why nobody is talking about the anaheim ducks rebuild?

[ijuka]

Because Anaheim Ducks are such a lameduck name and they also have a lame logo. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim with that logo were so much cooler and more interesting. Now the team is as vanilla as can be, and nobody cares as a result.

Although, I'll give them some credit for trying to bring back the cooler logo. Still, that brown piece of turd is what most associate the Ducks with and their color scheme is still trash.

 

[tiburon12]

Ducks unfortunately have sucked for years and never got a #1 pick. That's just bad luck and sets them up to follow Detroit's rebuild.

I think this is a really critical year for them. They can't be a bottom 5 teams for another year without that taking a massive toll on the players and management.

 

[FiveTacos]

Ducks need at least some of their forward kids to get going, players like Carlsson, Zegras, McTavish, and Gauthier have looked good at times but still inconsistent.

Yeah, no one exits a rebuild until one of their young guys becomes a star, or many multiple players become almost-stars. But those guys are still mostly kids ... Carlsson just turned 20, Gauthier turns 21 this month, McTavish turns 22 as well. A lot of guys don't break out until 23-25. For now, they'll have to settle for flashes of what could be ... but at least there are actual flashes. It's not like those high picks who do nothing and make you wonder why they were picked so high.

The D corps is ahead of the forwards, but that's not surprising. Lacombe and Helleson are almost 24, that makes a difference.

 

[Bouboumaster]

They have solid depth, but as of now, they lack game breaking talents

They're simply just not there yet, maybe next year

Also, bring back those babies ASAP:

Or at least, those:

 

[GeeoffBrown]

ain't nobody up late enough to watch these games

 

[Doom Bot]

Have any of their young forwards taken a step this year? The production leaves something to be desired. One player above 23 points.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

It's a bit more recent .

 

[John Mandalorian]

It’s taboo in most households.

 

[theVladiator]

Ducks haven't been around long enough to generate sufficient fear, anger and butthurt required to fuel those kind of threads. Makes me wonder what's wrong with OP.

 

[voyageur]

It's the jerseys. They are too orange. Can only handle limited doses

But I think they are positioning themselves well to be So Cal's best bet once Kopitar, Doughty and company are no longer top level, and Blake's trades leave the Kings short on young talent.

 

[lwvs84]

Ducks desperately needed a first overall one of the last couple of years, but are probably the least lucky team when it comes to draft lottery (after maybe the Coyotes?). The picks tend to be in the range where there isn't a clear cut selection. It was a toss up between Carlsson and Fantilli, but neither one has really set themselves apart from the other. The McTavish year was right after the clear top 2 (Power and Beniers) and a bad year to pick because of the lost year due to Covid. Celebrini was the only consensus last year, no guaranteed game breaker after that.

There is one line that's really working, and Gauthier has started looking better. LaCombe has looked amazing the last few weeks. The backbone of the team has been goaltending... including Gibson actually looking good again. The team isn't winning by playing amazing offense, they're not particularly interesting. They're working on playing a more structured, better defensive system.

None of the kids may ever be a game breaker/superstar (though Carlsson shows flashes of it and McTavish looked dominant out of the gate last year), but the team has a lot of depth coming up. If Rantanen or Marner hit free agency, Ducks should make a pitch because they really need a top 6 wing. Killorn really doesn't fit with Carlsson and his other wing is a 4th liner in Leason. One of those guys really helps solidify the lines.
Zegras-Carlsson-Rantanen/Marner
Vatrano-Strome-Terry
Gauthier-McTavish-Colangelo
Killorn-Lundestrom-Leason

LaCombe-Gudas
Minty-Trouba
Zellweger-Helleson

Gibson/Dostal

That team might actually make playoffs, and could be more than an easy out for other teams. Not saying they're a contender, but a hot goalie can steal a series and Ducks have two guys with the potential to do that. Dostal already came up big at the World Championships, if he has 4 lights out games that team can give anyone trouble.

 

[amikaro]

Ugly ass jerseys IMO

Love the jersey and falling back on the old logo!

 

[ryan callahan]

I like their rebuild and what Verbeek has done for it. Their first line + Gudas/Trouba/Dumoulin provide the young players good stability and competitive grindy games until Carlsson/Gauthier/Zellweger/Mctavish/eventually Sennecke are ready to take over top player duties. The lack of pts for certain young players shouldn't be a concern imo. Don't know how Zegras fits though. Might not be part of long term plans.

 

[MXD]

No. It's the rebuild who shall not be named.

 

[WarriorofTime]

They're not mega-tanking, the young guys are present on the roster but also aren't blowing up off the stat sheet at the moment. So they're bit of a Schroedinger's Rebuild where people don't fully know what to make of it. The most exciting breakout is a goalie and it takes like three years before anyone realizes when a non-Habs goalie is good.

 

[Drake1588]

Until they stop looking like a mandarin orange out there, I refuse to acknowledge them.

 

[geebster]

Until they stop looking like a mandarin orange out there, I refuse to acknowledge them.

Not sure why the language the orange speaks would matter to be honest...

 

[karltonian]

They seem to be in an extended rebuild that isn't bearing fruit and is starting to smell a bit like Buffalo. They have no marquee players, notable FA signings, or much organizational momentum to speak of. They haven't made the playoffs since 2018, and even when they were still making the playoffs, were doing it with a really unimpressive brand of hockey based on John Gibson stealing 1 goal games. They have not been a contender for a long, long time and do not look to have a path to becoming one for some time more.

Zegras being so thoroughly meh started the whole thing off on the wrong foot.

 

[Hallonbroder]

Carlssons been very disappointing this season, but I’ll let Ducks fans chime in on why he’s got such a lacklustre season this far. Really thought MacTavish would be something, but nope.

Kinda weird how the Sharks are so much more interesting

 

[Gritty Bonk]

When Zegras comes back there might be something look for again..

The hype, as in hate around him has been really weird to witness. Everyone getting up and arms over a kid being creative on the ice, doing stuff all of us dreamed about in our pick up games as kids. Him being outgoing and jokingly cocky clearly rubs the people around hockey circles in the wrong way. Also no one cares about EA's stupid franchise, but pitchforks still came out when he gets put on the cover of that pointless game.

I agree with this take.

It’s weird how it’s always complaints about how hockey players have boring personalities, and don’t do enough to grow the game. And then someone like Z shows up and everybody is just «Yeah, don’t be like that».

And then it doesn’t help that Cronin seems to kill all of the flair of of his game, even though it makes him better on the defense.

What even is Duck-fans thoughts around Cronin these days?

 

[Johnnyduck]

Greg Cronin is a POS and needs to go. Personally I think he’s the biggest obstacle in the way of an exciting and truly exhilarating trajectory.

 

[Barrie22]

Ducks haven't been around long enough to generate sufficient fear, anger and butthurt required to fuel those kind of threads. Makes me wonder what's wrong with OP.

They have been around longer then the sharks and they got a couple of those threads already.

 

[lawrence]

I liked their Gautheir trade. He seems to have more upside than Drysdale.
McTavish is a good player. But I think he might have a little bit too high.
Carlsson is gonna be a beast.
Zegras seems to be the modern day slacker of the team. hard to say at this point. other than that, hard to say.

 

[Hint1k]

Because I forgot they exist

I am not even a Ducks fan, but how dare you to forget them:

 

[Reality Czech]

Probably because they aren't Horror Bad or the Scary Version

The opposite of horror bad is village burning