The Official 2023-2024 Anaheim Ducks Thread

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Are both of those guys gone in the next couple years ?

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Gibswim has been more effective in goal on the bench,than in net.

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Like I said, Columbus sucks.

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How do you commit 2 penalties in this situation ?

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hahaha.  Pathetic.  Start the trade train.  Everything must go.  All offers considered.

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Just now, gotbeer said:

hahaha.  Pathetic.  Start the trade train.  Everything must go.  All offers considered.

Pathetic by both teams.

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That 3rd period comeback was our fault. They were laying down and quiting. We pissed them off and gave them a reason to beat us.

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On a positive note, no soph fallback for McT. He's having a better year than last.

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So.  Stone is out possibly till the end of the season.  Rico would look fantastic on that team.  I really hope he goes to either Vegas, Colorado, Edmonton and even Vancouver as I think one of those teams will win it all. 

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I see that Carrick has joined the trade deadline rumor mill. Actually, kind of surprised he hasn't been brought up before. Well, actually not that surprised. He's not a name. So, not a lot of interest in his speculation by the rumor spreaders.

I could see him getting moved though. A fourth pick maybe. Though a move up from a higher pick would be nice. We don't need a lot of bodies. Quality bodies would help.

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17 hours ago, gotbeer said:

So.  Stone is out possibly till the end of the season.  Rico would look fantastic on that team.  I really hope he goes to either Vegas, Colorado, Edmonton and even Vancouver as I think one of those teams will win it all. 

The Ducks are starting to look more like a close to the deadline seller. I don't get it, since teams would be better off having new players earlier to get them acclimated. And, Verbeek hasn't received a bump in return from waiting. Maybe, even lost out some.

It is what it is though.

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29 minutes ago, deepdrive said:

I see that Carrick has joined the trade deadline rumor mill. Actually, kind of surprised he hasn't been brought up before. Well, actually not that surprised. He's not a name. So, not a lot of interest in his speculation by the rumor spreaders.

I could see him getting moved though. A fourth pick maybe. Though a move up from a higher pick would be nice. We don't need a lot of bodies. Quality bodies would help.

Carrick is a good option for a fourth line depth piece for a contender.  He's cheap, can play center, is physical, will go to the net.  Right around a 50% (a bit higher this season) in face off win percentage.  I think he'll definitely be moved.  

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One guy I'm surprised other teams haven't keyed in on is Lundestrom.  He's kind of stuck in the 3rd line purgatory.  But he just hasn't had talent around him.  Jones, Stonehands, Strome, etc.  When he's had talent around him like Carlsson and Z and Terry etc, he's done really well.  He's one of those players that a team can snipe cheap if Beeker isn't paying attention, and blossom into a solid 2nd line player.

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On 2/22/2024 at 5:11 PM, gotbeer said:

So.  Stone is out possibly till the end of the season.  Rico would look fantastic on that team.  I really hope he goes to either Vegas, Colorado, Edmonton and even Vancouver as I think one of those teams will win it all. 

I haven't heard any trade rumors about what the Knights might do, but they don't usually talk a lot in advance of deals. The team has been really flat lately, losing two straight at home and getting flattened by Toronto last night. The high injury toll has definitely played a role, and several of the injured guys have yet to return. I read that Eichel might be back during the road trip that begins tomorrow in Ottawa.

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Vegas has to clear about 2.5 in cap space to bring Eichel back. They can do it by putting Stone on LTIR or both of Howden and Carrier. They may choose to stash Stone for the rest of the regular season and use his cap money to bring back Smith or go after Rico or even Guentzel but any of that means he's definitely done til the playoffs

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13 hours ago, arch stanton said:

Vegas has to clear about 2.5 in cap space to bring Eichel back. They can do it by putting Stone on LTIR or both of Howden and Carrier. They may choose to stash Stone for the rest of the regular season and use his cap money to bring back Smith or go after Rico or even Guentzel but any of that means he's definitely done til the playoffs

It has been a brutal year on the injury front. Even with some of the injured guys back, there were still four players from the minors in the lineup against Toronto on Thursday.

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Man, those cylon helmets are hideous.  

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Helene Elliot is a stud of a newsreporter.  I think she was the only one that was covering hockey in the early days.  Great interview by the Kings that spilled over to the Ducks broadcast.

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Uggg.  Fowler on RD.  He's going to get smoked tonight.

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5 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Uggg.  Fowler on RD.  He's going to get smoked tonight.

The only top two pairing in the league worse than Fowler's on goals allowed average is San Jose.

You're killing us Cam.

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I don't know how you can blame Fowler when they keep trying to make him Victor Hedman with no help

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Bizzarro world.  Stonehands with the first goal.

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4 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

I don't know how you can blame Fowler when they keep trying to make him Victor Hedman with no help

You should watch him game in and game out.  You will change your mind.  I was a big Fowler supporter, but this year he has been brutal.  

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Who is this team in black?  

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What a fun period.  If only the Ducks would play like this all the time.