dracom
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really like this signing for us (even though I really disliked him screaming at Woll during that leafs/panthers series). biggest hope is it stops people on here complaining about us being softest team to ever exist.
Player Discussion Radko Gudas
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John (Gibson) 3:16
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Well, that won't happen. The new narrative will just be, "aside from Gudas, this is the softest team in the league"!
I'm with you in that I also like this signing, though!
The Midnight Burrito
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Gudas is deeply unlikeable. Here's a satisfying clip of Bieksa TKO-ing him.
But, we need a guy like him.
Glad to see this signing. Yeah, we had to overpay (like Killorn) to get him, (and we can afford it) so not going to get too caught up in the contract details.
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My main concern is his health. He kinda got put through the wringer against Vegas.
He played with a high ankle sprain. He should be good to go by the time the season starts.
This one is tough for me, in my 30 years of watching the Panthers, I’ve only ever owned 3 Panthers jerseys. Two Laus and one Tkachuk, but that was almost Gudas and I only went with Tkachuk because I wasn’t sure we’d hang onto Gudas. Had we re-signed him it would’ve been him. No one else made me want to get another jersey in all that time. Just he and Tkachuk. (I of course love Barkov, etc, but they’re not guys I’d buy a jersey of)
Gudas is a full team player. He’s mean af, will take you out of your seat after a big hit, will lose a fight most likely because of the big hit but will come out and throw another one right after. He’s a great guy to have and I’ll miss him. At least he’s going to one of the few other teams that I can stomach lol.
Enjoy him. Good luck next year.
Gudas is a full team player. He’s mean af, will take you out of your seat after a big hit, will lose a fight most likely because of the big hit but will come out and throw another one right after. He’s a great guy to have and I’ll miss him. At least he’s going to one of the few other teams that I can stomach lol.
Enjoy him. Good luck next year.
So you and Dracom like the signing at least in part because it brings toughness but you take a shot at the posters who have been pointing out that Ducks massive need for toughness and physicality. Makes complete sense.
The ducks could still use another scrapper who can take a regular shift. Kostin would have been perfect and the ducks should have made the trade Detroit did. Frederic would be a good choice. Hathaway would have been ok but he's gone. Reaves or Lucic on a one year deal would have been ok, though they can't really play anymore so I can understand passing on them.
Bottom line, the team is still soft, with a lot of undersized skill players (Z, Terry, Strome, Fowler, Drysdale, Nesterenko, and Strome, who sticks up for himself but you don't really want him to). Gudas will help. A healthy Carrick will help . . . if he makes the team.
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John (Gibson) 3:16
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SEE!!! I F'ckin knew it.
We're like a broken record store around here. At least some of us are.
All Mighty
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Maybe you're the one who is the broken record, refusing to acknowledge what is obvious (i.e., that the ducks are an undersized and soft team)?
To some extent, both of us are repeating ourselves. But which of us is objectively correct? I challenge anyone to show me an objective metric that shows the ducks were a physical, tough, team to play against the year+. If that's your claim, then feel free to support it.
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John (Gibson) 3:16
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I am objectively correct. Because I'm not claiming what you are accusing me of claiming.
I have never claimed that our team doesn't need more toughness. I am even clearly a fan of the Gudas signing. You're arguing against the wrong guy.
All I am claiming is that the "lack of toughness" complaining gets thrown around here to an obnoxious degree sometimes. So much so, that I made a joke saying "that crowd" will still be complaining about it right after we signed Gudas. And, here we are! My only point was to poke fun of the constant complaining.
All Mighty
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Another small benefit to Gudas is now Dostal has a Czech buddy on the team.
So the complaining re toughness is justified . . . you just don't like the frequency. Complaining about complaining, when you agree. Makes sense.
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John (Gibson) 3:16
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Making a joke about the complaining is more correct.
Predicting the future too. I predicted that we'd still get those same complaints, even immediately after PV signed Gudas.
Ghoste
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Panthers fan - just stopping by to say I’m gonna miss The Butcher. He is a warrior and our organization needed someone like him the last few years. You can tell he’s a great teammate and his interviews are great as well. You guys will love the toughness he brings and the way he plays the game.
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Something that always crosses my mind when players come here after being in the league for a while is they're going to have to adjust to how this team gets penalties called against them.
If the last decade+ is any indication, dude is getting 5 and a game just for the first few seconds of that video - even if it was in the playoffs.
CrazyDuck4u
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Lmaoo Ive thought about that as well. F the nhl has it for us huh?
Which is hilarious because, from the little I've seen of Lukas, I could not think of somebody with a more opposite personality from him than Radko Gudas lol
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Anaheim4ever
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But then there is Kase and Ritchie who were good friends on the Ducks and played together on both Boston and Toronto. Kase is a smarter guy & not a dirty player, Ritchie is more meathead and immature.
Hockey Duckie
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I am concerned about this as well. I like the signing and think it's exactly what the Ducks need. However, he really shouldn't be on the top pairing with Fowler. Ideally, the Ducks get two top 4 defensemen and Gudas is on the 3rd pairing. For example, they sign Dumba 1 x 5.5 and trade with Boston for 1 year of Forbort.
Fowler-Dumba
Forbort-Drysdale
Lacombe-Gudas
Lord Flashheart
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Typical soft Verbeek signing.
