The Kids Are Alright

Created by: Jded

Team: 2024-25 Anaheim Ducks

Initial Creation Date: May 9, 2023

Published: May 10, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

Despite missing out on Bedard, we have a pretty attractive group of young prospects in ANA. These guys won’t all be ready in ‘24, but just wanted to lay out the prospect depth.

We’re pretty solid on D and in goal, but looks like scoring wingers is a need (hopefully Pastujov continues to develop and Perreault gets back on track). There should also be attractive talent left for the early 2nd this year to help address it (maybe Heidt?) and I imagine we’ll be picking high next year as well.

Excluding all our veterans and possible free agent adds, we’d already have some pretty attractive future lines of just youth:

McTavish - Zegras - Terry
Pastujov - Fantilli - Perreault
Lundestrom - Gaucher - Regenda
Jones - Grouxl -

Mintyukov - Drysdale
Zellweger - Luneau
Lacombe - Warren

Extras: Hinds, Helleson, Vaak

Dostal
Clang

I’m hoping we keep free agency simple this year and stick to short term deals that we can flip for assets at TDL. I’d prefer to save the long term cap space and roster spots for our young talent for another year or two. Save the cap flexibility to fill in the holes when we’re actually ready to compete

Would love to get a return for Henrique and Vatrano, and if possible Gibby. I’m still in the club that thinks he’s a legit #1, but our compete window just doesn’t match his age. That said, our d has been so atrocious that his stats look ass so I doubt any GM is willing to pay what he should be worth.

What do you guys think?

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Zegras, Trevor	8	$8,000,000
Terry, Troy	8	$7,000,000
Comtois, Maxime	1	$2,000,000
Dostal, Lukas	2	$1,000,000
Drysdale, Jamie	2	$2,000,000
Jones, Max	4	$1,500,000
LaCombe, Jackson	2	$1,000,000
Lundeström, Isac	2	$2,000,000
Regenda, Pavol	1	$1,000,000
Groulx, Benoit-Olivier	2	$1,000,000
Vaakanainen, Urho	1	$1,000,000

CREATED	YEARS	CAP HIT
Fantilli, Adam	2	$925,000
Luneau, Tristan	3	$900,000
Warren, Noah	3	$900,000

Buyouts

Simon Despres: $0

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
28	$82,500,000	$62,421,110	$0	$3,682,500	$20,078,890

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
McTavish, Mason $894,167$894,167 ($2,500,000$2M) C, LW RFA - 1	Zegras, Trevor $8,000,000$8,000,000 C, LW RFA - 2	Terry, Troy $7,000,000$7,000,000 RW UFA - 6
Comtois, Maxime $2,000,000$2,000,000 LW RFA	Fantilli, Adam $925,000$925,000	Strome, Ryan $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, C UFA - 3
Lundeström, Isac $2,000,000$2,000,000 C, LW RFA	Gaucher, Nathan $918,333$918,333 ($300,000$300K) C RFA - 2	Vatrano, Frank $3,650,000$3,650,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
Jones, Max $1,500,000$1,500,000 LW, RW RFA	Groulx, Benoit-Olivier $1,000,000$1,000,000 C RFA	Regenda, Pavol $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, RW RFA
Pastujov, Sasha $825,000$825,000 ($82,500$82K) LW, RW RFA - 2		Perreault, Jacob $863,333$863,333 RW RFA - 1
McGinn, Brock $2,750,000$2,750,000 LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Fowler, Cam $6,500,000$6,500,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 2	Drysdale, Jamie $2,000,000$2,000,000 RD RFA - 2	Gibson, John $6,400,000$6,400,000 G M-NTC UFA - 3
Mintyukov, Pavel $918,333$918,333 ($800,000$800K) LD RFA - 2	Luneau, Tristan $900,000$900,000	Dostal, Lukas $1,000,000$1,000,000 G RFA - 1
Zellweger, Olen $844,167$844,167 LD RFA - 2	Warren, Noah $900,000$900,000	Clang, Calle $878,333$878,333 G RFA - 1
LaCombe, Jackson $1,000,000$1,000,000 LD/RD RFA	Helleson, Drew $925,000$925,000 RD RFA - 1
Hinds, Tyson $829,444$829,444 LD RFA - 2
Vaakanainen, Urho $1,000,000$1,000,000 LD/RD RFA

Top Comments

May 10, 2023 at 4:18 p.m.

sens65

Joined: Mar. 2018

Posts: 7,136

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This roster needs some capable veterans and a couple more prospects to reach the NHL and you're good to go.

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May 10, 2023 at 4:19 p.m.

Cory

Joined: Mar. 2019

Posts: 1,145

Likes: 368

Damn this team! They are stacked full of crazy good players. This team will be a beast to play against for years if they can retain most of them.

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May 10, 2023 at 4:21 p.m.

GeneralLandro

Joined: Jun. 2021

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Likes: 11,837

That 3rd line you have in the description should be Regenda Lundeström Gaucher — Lundy isn’t great on the wing

May 10, 2023 at 4:28 p.m.

Jded

Joined: Jun. 2016

Posts: 2,681

Likes: 1,705

Quoting: GeneralLandro

That 3rd line you have in the description should be Regenda Lundeström Gaucher — Lundy isn’t great on the wing

Imo he’s gonna have to be better on the wing or we trade him (which I think is more likely). Gaucher is a true defensive center (2nd best face off % and winner of the best defensive forward in the QMJHL) and has better size to frustrate top centers in the NHL

May 10, 2023 at 4:30 p.m.

GeneralLandro

Joined: Jun. 2021

Posts: 15,448

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Quoting: Jded

I mean: Fantilli McTavish Gaucher Lundeström as a 1 2 3 4 is nasty (Z to the wing long term probably)

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