AngelDuck
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So pumped about this. Few better guys for our young guys to learn from IMO
Radko Gudas named captain of the Anaheim Ducks
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KelVarnsen
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Dang there are some salty fans on the main board regarding Gudas.
Terry Yake
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Or just other teams fans in general. I haven't seen a single upset post on our boards about it. I have yet to dive in the main board but it sounds like it's a salt mine
Everyone hates to play against Gudas. Everyone would welcome him on theirs. We're the lucky ones having him, even if he's on the decline one or other way
branmuffin17
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That's fair. But I would counter that when you play with an intentionally harder brand of hockey with intent in being physical, sometimes things will slip and he'll take a "dumb" penalty.
But if his +/- is from being on the 2nd pair, I think it's fair to compare with his partners at least to some extent. It won't give full context but it helps.
Those are his 3 top TOI partners over last season, and how those also faired with their next highest partner.
Vaaks was amazingly a +/- of 0 overall. Looks like he was a +5 paired with Gudas. With his next closest partner (Fowler), he was a -1. And with his 3rd (Lindstrom), he was a +3. (Interesting note, when paired with Minty for only 35:40 total minutes, he was a -7. Gudas was good for him.
Lacombe was a -24. His #1 partner was Fowler, and they were a gawdawful -21. Lacombe with Minty (#3 partner) was -5. Gudas was good for him.
Minty's #1 was Bush by a huge margin (540:49 TOI). He was a -5 with him. Lacombe was his #2, and Gudas his #3. Consider this. In ALL pairings Minty had, he was never a + player. We're talking about how much potential he has (and I do agree), but it looks like he definitely needs more work on the D side (of course +/- is a weak stat but still...). Gudas couldn't help him enough here.
But when the team is a collective -91 goal differential, Gudas being a +14 is still impressive.
But if his +/- is from being on the 2nd pair, I think it's fair to compare with his partners at least to some extent. It won't give full context but it helps.
Those are his 3 top TOI partners over last season, and how those also faired with their next highest partner.
Vaaks was amazingly a +/- of 0 overall. Looks like he was a +5 paired with Gudas. With his next closest partner (Fowler), he was a -1. And with his 3rd (Lindstrom), he was a +3. (Interesting note, when paired with Minty for only 35:40 total minutes, he was a -7. Gudas was good for him.
Lacombe was a -24. His #1 partner was Fowler, and they were a gawdawful -21. Lacombe with Minty (#3 partner) was -5. Gudas was good for him.
Minty's #1 was Bush by a huge margin (540:49 TOI). He was a -5 with him. Lacombe was his #2, and Gudas his #3. Consider this. In ALL pairings Minty had, he was never a + player. We're talking about how much potential he has (and I do agree), but it looks like he definitely needs more work on the D side (of course +/- is a weak stat but still...). Gudas couldn't help him enough here.
But when the team is a collective -91 goal differential, Gudas being a +14 is still impressive.
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its mostly triggered leafs fans who are mad because gudas screamed in their goalies face. 95% of NHL fans don't know shit about the ducks either wayOr just other teams fans in general. I haven't seen a single upset post on our boards about it. I have yet to dive in the main board but it sounds like it's a salt mine
Everyone hates to play against Gudas. Everyone would welcome him on theirs. We're the lucky ones having him, even if he's on the decline one or other way
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I think that might be a little unfair. Nieds was exceptionally cerebral. It's a bit like saying, "I wouldn't call him smart. When I think of smart, I think of somebody like Einstein." I think Nieds is an unfair comparison for most players.
I don't care much for the Ducks but so happy for Gudas, Florida still loves him and will too! So in that way I wish for a good season for the Ducks, may Radko bring you gloooory
Love it. Gudas is going to help us create a tough and physical identity
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I really like this choice. It’s crazy how much of a perfect fit radko became here so quickly after being such a universal heel. Glad he’s ours.
I also really like that we don’t have to send a 19 - 23 year old out 40-60 times per season to explain why we took a devastating loss. It’s not fair to them and they don’t deserve to have to take accountability for a poorly constructed roster.
Radkos obviously older and that maturity is something that we’ll have to lean on during his tenure as captain given that he’s unlikely to be a winning captain and will have to take some of the heat in lieu of his teammates.
I also really like that we don’t have to send a 19 - 23 year old out 40-60 times per season to explain why we took a devastating loss. It’s not fair to them and they don’t deserve to have to take accountability for a poorly constructed roster.
Radkos obviously older and that maturity is something that we’ll have to lean on during his tenure as captain given that he’s unlikely to be a winning captain and will have to take some of the heat in lieu of his teammates.
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Best news all week. Pumped to see him be the captain of the team. He'll hold other teams players accountable if they go after Carlsson/Zegras/Zellweger.
Wouldn't be surprised if the alternates don't include Fowler.
Killorn/Vatrano/Strome look like leadership types.
