Lenny7
Joined: Jan. 2017
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As a Ducks fan, there are a number of factors that should be taken into account, but the main one that I'd point to when people say "But if the D-core/system is so bad, what about Stolie?", we shouldn't skip over the fact that 11 of Stolie's 12 wins came against non-playoff teams. It's such a small sample size that is being referenced as well...consider that Gibson played in almost as many games this year as Stolarz has his entire career (56 gp vs. 62 career).
I don't know...I certainly don't want to dump on Stolie because he's been a solid backup for us for the past couple of years, but I also wouldn't be buying on those kind of numbers having any more upside than they currently do.
With Gibby, trades that involve him never seem to take into account that there's really no reason for the Ducks to trade him unless there's an overpay. Moving a player to simply move him is typically an ill-fated way to run a hockey team. He's also got a 10 team NTC, which, if we've learned anything, typically cover Canadian teams.