dracom
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I was told on Sabres board by a certain Ducks poster that Fowler is not going to be traded (at all), because he is a core guy. I told him that he is likely going to be shopped at this off-season the latest, because of Ducks financial situation and their need to try to get a proper value out of him. He just told me how I have no clue about Ducks, and moved away. And here we are.
With Ducks fans it seems to be the same kind of situation all the time.
Why would I be upset? We got a d-man without giving anything substantial who fits better as a partner for Risto than Fowler likely would had? Why the hell would I be upset about that? My opinion about Fowler has been the same for a long time already.
Guess what, Fowler is still on the Ducks so he's still a part of the core. Until he is actually traded, he's still a Duck and will be so until either his contract is up or he gets traded.
You didn't really upgrade all that much, but sure go ahead and be happy with Kulikov.
The report was that neither of the teams wanted to part their top-10 pick for Fowler. If you expect to get a better value than a blue chip prospect like Alex Nylander for Fowler, I hope you don't be too disappointed. I recommend you to check those reports and figure out was it Ducks who balked at the top-10 pick or who.
There were zero reports of any team "balking" at the offers, again that's just you making things up to fit your argument. And yeah, I do think we can get a better offer than a prospect. Instead we can get a top 6 winger to actually help us win games now. I know that's a hard concept for a fan of the team that tanked last season and only cares about those high draft picks.Remember, hockey is about winning games, not winning high draft picks.
Fowler has value, but no GM is going to throw life jackets for B.Murray. All the GMs likely know, that before next off-season, there will be top-4 d-men on the market more than there usually is. So why pay a premium for one now, when you can get one likely lot cheaper if you wait a bit? And they also know that their ability to wait past the season opener is WAY better than B.Murray's.
No is asking for a team to throw us a life jacket, all we're asking for is a immediate impact player to help us win now. That means no picks or prospects. Tatar+ has been agreed on by both sides, that's the kind of deal that would help us.
I love that people bring up the expansion draft as the reason GMs will get highly coveted players for dirt cheap.
Sorry, I'll remember to add "basically" to all my false statements from now on to cover my basis. The Ducks basically won the cup last seasonOh Jesus Christ... If you simply cannot understand the word "basically"...