Team: 2016-17 Anaheim Ducks

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 18, 2016

Published: Jul. 18, 2016

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

As much as it pains me to send anyone of value to DET, they have forwards in excess, and we have a dire need for top 9 Fwds. They also need d, and we have it. Just makes too much sense.

And I may be wrong, but I really like the look of a youth line with Ritchie - Raks - Jurco. Gives a promising young line of a power forward who can score, a playmaker with a scoring touch, and a strong 2-way fwd.

Last, I decided to give a long term contract to Raks instead of a bridge that would cost maybe a mil less just because I foresee some cap issues with Manson Theodore and Ritchie (among others) coming off ELC in 2 years. However, if this is too much $ we can just likely bridge Raks for something like 2 years at 2.75m (just under what Hertl got)

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