Player Discussion John Gibson

[Vipers31]

Who cares?

Everyone who isn't letting emotions get to them so badly as to abandon all reason.

There's no rebuilding possible with Getz/Perry/Kesler on NMCs. Bit of a retool is all that's possible, regardless how one feels about that.

 

[HunterDuck]

If we can get a great yield for him I'd trade him

 

[Mallard]

Who cares? Rebuild offensive depth and tank next year

Thank god you are not our GM!

 

[Bobby Smash]

I'd trade him, too. He's always hurt. I'd re-sign Bernier if the return on Gibson was significant.

 

[eternalbedhead]

Tell me why we shouldn't trade him

1) He's still got solid upside even if he's injury prone
2) We don't have anybody at all (at least anybody capable) to replace him.

He wasn't the problem in that Nashville series.

 

[Draq]

Tell me why we shouldn't trade him

honestly? his cap hit is great. other than that i'm not sold on Gibby. he is obviously not a bad golatender though + great contract.

I wish we could get a calm Goaltender with ok'ish puck handling - I don't need to see a squirrel in the net every other night. I always getting nervous when the puck is in our defensive zone.

 

[PCDiesel]

Who cares? Rebuild offensive depth and tank next year

Haha this is hilarious

 

[Tecumseh]

Gibson is a fine goaltender. He makes me nervous from time to time but that's just his style of play. People who want to ship him out of town after his first full year as starter have officially abandoned reality

 

[Mallard]

$850k/year... his first full season. Wow you guys give up very early. Probably the same guys who say Theo sucks/is a bust.

 

[eternalbedhead]

If there's a problem with our team, it's not John Gibson. 5 straight years of chokes and none of them were his fault.

 

[mightyquack]

Don't really care how pucks are stopped as long as they are. Gibson can get scrambly but he seems to still have good instincts in those scramble situations to be in the best position to make a save. Injuries are obviously a concern (but seems his playoff injury was a fluke), and hopefully something that can be worked on but I'd say overall it's been a great season for Gibson. Not only has he shown he can be a #1, but he's shown he can step up and bounce back from poor games in the playoffs too and that's something that cannot be understated, after his up and down Edmonton series he was outstanding against Nashville and that's something that is important to see.

There's no way we should be giving up on a 23 year old goaltender who has shown immense potential in his NHL career to date. If he gets on top of the injuries we easily can have a franchise goaltender on our hands.

 

[ducks8]

Dude is 23 and he just finished his first season as the starter and people are done with him. Haha thats pathetic

 

[Vipers31]

#4 in the league in SV% (among goalies with 30+ games played) at 23 years old. You just have to want to trade that because of an untimely injury.

 

[Ducks DVM]

If there's a problem with our team, it's not John Gibson. 5 straight years of chokes and none of them were his fault.

He was horrible in Game 7 and let in a soft game winning goal in Game 2 against LA.
He put us in a 0-2 hole last year vs Nashville.
He was unavailable tonight vs Nashville.

Gibson is not THE reason, but he sure as hell is A reason.

Hopefully he gets his head straight and his...health straight too. He's capable of being very very good.

 

[Mallard]

He was horrible in Game 7 and let in a soft game winning goal in Game 2 against LA.
He put us in a 0-2 hole last year vs Nashville.
He was unavailable tonight vs Nashville.

Gibson is not THE reason, but he sure as hell is A reason.

Hopefully he gets his head straight and his...health straight too. He's capable of being very very good.

Was Price amazing in his first season/playoffs?

He was not "A" reason that is close to the top of the list of reasons

 

[Tecumseh]

He was horrible in Game 7 and let in a soft game winning goal in Game 2 against LA.
He put us in a 0-2 hole last year vs Nashville.
He was unavailable tonight vs Nashville.

Gibson is not THE reason, but he sure as hell is A reason.

Hopefully he gets his head straight and his...health straight too.

I am concerned with his health and that's it. Not concerned about his abilities or his capabilities to step up in big games. Gibson was 20 years old at the time of that LA Game 7 and virtually untested at the NHL level. Everything you listed are growing pains. If he can stay healthy, he has a bright future in Anaheim. People need to stop jumping off the deep end because we didn't get spotless perfection from a rookie goaltender

 

[Mallard]

I am concerned with his health and that's it. Not concerned about his abilities or his capabilities to step up in big games. Gibson was 20 years old at the time of that LA Game 7 and virtually untested at the NHL level. Everything you listed are growing pains. If he can stay healthy, he has a bright future in Anaheim. People need to stop jumping off the deep end because we didn't get spotless perfection from a rookie goaltender

Could not have said it better.

