Rakell is pacing for around 50 something points skating with Crosby and/or Malkin. That should be enough evidence that we made the wise decision to move on.
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Rakell is pacing for around 50 something points skating with Crosby and/or Malkin. That should be enough evidence that we made the wise decision to move on.
DavidBL
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Lindholm and maybe Dez are really the only guys we should have kept. Imo
Arthuros
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To be fair, I think the argument being made was that Lindholm is a #1 (which is still a reasonable debate to have), rather than if Lindholm was simply a top-pairing D-man (if anyone even outside the Ducks boards thought that, they were sorely mistaken).
It's kinda funny...watching these games with Boston, I can't say McAvoy is up to his normal standards defensively this year. Still a hell of a player and puts up a ton of points, but Lindholm-Carlo eat a lot of the tougher minutes and Lindholm looks like the best D-man on the ice in most games. I'm biased, but I think Hampus is the #1 right now.
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I guess I don't have as find memories of Haydn Fleury. I've had an old man memory since a young age but what I remember was very vanilla and I'm not surprised that he's had a tough time staying in the lineup ever since his departure. Now I do agree that Bob probably had very different plans than what we've seen since his departure and he may have used Hakanpää just to find a different type of defenseman in the fold as he likely was going to try to keep both Manson and Lindholm at the time.
Hockey Duckie
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Just my opinion and based on figuring out Bob's pattern, Fleury (24 yrs old) was a way to bridge the age gap between Lindholm (27 yrs old) and Drysdale (18 yrs old).
Lindholm only played 18 games that season, all 18 were at the start of the season. Manson was in and out of the line up too. When we did acquire Fleury, he played in 12 games and averaged 20:39 TOI. He had 2 goals, 1 assists, and a -6 rating.
The plan if Fleury wasn't taken in the XD, would have been...
Lindholm-Shatty
Fowler-Manson
Fleury-Drysdale
Extras: Benoit/Mahura
Something clicked in Fleury after like four or five games as a Duck. He was flying everywhere as a 6'4 LD who played mostly a defensive role, but found some offensive jump under Eakins like Hakanpaa did in learning how to pinch.
Hockey Duckie
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There were many articles I shared showing how Lindholm's game isn't appreciated b/c he doesn't have the counting stats in goals, assists, and points, but he does own the possession stats... still owns the possession stats.
For years, I've shared how much better we are defensively with Lindholm on the ice than without at ES and PK. Sure, we still put up bad goals against numbers, but they're far much worse without Lindholm there. On the Bruins board, I shared how we are over a point per game GAA worse we are without Lindholm this year and how the Bruins are over a point per game GAA better with Lindholm in the lineup (mostly without McAvoy due to injury).
On the Stat Cards this year, Lindholm is often seen the top produce on those charts for the Bruins. The Bruins have a far more complete team and some depth than the Ducks have had since the mass collapse of Kesler, Eaves, and Perry, which affected Getz too. Speaks volumes that Lindholm wanted to stick it out with the Ducks, but now the rest of hockey gets to see him shine. Only problem is... because he's a quiet guy, he still doesn't get enough recognition and should have been an All-Star this year.
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CrazyDuck4u
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He speaks the truth... But we cant discuss politics here..
Anaheim4ever
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bsu
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California is definitely becoming a joke.... And I'm definitely the most "liberal" person in every locker room I've ever been in. Crime, taxes and homelessness the new California way.
LA is definitely a lot worse than OC.
LA is definitely a lot worse than OC.
Hey Fellas ,
Can we refrain from the political talk, appreciate it. Thanks.
Can we refrain from the political talk, appreciate it. Thanks.
Boo Boo
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He’s really not taking the thrun news well
I know it's technically against the rules to talk politics, but I don't think it should be with regards to his comments ( within reason of course). Totally understand you don't make the rules.
It's a (very) relevant former player voicing a strong opinion on an issue/topic that others on this site likely also have an informed opinion on.
Terry Yake
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it's been known that teemu leans this way politically for years now, so this really isn't surprising at all. at least to me. not sure if he's tweeted political shit before though. a lot of his tweets are in finnish so maybe he has
Hockey Duckie
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For a second there, I thought it was gonna share Teemu sending tweets to that 6'6 LD Pulli to consider joining the Ducks like how Teemu vid-tweeted Bedard would look good in the Ducks locker room. Sounded plausible since we heard the news about Thrun not signing with us.
Lord Flashheart
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Person can lean politically that way and still not sound like a meathead. This is just meathead level stuff.
The point being we should expect higher level of discourse and more thought out points. But that is both hard and ain't nobody got time for that shit.
I would love to read the transcript of that "conversation".
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This makes no sense, why would he be happy?
Did Bob Murray trade away our big three core pieces this past season?
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Deuce22
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No, but Bob Murray let them get into their UFA year without signing them yet. I don't know why people assume he was going to lock them up at the last minute.
DavidBL
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Weren't both Getzlaf and Perry signed that way? If anything BM has more history of signing his older players to contracts he nay shouldn't and not trade them as UFAs to be.
Anaheim4ever
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Yeah another reason why the top UFA's historicly have avoided Californian teams.
They'd rather play in other states that are safer to raise a family.
All we got going for the Ducks is that OC is not as bad as LA, and that playing here you get the beach without hurricanes but then the players have to decide if that is enough to make up for the higher taxes and inflation.
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