Wouldn't be surprised if the alternates don't include Fowler.
Killorn/Vatrano/Strome look like leadership types.
Frosted Tips
Fire everyone!
Not sure what all this means for Terry who has been vocal about wanting to be a leader for this team. With this news I don't think he'll be wearing the "C" for this team ever, unless there's some temporary rotation due to injury or something at some point. I'm assuming he can keep his "A".
I'm not saying he should've got it. I'm happy with and for Radko!
Perhaps doesn't mean anything and business goes as usual.
I'm not saying he should've got it. I'm happy with and for Radko!
Perhaps doesn't mean anything and business goes as usual.
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Except we've never seen Fowler show even 1% of that level of emotion... ever.fowler right now
AngelDuck
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He’s really good. So underrated at obstructing offense. Was our best defenseman by a mile last year
People seriously underrate his hockey abilities even on this board. He’s a rock solid #4 defenseman on any contender in the league.
Hockey Duckie
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In the past eight years, Radko has played 19 mins or more twice. The first being in 2016-17 with 19:18 ATOI and the second being last year, 2023-24, with 19:30 ATOI. He's played under 18 minutes ATOI in five seasons. And the remaining season ATOI was 18:01. Gudas was a 3rd pairing d-man for Florida, which was a contending team.
Once Gudas takes on more minutes, he isn't as effective - which we all witnessed later on in the season.
DisgruntledHawkFan
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He's a dirty mean tough sob who leaves it all on the ice every night. Said it when you guys signed him he was what the Ducks desperately needed. Not surprised one iota.
That's news to me. I saw on Reddit that he wouldn't even crack the top 6 of most teams.
To be fair, only bad teams have captains that aren't star players. Also, Gudas is definitely the least skilled out of all captains. The only Captains that I would categorize with Gudas would be Foligno and Lowry, and even those two have had more skill/production in their careers. So Gudas is an out of ordinary 'goon' captain....
Anaheim Ducks -- Radko Gudas
Boston Bruins -- Brad Marchand -> All Star = Playoffs
Buffalo Sabres -- No captain
Calgary Flames -- Mikael Backlund
Carolina Hurricanes -- Jordan Staal -> Former All Star = Playoffs
Chicago Blackhawks -- Nick Foligno
Colorado Avalanche -- Gabriel Landeskog (although he's been out last year) > All Star = Playoffs
Columbus Blue Jackets -- Boone Jenner
Dallas Stars -- Jamie Benn -> Former All Star = Playoffs
Detroit Red Wings -- Dylan Larkin -> All Star = Playoffs
Edmonton Oilers -- Connor McDavid -> All Star = Playoffs
Florida Panthers -- Aleksander Barkov -> All Star = Playoffs
Los Angeles Kings -- Anze Kopitar -> All Star = Playoffs
Minnesota Wild -- Jared Spurgeon -> All Star = Playoffs Last Year
Montreal Canadiens -- Nick Suzuki- > All Star
Nashville Predators --Roman Josi -> All Star = Playoffs
New Jersey Devils -- Nico Hischier -> All Star = Playoffs Last Year
New York Islanders -- Anders Lee -> All Star = Playoffs
New York Rangers -- Jacob Trouba -> Former All Star = Playoffs
Ottawa Senators -- Brady Tkachuk -> All Star
Philadelphia Flyers -- Sean Couturier -> Former All Star
Pittsburgh Penguins --Sidney Crosby -> All Star = Playoffs Prior years
San Jose Sharks -- Logan Couture -> Former All Star - Previous Seasons
Seattle Kraken -- No captain
St. Louis Blues -- Brayden Schenn -> Former All Star = Playoffs
Tampa Bay Lightning -- Victor Hedman -> All Star = Playoffs
Toronto Maple Leafs -- Auston Matthews -> All Star = Playoffs
Utah Hockey Club -- No captain
Vancouver Canucks -- Quinn Hughes -> All Star = Playoffs
Vegas Golden Knights -- Mark Stone
Washington Capitals -- Alex Ovechkin -> All Star = Playoffs Prior year
Winnipeg Jets -- Adam Lowry
Anyhow, Gudas isn't here to help us win. He's here to help with culture of competing and hopefully get us out of the bottom 10 shitter in the next 2 years. Maybe we can be playoff caliber by 2028.... But his most important job is to help groom the next captain and leaders.
First of all, excellent breakdown, thank you.
Gudas is the Captain that this specific team needs at the moment. Skill isnt whats important right now, its the consistency and compete level. Its the attitude and work ethic. The grit.
We have a lot of skill. We have guys who have won at almost every level. But we have guys who disappear, who quit, who get pushed around.
This wont solve all those things but its a good role model to look to. Vatrano and Gudas are those guys.
The Midnight Burrito
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Some serious Fowler Derangement Syndrome popping up in this thread...
Anyway, great choice for captain. Better late than never I guess.
Anyway, great choice for captain. Better late than never I guess.