 

[Ducks DVM]

I am concerned with his health and that's it. Not concerned about his abilities or his capabilities to step up in big games. Gibson was 20 years old at the time of that LA Game 7 and virtually untested at the NHL level. Everything you listed are growing pains. If he can stay healthy, he has a bright future in Anaheim. People need to stop jumping off the deep end because we didn't get spotless perfection from a rookie goaltender

I'm not arguing that. I responded to a post that said Gibson wasn't at fault for any of the last 5 choke jobs when he very clearly was. I also said he could be very very good.

 

[Tecumseh]

I'm not arguing that. I responded to a post that said Gibson wasn't at fault for any of the last 5 choke jobs when he very clearly was. I also said he could be very very good.

Sure he is at fault for some of those failures. It just seems kind of odd that people (not saying you but others) go to extreme lengths to blame Gibson, especially in any of those Game 7 fiascos, when those are instances of an entire team not showing up. These assertions that we "traded the wrong goalie" have no basis in reality. As if Andersen weren't at fault on several occasions in the playoffs. Gibson has been groomed as the franchise's goalie since the day he was drafted. It was always going to be him over Andersen and that was absolutely the right move. In his first year as starter, there was a lot to be encouraged from, there's also plenty he could improve on, that's the lot of developing goalies, it takes a while for them to be a finished product

 

[Ducks DVM]

Sure he is at fault for some of those failures. It just seems kind of odd that people (not saying you but others) go to extreme lengths to blame Gibson, especially in any of those Game 7 fiascos, when those are instances of an entire team not showing up. These assertions that we "traded the wrong goalie" have no basis in reality. As if Andersen weren't at fault on several occasions in the playoffs. Gibson has been groomed as the franchise's goalie since the day he was drafted. It was always going to be him over Andersen and that was absolutely the right move. In his first year as starter, there was a lot to be encouraged from, there's also plenty he could improve on, that's the lot of developing goalies, it takes a while for them to be a finished product

There are people that anointed Gibson as a fantastic goalie WAY too soon, and there are those that act like he's still that guy from the LA series. I personally can't stand his inability to track the puck or cross the crease in a controlled fashion, but he's improved otherwise. I think Andersen should have started last year, because he's more of a finished product, but he's got different holes in his game. Gibson has more talent, but he's a lot more volatile too at this point in his career.

 

[Bobby Smash]

Gibson can get scrambly but he seems to still have good instincts in those scramble situations to be in the best position to make a save.

How do you think he got hurt? He needs to be more technically sound.

 

[eternalbedhead]

He was horrible in Game 7 and let in a soft game winning goal in Game 2 against LA.
He put us in a 0-2 hole last year vs Nashville.
He was unavailable tonight vs Nashville.

Gibson is not THE reason, but he sure as hell is A reason.

Hopefully he gets his head straight and his...health straight too. He's capable of being very very good.

1) Gibson was 20 years old and he wasn't the only reason for that game.
2) Fair point, but once again he wasn't the only reason
3) Injury proneness is one thing but that's not his fault.

I just don't see how you can lay any blame on him. No goaltender is perfect, and Gibson has had his limited roles in past years' chokes, but the blame here falls squarely on our core.

 

[JabbaJabba]

Yeah sure, let's trade Gibson and start the season with Bernier as starter and Enroth as a backup. What could go wrong?

 

[Duck Off]

Can't move on from Gibson, yet. He played pretty good against Nashville. We have no other goaltender to build around. Unless we're making a trade for Fleury, you have to keep Gibson.

I don't blame Gibson for the loss, but like DVM said, he's a part of it. The way he plays in goal makes him very injury prone imo. That's on Gibson. This is just the hand that Murray chose. He went with injury prone goaltender and that's just what we're going to have to deal with. We'll always need one of the more expensive backups in the league because of this.

I just want Gibson to stop swimming so ****ing often. And for the love of god, work on your puck tracking.

 

[Datsyukian Deke]

I'd trade him, too. He's always hurt. I'd re-sign Bernier if the return on Gibson was significant.

Can always see what Mikhail Shtalenkov is up to, these days.