Value of: Your decent bottom 6 RW to Anaheim

[MMC]

Our forward group is finally looking decent after starting the offseason looking pretty weak.

Ritchie-Getzlaf-Perry
Cogliano-Kesler-Silfverberg
Rakell-Vermette-XXX
Garbutt-Wagner-Boll

We need someone to fill in that remaining spot. I don't like Raymond at all.

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[Gecklund]

What about Wingels? 2nd+either a center or a D prospect

 

[Pongs21]

Stafford would fit in nicely there

 

[Crazy8oooo]

If we're just looking for a bottom 6 forward, I'd rather them give someone like Noesen a shot.

However, I'd much rather see Cogs on the third line and try and pickup a top 6 forward.

 

[Sabreality]

something around Girgensons for Fowler?

 

[Crazy8oooo]

Stafford would fit in nicely there

He wouldn't fit at all with his salary.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

You sure you don't need even more depth than that instead of relying on Wagner and Boll?

 

[Crazy8oooo]

You sure you don't need even more depth than that instead of relying on Wagner and Boll?

Wagner is fine on the 4th line...Boll, however...is a joke. I can already see RC ruining this team, because I'm sure he had something to do with that signing.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Stafford would fit in nicely there

OP should probably have mentioned that contracts like Stafford's are a complete no go due to the budget.

I'd be fine if they went into a camp with an open top 9 spot and let Ritchie, Sorenson, Kerdiles, Kossila, Kase, Noeson etc fight it out to see if any of them are ready to stick. There's nothing to say another top 9 forward can't be added over the course of the year.

 

[lindholmie]

something around Girgensons for Fowler?

sure if the girgs is the added piece and not the main piece

 

[JetsHomer]

Isn't Anaheim looking to shed salary and not add? They only have 9.2m in cap space and I assume most of that will go to Lindholm (6m) and Rakell (bridge around 2.5m?) are they likely to play the season as a cap team?

 

[Maukkis]

Isn't Anaheim looking to shed salary and not add? They only have 9.2m in cap space and I assume most of that will go to Lindholm (6m) and Rakell (bridge around 2.5m?) are they likely to play the season as a cap team?

Where did you get 9,2 from?

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Isn't Anaheim looking to shed salary and not add? They only have 9.2m in cap space and I assume most of that will go to Lindholm (6m) and Rakell (bridge around 2.5m?) are they likely to play the season as a cap team?

We can only speculate about the budget at the moment, we don't have much info to go on there other than being told it would be greater than last season. Financially speaking, the Ducks are set to benefit quite a bit from expansion, it could be possible that money is at least partially allocated to player salaries, boosting us up into cap ceiling range.

That being said, you're right that the Ducks likely can't take on significant salary without sending some back. For the purpose of this discussion I think we should be looking at deals that bring back a young NHL ready forward who could be tried out in our top 9.

 

[MMC]

What about Wingels? 2nd+either a center or a D prospect

Kerdiles?

 

[JetsHomer]

Where did you get 9,2 from?

generalfanager. Guess it's less now that they've signed Vermette

 

[Exit Dose]

What about Wingels? 2nd+either a center or a D prospect

If the you're fishing for one of our good D prospects, then that's an easy no. I like Wingels a lot, but he's a rental that we can't afford to keep.

 

[Nordic*]

Looking at how bad Ritchie was last season, he has no business being on the first line.

If he hasn't improved dramatically, he should start the season in the AHL.

 

[MMC]

Looking at how bad Ritchie was last season, he has no business being on the first line.

If he hasn't improved dramatically, he should start the season in the AHL.

He'll be given a chance.

 

[Crazy8oooo]

I don't see any way that Ritchie isn't given a chance at this point.

 

[Ducks in a row]

Our forward group is finally looking decent after starting the offseason looking pretty weak.

Ritchie-Getzlaf-Perry
Cogliano-Kesler-Silfverberg
Rakell-Vermette-XXX
Garbutt-Wagner-Boll

We need someone to fill in that remaining spot. I don't like Raymond at all.

Rakell can play RW or LW so we don't specifically need a RW

Raymond > Boll

 

[Gecklund]

Kerdiles?

Could you give a scouting report on him? Don't know much about ducks prospects.

If the you're fishing for one of our good D prospects, then that's an easy no. I like Wingels a lot, but he's a rental that we can't afford to keep.

I mean if that's what you want to give us

No just don't know much about Ducks prospects outside of the top 2-3.

 

[JohnnyJacket13]

Something around Hartnell for Fowler?

 

[Ducks in a row]

Something around Hartnell for Fowler?

Nope

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Something around Hartnell for Fowler?

You're joking, right?

 

[go4hockey]

Stafford would fit in nicely there

As a player yea maybe, but that cap hit would not fit for sure.