The Official Anaheim Ducks 2014-15 Thread

[gotbeer]

Dang.  Heatley is only 33.  

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/ducks-sign-what-s-left-of-dany-heatley-for-1-year---1-million-221257589.html

[HaloCory22]

Food for thought. This Twitter user who has been about 50/50 on a lot of speculation before the offseason and during is reporting that the Blackhawks are aggressively shopping Patrick Sharp and Marion Hossa to bring down payroll after the Toews and Kane extensions. Just for shits and giggles. Imagine this team with Patrick Sharp? We have the cap space and more than enough talent on the farm and up with the team right now to get it done. I'd send them literally any young player or prospect not named Lindholm and Fowler. Send them picks, send them Etem, DSP, Vatanan, Rakell. Yeah, I'm dreaming but why the hell not?

[deepdrive]

We may not be in their division, but we are in their conference (and very likely to meet them in a conference final). I don't think they would do anything they thought would make us significantly better in the next 2-3 years.

[Tank]

We may not be in their division, but we are in their conference (and very likely to meet them in a conference final).

Hey, not so fast there, sparky.

Signed,

Anze Kopitar

Drew doughty

Jonathan Quick

[HaloCory22]

We may not be in their division, but we are in their conference (and very likely to meet them in a conference final). I don't think they would do anything they thought would make us significantly better in the next 2-3 years.

Obviously a pipe dream. Still fun to think about though.

[nate]

Imagine Maroon/Getz/Perry and Sharp/Kesler/Cogs

 

How amazing would that be

[HaloCory22]

Etem with a number upgrade. Now #16

[nate]

65 was easier to spot but that's not bad.  Still not convinced that he even makes the team out of camp.

[halobob]

I think Etem is going to surprise people this year kind of the way Smith Pelly did last season.  Both had success in their 1st stint on the Ducks.  From what I understand the next year DSP came in to camp overweight which caused him to be a terrible skater, hence he was stuck in the minors all season.  This motivated him to work extremely hard in the off season and his hard work showed on the ice and he slowly got more and more ice time.  I think Etem spending a good chunk of the season in the minors will motivate him to do the same thing as DSP and work his ass off this summer so he can play in front of his hometown team next season.

 

Love the Heatley signing, he has something to prove and there is essentially no risk.  

 

It's really nice that Kane/Toews are taking a huge chunk of the Blackhawks salary cap.  They will lose some key pieces which will hopefully slow them down.  I hope we don't trade for Sharp.  I love how deep our farm system is right now and we should only give up the farm for a #1 dman (Subban is my pipe dream).  

 

I'm happy the Angels are playing good baseball this year, hopefully I'm not even focusing on the NHL until November.

[tennischmp]

Still think need some defense.

[deepdrive]

I would think the bulk of BM's personnel efforts the next two months will go towards a trade for the best defense player he can afford. It seems every time I've seen the guy answer questions, he brings up the amount of time he spends thinking about the 2007 team and how it all came together and worked. He must have a major defense upgrade on his mind regularly.

[HaloCory22]

Ducks sign Sami Vatanan to a 2 year deal.

[xboom28x]

I still wish we picked up a top 2 defenseman. Maybe that will be our trade deadline target?

[xboom28x]

Ducks only on NBCSN 7 times this year. Compared to Chicago's 20. Even the Sharks are on 13 times. NBCSN dislikes Anaheim.

[gotbeer]

Puck Daddy chats with So Cal kid, Ducks prospect Nic Kerdiles about cracking the lineup and the two Ryans at center

[TeemuTrout]

Ducks only on NBCSN 7 times this year. Compared to Chicago's 20. Even the Sharks are on 13 times. NBCSN dislikes Anaheim.

 

They're still on NBCSN more times than half the league. Some teams aren't on even once.

[xboom28x]

They're still on NBCSN more times than half the league. Some teams aren't on even once.

 

As one of the best teams in the West, they should be on as many times as the Sharks (13)

[TeemuTrout]

As one of the best teams in the West, they should be on as many times as the Sharks (13)

 

Yes, but it's NBC, what can you do?

[Spirit]

F'ing libs. 

[gotbeer]

Teemu Forever! Selanne will decide on playing in KHL soon

[Spirit]

I think it would be a nice thing for him and his home country.  As long as he's back in town when #8 is lifted to the rafters. 

[gotbeer]

 

Nice touch of the Ducks to do it against Winnipeg also.

[HaloCory22]

The tickets for that game are going to be pricey. Gotta get them early.

[gotbeer]

The tickets for that game are going to be pricey. Gotta get them early.

 

Might be cheaper to get a mini plan with that game, than to buy just that game.

[Kenny]

Sounds like they're not going to be selling single game tickets for that game. Not sure how that'll work, maybe they'll just let them go to stub hub, and let the price soar.