Iceman
Joined: Jun. 2019
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Not too shabby. Here are my thoughts on all the trades. The Getzlaf trade is pretty good, but it doesn’t happen. Getzlaf is gonna finish out his current contract as a Duck and possibly his career as well. The Rakell trade I’d say is fair value for both sides. The Avs are looking for another winger for the top 6 and Rakell more than fits the bill at a team friendly cap hit. The Ducks are looking for a RD and Timmins IMO no longer has a spot in Colorado, but he also might be too good for the AHL at this point. Another 1st is also nice. Probably the most realistic trade here. The Manson trade is definitely interesting because I do agree that the Ducks could get a 1st for him, I just don’t know if it would necessarily be this year’s 15th overall pick. Also, the Ducks might be able to get a solid prospect out of that trade as well. The Lindholm trade is probably the one I have the most issues with. The Rangers are not gonna be trading Nils Lundkvist anytime soon and the Ducks can also get more for Lindholm. If the Rangers are getting Lindholm, then we’re getting DeAngelo, a 1st, and maybe a prospect like Robertson or Reunanen or Pajuniemi. The Gudbranson for Subban trade might be the hardest one to analyze because I feel that more pieces would be part of a trade like this. I feel that the Devils could probably get a good prospect out of us just because of the name involved here, but I also feel that the Ducks can get one of the Devils later 1sts because of the cap coming our way if no salary is retained on their part and on top of that, we may be able to make them take on someone like David Backes as well. This trade kinda screams buyer and seller all at the same time to me and I don’t really know how something like that would work. Either way, it definitely wouldn’t be Subban for Gudbranson one for one especially if Subban can rediscover his game. The Granlund signing is decent and he’d be a nice fit for a team like the Ducks, but I’d probably only sign him for 2-3 years and maybe lower the amount by about 300k. Also, I feel that the Ducks sign another RD UFA. Hakanpaa is not that good and you definitely don’t want him in your top 4. Bringing back Sami Vatanen would not be out of the realm of possibility or maybe someone like Dylan DeMelo wouldn’t be a bad option. Overall you’ve got the right mindset about things, but some of the trades may just have to be touched up a bit.