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Created by: LosPatos

Team: 2023-24 Anaheim Ducks

Initial Creation Date: May 8, 2023

Published: May 8, 2023

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Well. What do we think?

I think the most frustrating part is that it made too much sense. Chicago losing Kane and Toews and having no more faces for their franchise. They lose thousands in ticket sales and magically make 1 million off of season tickets sales an hour after the results were shown.

This is now the second time the Ducks get robbed of a generational 1st pick because the NHL wants to keep a dying franchise alive.

Not only that but the NHL swept a serious sexual assault case under the rug to protect their golden boy franchise from facing real consequences.

So so frustrating.

Also, Weekes should be reprimanded from completely blowing the results before the cards were revealed. Very unprofessional. Not a big fan of his

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
15	$82,500,000	$39,657,917	$0	$3,425,000	$42,842,083

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Henrique, Adam $1,456,250$1,456,250 LW, C M-NTC UFA - 1	Strome, Ryan $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, C UFA - 4	Silfverberg, Jakob $5,250,000$5,250,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 1
Vatrano, Frank $3,650,000$3,650,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Lundeström, Isac $1,800,000$1,800,000 C, LW RFA - 1	Carrick, Sam $425,000$425,000 C, RW UFA - 1
McGinn, Brock $2,750,000$2,750,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Nesterenko, Nikita $925,000$925,000 C RFA - 1	Leason, Brett $775,000$775,000 RW RFA - 1
Jones, Max $1,295,000$1,295,000 LW, RW RFA - 1	McTavish, Mason $894,167$894,167 ($2,500,000$2M) C, LW RFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Fowler, Cam $6,500,000$6,500,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 3		Gibson, John $6,400,000$6,400,000 G M-NTC UFA - 4
LaCombe, Jackson $925,000$925,000 ($925,000$925K) LD/RD RFA - 1
White, Colton $762,500$762,500 LD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
	Vaakanainen, Urho $850,000$850,000 LD/RD RFA - 1

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May 8, 2023 at 10:39 p.m.

OldNYIfan

Once a Kings Fan Too

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Ah, well. Onward and upward.

Fantilli, Zegras and Terry will be a sight to behold. Meanwhile, Los Angeles managed to construct a pretty good second line through three trades, so maybe Verbeek can do the same, and there's always the possibility that Pastujov, Gaucher and Perreault can be good. We've already got a solid defensive foundation in place when we become relevant again. And we'll have another high pick again next June.

I'm glad you noticed the Weekes gaffe, too.

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May 8, 2023 at 10:39 p.m.

SlickWilly

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Listen, I agree about all the Sexual Assault stuff and I understand the resentment. But everyone from that team was fired/isnt coming back, Rocky Wirtz is no longer a meaningful voice in the organization and the current group in charge has been very good at making amends and submitting to punishments, and any draft punishment for that would have come last year and the year before. Not this year.

May 8, 2023 at 10:40 p.m.

LosPatos

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Quoting: SlickWilly

Noted. But it’s very frustrating to see a franchise with that in their track record be rewarded ever.

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May 8, 2023 at 10:41 p.m.

glarson17

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Quoting: SlickWilly

Arizona had picks taken away for testing players too early. Chicago has this scandal and…nothing

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May 8, 2023 at 10:42 p.m.

SlickWilly

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Quoting: LosPatos

Noted. But it’s very frustrating to see a franchise with that in their track record be rewarded ever.

I agree. Definitely not saying they deserve it, or that they deserve for people to be happy for them. I just think that people saying that they shouldnt have picks in this draft are thinking with too much outcome bias

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