already made one bad/underwhelming deal on a young player the league didn't value as highly as fans hoped, why all of the sudden would he not do it again?

Like @Static said, i wont be shocked if the league has more faith/value on a guy like McTavish. They would be wrong, zegras was the guy to bet on for sure.... at least in terms of Ceiling.

Its funny as much as the zegras trade was bad/underwhelming... it did accomplish what PV wanted... Poehling was 1 of our most consistent players.... not as talanted as zegras but he made the team better overall. And we still have Nilson coming, he looks promising.

I think the difference with Zegras and McTavish is that there was a lot more drama with the zegras situation.... which i think also impacted his value. For whatever reason people across hockey still speak highly in regards to McTavish... but when you saw people speaking on zegras it was always "tik tok player", selfish player, doesnt play a 200ft game etc.