Proposal: PIT - ANA

[Gurglesons]

9th overall for Pavel Mintyukov

Anaheim is somewhat flush at LHD, PIT needs young NHL ready LHD talent, Ducks can potentially package 8th and 9th together to move up in the 2025 draft.

Would be willing to take on a cap dump like Strome or Gudas from Anaheim too.

 

[MMC]

Nah

 

[wesott11]

Nah

This.

 

[Gurglesons]

Nah

Just no possibility of pulling Minty?

 

[MMC]

Just no possibility of pulling Minty?

Not for something even less proven than him, they'd sooner package him for a better young defenseman than move him for a pick

 

[Gurglesons]

Not for something even less proven than him, they'd sooner package him for a better young defenseman than move him for a pick

So nothing on PIT.

 

[chethejet]

Pens will add in FA or trade that doesn't involve that pick. Pens are moving Karlsson and maybe one of the forwards for prospects/picks. Graves is back with that contract and Pickering is up. so really Pens need a vet with size and grit here which will help the younger RD as well.

 

[Gurglesons]

Pens will add in FA or trade that doesn't involve that pick. Pens are moving Karlsson and maybe one of the forwards for prospects/picks. Graves is back with that contract and Pickering is up. so really Pens need a vet with size and grit here which will help the younger RD as well.

Not sure Penguins get anyone after 8 that projects to be the potential player that Minty does.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Not sure Penguins get anyone after 8 that projects to be the potential player that Minty does.

I thought it was a decent proposal.

 

[tomd]

I suppose it would potentially be a trade done at the Pens pick if the Ducks have someone they REALLY want in addition to whoever they took at 8OA. Not likely but feasible.

 

[EK392000]

Young players need to develop. Trading a developing young player for a pick that will then be used to select an even younger player will only reinstitute the learning curve and set Anaheim back.

 

[Gliff]

Not that it’s bad value or anything, but it makes no sense for the Ducks.

 

[Emerald Duck]

I think it is poor value for a 21 yr old dman playing top 4 minutes today and who figures in our future. Not sure what else would need to be added to make the Ducks interested is moving Mintyukov.

If the Ducks move one of their young LHD then I think Zellweger is the player we move.

 

[lwvs84]

I'd rather the Ducks moved the #8 for a good young forward than move a good young player for a pick in that range. A good coach and an upgrade at forward could make the Ducks a playoff team next year. That should be the goal, not moving the opposite direction towards rebuilding.

 

[Sendhelp2Anaheim]

9th overall for Pavel Mintyukov

Anaheim is somewhat flush at LHD, PIT needs young NHL ready LHD talent, Ducks can potentially package 8th and 9th together to move up in the 2025 draft.

Would be willing to take on a cap dump like Strome or Gudas from Anaheim too.

Doesn’t make a ton of sense for Anaheim. Value is fair/good.

But I think we have to see what Mintyukov is before we move him. I’d also be hesitant to move any of our young guys until we see them under a new coach/system.

I suspect ultimately zellweger will be the odd man out in Anaheim and we’ll roll with.

Lacombe
Mintyukov
Solberg

 

[WhatTheDuck]

The Ducks are looking to take a step forward, this is sort of the opposite

 

[pth2]

Not for something even less proven than him, they'd sooner package him for a better young defenseman than move him for a pick

The quintessential HF reply : meh, I want to keep my piece to trade up. And of course, it's impossible for both teams in a deal to trade up...

 

[Ducks DVM]

What is the incentive for Anaheim to draft a guy at #10, develop him for 3 years to where he’s looking like a top 4 defenseman, then start the whole thing over at #9 in a weak draft, and hope that they manage to be at the same place in 3 years?

This makes zero sense for Anaheim.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

Anaheim do not need more picks or prospects we need proven players.

 

[SEALBound]

I would do it for the Rags pick, not ours.

We need a center far more than a young LD (said with full recognition of how bad our LD is).

 

[ESH]

Not sure Penguins get anyone after 8 that projects to be the potential player that Minty does.

So what possible incentive is there for Anaheim to do this then?

 

[Gurglesons]

So what possible incentive is there for Anaheim to do this then?

Lacombe and Zellweger.

You get a top ten 1st you can either reallocate into a trade or you get two top ten assets that help move on from a piece like Zegras.

 

[lwvs84]

Lacombe and Zellweger.

You get a top ten 1st you can either reallocate into a trade or you get two top ten assets that help move on from a piece like Zegras.

So the answer is to get a lower potential player that's years away? If Pens are unlikely to get a player as good, neither are the Ducks. Ducks also don't want to move on from Zegras. Teammates love him, GM seems to like him, Ducks have a much higher win percentage with him in the lineup, and a good coach should be able to see that he's much better at C.

Also Zellweger and LaCombe can play the right side (often did pre NHL). Ducks could run
LaCombe DFD (Moore/Hinds/FA)
Mintyukov Luneau
Solberg Zellweger
Or trade a D in a package for an need instead of a maybe.