I like the idea of gibson to Edmonton…. And I think he fits there better than Carolina.
Probably, but if Bouchard goes down, who on earth is satisfied with Emberson, Klingberg, Stetcher as RHD?
Sure, why not add to it than? What other higher end goalies have been traded and for what return in recent years? That list was taken from a discussion of goalie value and recent trade history of goalies.What an expansive and not at all selective history of goalie trades
And then he can continue missing the playoffs for 3 more years while his value continues to decline.
If you’re content to keep a player through his entire contract, what’s the relevancy of his trade value declining to other teams?
Keep him for what exactly? Dostal looks ready to take over, and needs a new contract after this season.
Dostal is still pretty young and is not the biggest or strongest goalie in the league by any stretch. I think at this stage of his career he would begin to wear down noticeably if he played more than 45-50 games. This is especially true playing behind a defense which still gives up a lot of high percentage scoring chances. So having a 1A/1B situation is ideal right now for Anaheim. If Gibson is traded the Ducks will either need to get a solid veteran backup goalie in return who can play 35-40 games or they'll need to sign one. By the time Gibson's contract is over in a couple of years I have no doubt that Dostal could handle a 50-55 game workload...especially if the team is improved defensively.
The Dostal/Gibson transition is perfect timing if they bridge Dostal the final couple years of Gibson. People need to remember Dostal is only making 800kish, he isn’t going to command an outrageous amount
And if they retain on Gibson, that veteran backup will probably be earning roughly what they're retaining. In that case, why downgrade and pay the same amount (especially if the other pieces are underwhelming/not particularly useful).
Because he is better then anyone else we would get. There has to be some other benefit to the Ducks then just trading him to trade him.
The mid round pick doesn’t fit recent goalie trade history anyways. IF he does get traded the results will be interesting
They need to upgrade. They are done without an upgrade
Gibson with a change of scenery and a shot at a cup will rebound in a big way imo
They downgrade in net as a service to Gibson who maybe doesnt' want to rot away his entire career on a poor team. Thats the real and only reason to trade gibson, is because he wants out. Not to vastly improve your roster or prospect pool. If it was the Oilers it would likely be Stu plus going back
Nothing is guaranteed, but I do agree. I can't see a guy like him doing worse than what we got.
Pretty sure that was seravelli who said that about Gibson not playing another game for the ducks and he took serious heat after wards for it to
After the Henrique deal? Lol hell threw oilers gift wrapped the ducks there xup with pronger. The ducks should repay the favor. Yes i think gibson gets the Oilers a cup....
