Former Ducks 2022

[Ducks in a row]

Hampus Lindholm with a assist on that goal results in him tying his single season career high in points.

 

[bsu]

Hampus Lindholm with a assist on that goal results in him tying his single season career high in points.

Sick play, miss him and would trade ANY two healthy defensemen we have for him in a heartbeat.

 

[Sean Garrity]

Sick play, miss him and would trade ANY two healthy defensemen we have for him in a heartbeat.

I too would trade Shattenkirk and White for him.

 

[bsu]

I too would trade Shattenkirk and White for him.

I'd trade Fowler and Klingberg (or anyone else) for him in a second

 

[Sean Garrity]

I'd trade Fowler and Klingberg (or anyone else) for him in a second

It was just a silly thing to say and is not exactly going out on a limb lol. I’d trade 4 of our healthy defenseman for him. Not like we could get much worse, we have one or maybe two top 4 defenseman.

 

[bsu]

It was just a silly thing to say and is not exactly going out on a limb lol. I’d trade 4 of our healthy defenseman for him. Not like we could get much worse.

Trade the whole group for all I care I don't have attachment to any defensemen we have.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Other than his +/- you have to squint pretty hard to see the difference between this season and last season for him.

Florida's strong forward group helps to mask their blue line, especially Mahura. As an offensive d-man, it appears he's able to keep the puck in the offensive zone more in the few clips I've seen him. It's a better environment for him there than here; Anaheim was built from the net out and Mahura struggled being the focal point, especially during the pre-season games.

 

[Sean Garrity]

Trade the whole group for all I care I don't have attachment to any defensemen we have.

Completely agree lol. We have one, MAYBE two top 4 defenseman, and the rest are replacement level.

 

[bsu]

Completely agree lol. We have one, MAYBE two top 4 defenseman, and the rest are replacement level.

It's just sad, there was a point when we had like 8 defensemen I didn't want to lose.

 

[Hamilton Bulldogs]

I wish we kept Hakanpaa.

Dude just won't stop hitting.

 

[bsu]

I wish we kept Hakanpaa.

Dude just won't stop hitting.

Him Lindholm and one more D would be nice.

 

[Frosted Tips]

I wish we kept Hakanpaa.

Dude just won't stop hitting.

I still feel like Hakanpää wanted to test the free agency and didn't want to commit to this team and that's why he was traded. Otherwise it doesn't make sense to me.

 

[Lord Flashheart]

Him Lindholm and one more D would be nice.

Him, Lindholm, and another NHL D-man and suddenly this team is teetering on the playoff line while being almost as far, on the timeline, from contention.

Not something new GM would likely do.

 

[DavidBL]

Him, Lindholm, and another NHL D-man and suddenly this team is teetering on the playoff line while being almost as far, on the timeline, from contention.

Not something new GM would likely do.

Can't say I buy the team who's competing for the playoffs as being nearly as far from cup contention as a bottom 3 team.

 

[Masch78]

Hampus Lindholm with a assist on that goal results in him tying his single season career high in points.

He is also teamleading +34 while having 34 points so far

 

[Arthuros]

He is also teamleading +34 while having 34 points so far

Should have held the Bruins out for even more...

 

[Lord Flashheart]

Can't say I buy the team who's competing for the playoffs as being nearly as far from cup contention as a bottom 3 team.

Strength of both division and conference play a huge role to being on a playoff contention line (i.e. wild card).

I would say that building a contender from a wild card team is much harder than transition bottom 3 to wild card team.

 

[DavidBL]

Strength of both division and conference play a huge role to being on a playoff contention line (i.e. wild card).

I would say that building a contender from a wild card team is much harder than transition bottom 3 to wild card team.

I'll give you the first. That's fair. I'd argue we've already been the bottom 3 team so we'd be in better shape in moving forward than say a Nashville type bubble team.

 

[bsu]

He is also teamleading +34 while having 34 points so far

You mean leading the NHL.

 

[Masch78]

If you're usually not facing easy minutes, you pace for 50 pts and for a +50 rating how was there ever a discussion if he is a #1 defender or not? Sure he is not Erik Karlsson or Scotty Nieds but what Hampus brings to the table is - at least for me - superstar material. With guys like him you usually win championships. And the play above shows, he can be a little bit flashy in the right environment as well. I miss him and Raks so much. Funnily Josh not as much.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

I still feel like Hakanpää wanted to test the free agency and didn't want to commit to this team and that's why he was traded. Otherwise it doesn't make sense to me.

I dunno. We traded Hakanpaa and a 2022 6th round pick to acquire Haydn Fleury. Hakanpaa was a 28-year old D who was going to be a UFA. Fleury was a 24-year old D, under contract for another season and still be an RFA. This feels like Murray flipping players to incrementally get better while paying it forward at the same time. Who knew that Fleury's game would blossom under Eakins' system?! Fleury's game was so good that the Kraken snatched him up in the expansion draft. The odd part is Fleury hasn't looked as dynamic in Sea or TB as he did with the Ducks.

It's funny how d-men Gudbranson, Hakanpaa, Shatty, and Fleury all played well under Eakins, but this year's crop of talent are so underwhelming.

 

[The Duck Knight]

If you're usually not facing easy minutes, you pace for 50 pts and for a +50 rating how was there ever a discussion if he is a #1 defender or not? Sure he is not Erik Karlsson or Scotty Nieds but what Hampus brings to the table is - at least for me - superstar material. With guys like him you usually win championships. And the play above shows, he can be a little bit flashy in the right environment as well. I miss him and Raks so much. Funnily Josh not as much.

Never came close to pacing for 50 points as a Ducks in 8 years here. And he isn't even the #1 on Boston. He's a damn good player, but he's slotted absolutely perfectly on arguably the best team in the league.

 

[Arthuros]

I still feel like Hakanpää wanted to test the free agency and didn't want to commit to this team and that's why he was traded. Otherwise it doesn't make sense to me.

I mean...I think that was a good move to trade him for Fleury at the time. We should have tried harder to sign him in the offseason, but I don't disagree with BM's decision at the time.

He was 28 who suddenly had an NHL-level season after a few years toiling in the minors. Only having to throw in pretty late pick for a chance at a 24-year old guy who might have had some ceiling left? Why the hell not, I make that trade all the time.

Everything about our D after that has been handled terribly, but I don't have a problem with taking a good deal when it was available.

 

[bsu]

Never came close to pacing for 50 points as a Ducks in 8 years here. And he isn't even the #1 on Boston. He's a damn good player, but he's slotted absolutely perfectly on arguably the best team in the league.

Boston has two #1 defensemen.

 

[Lord Flashheart]

If you're usually not facing easy minutes, you pace for 50 pts and for a +50 rating how was there ever a discussion if he is a #1 defender or not? Sure he is not Erik Karlsson or Scotty Nieds but what Hampus brings to the table is - at least for me - superstar material. With guys like him you usually win championships. And the play above shows, he can be a little bit flashy in the right environment as well. I miss him and Raks so much. Funnily Josh not as much.

While I understand missing Lindholm (although he would never have been that player here), I don't understand missing Rakell "so much", he didn't play well at all once not surrounded with exceptional talent.

Also, I can't remember reading on these forums that Lindholm is not top pairing D-man.