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Created by: Kyle_Okposo_Lover
Team: 2023-24 Anaheim Ducks
Initial Creation Date: Sep. 14, 2022
Published: Sep. 14, 2022
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IDC if Anahiem trades w LA
Pasta is the 🐐
Kane with Zegras is gonna be very cool

This is for FUN, not a prediction
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$925,000
2$3,150,000
8$7,950,000
3$5,000,000
5$4,750,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
7$10,500,000
2$8,000,000
Trades
ANA
  1. Durzi, Sean [RFA Rights]
  2. 2023 2nd round pick (LAK)
Additional Details:
45OVR (or so)
LAK
  1. Comtois, Maxime [RFA Rights]
  2. Groulx, Benoit-Olivier [RFA Rights]
  3. 2023 1st round pick (ANA)
Additional Details:
20OVR (or so)
Buyouts
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2023
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2024
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Logo of the BOS
Logo of the ANA
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2025
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
23$82,500,000$73,621,250$0$2,660,000$8,878,750
Left WingCentreRight Wing
$8,000,000$8,000,000
RW
UFA - 1
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$5,000,000$5,000,000
C, LW
RFA - 3
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$7,950,000$7,950,000
RW
UFA - 7
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$3,650,000$3,650,000
LW, RW
UFA - 2
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$2,500,000$2M)
C, LW
RFA - 2
$10,500,000$10,500,000
RW
UFA - 8
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$863,333$863,333
LW
RFA - 1
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$1,800,000$1,800,000
C, LW
RFA - 1
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$5,000,000$5,000,000
RW, C
UFA - 4
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$1,295,000$1,295,000
LW, RW
RFA - 1
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$918,333$918,333 (Performance Bonus$77,500$78K)
C
RFA - 3
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$425,000$425,000
C, RW
UFA - 1
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$6,500,000$6,500,000
LD/RD
M-NTC
UFA - 3
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$3,150,000$3,150,000
RD
RFA - 3
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$6,400,000$6,400,000
G
M-NTC
UFA - 4
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$844,167$844,167 (Performance Bonus$82,500$82K)
LD
RFA - 3
$4,750,000$4,750,000
LD/RD
RFA - 1
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$850,000$850,000
LD/RD
RFA - 1
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$925,000$925,000
RD
RFA - 2
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$925,000$925,000
G
RFA - 2
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$762,500$762,500
LD
UFA - 1
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$5,250,000$5,250,000
RW, LW
M-NTC
UFA - 1
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$762,500$762,500
C, RW
UFA - 1
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$1,456,250$1,456,250
LW, C
M-NTC
UFA - 1

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Sep. 14, 2022 at 11:24 a.m.
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Pasta yes most of the rest is probably a no

Ducks and Kings will never be trade partners nor do I understand why we make that deal
Sep. 14, 2022 at 11:32 a.m.
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Expecting the Ducks to be the 12th best team in the league this year (based off of your assertion that their 2023 pick would be around 20 ish) is a BOLD statement, Cotton. Let's see how it plays out for him.

Barring the above sentiment that the Kings and Ducks won't be trade partners, the Kings would likely take this solely for Anaheim's 2023 1st round pick, which I expect slots in much closer to 10th-14th overall.
Sep. 14, 2022 at 12:13 p.m.
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Quoting: PuckLuck_77
Expecting the Ducks to be the 12th best team in the league this year (based off of your assertion that their 2023 pick would be around 20 ish) is a BOLD statement, Cotton. Let's see how it plays out for him.

Barring the above sentiment that the Kings and Ducks won't be trade partners, the Kings would likely take this solely for Anaheim's 2023 1st round pick, which I expect slots in much closer to 10th-14th overall.


i mean thats really only meaning that the Ducks finish as the 3rd place team or a WC1 spot, which in a weak pacific division is very possible

I stated that LA and ANA would likely never trade, but this was for the fun of it smile
Sep. 14, 2022 at 12:48 p.m.
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Quoting: oliver_wahlstrom
i mean thats really only meaning that the Ducks finish as the 3rd place team or a WC1 spot, which in a weak pacific division is very possible

I stated that LA and ANA would likely never trade, but this was for the fun of it smile


I'm all for the Ducks being a better team, especially when the Kings are. It makes for better rivalry games. I just don't see it happening. At least 5 teams in the division are clearly ahead of where the Ducks are in my opinion. Calgary, Edmonton, LA, Vegas, and Vancouver. I think the only real argument to be made is how much better Vancouver is than Anaheim. And then there is Seattle, who will be much better than they were last year after a real solid off-season in my opinion.

My guess is Anaheim fights with Vancouver for 5-7 in the division. A guy like Pasternak changes that next year.
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Sep. 14, 2022 at 12:54 p.m.
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There's zero chance Zegras signs at 3x5M AAV. His number will be some where between 7 and 8, especially if the Ducks do the smart thing and give him max term. Jack Hughes, Stutzle, etc.

And you can call the Pacific a weak division all you want but the fact still remains that the Ducks are likely the 6th place team in it. Three teams above them "on paper" are going to have to implode for them to finish as high as you have them. And apparently one of those teams is the Kings because you think they miss the playoffs (unlikely). Basically you have the Kings and Ducks reversed for draft position.
Sep. 14, 2022 at 1:22 p.m.
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I think the Ducks are a front runner for Bedard this season. They're going to get another top 5 pick next summer.

They're moving in the right direction, but they're nowhere near competing for a playoff spot.
Sep. 14, 2022 at 1:47 p.m.
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Quoting: tkecanuck341
I think the Ducks are a front runner for Bedard this season. They're going to get another top 5 pick next summer.

They're moving in the right direction, but they're nowhere near competing for a playoff spot.


We had the 10 OA pick this summer, and I think we may make it to 7OA, but could also bounce ourselves out of a lottery spot, its rather difficult to know with the amount of changes this season.

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There's zero chance Zegras signs at 3x5M AAV. His number will be some where between 7 and 8, especially if the Ducks do the smart thing and give him max term. Jack Hughes, Stutzle, etc.

And you can call the Pacific a weak division all you want but the fact still remains that the Ducks are likely the 6th place team in it. Three teams above them "on paper" are going to have to implode for them to finish as high as you have them. And apparently one of those teams is the Kings because you think they miss the playoffs (unlikely). Basically you have the Kings and Ducks reversed for draft position.


Why, exactly, is giving him a max term contract good when we can bridge him? If we give Z a bridge deal to just before he becomes a UFA, we can then sign him to a max term contract and have him for a few extra years locked up.
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Sep. 14, 2022 at 2:18 p.m.
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Quoting: CHAR
There's zero chance Zegras signs at 3x5M AAV. His number will be some where between 7 and 8, especially if the Ducks do the smart thing and give him max term. Jack Hughes, Stutzle, etc.

And you can call the Pacific a weak division all you want but the fact still remains that the Ducks are likely the 6th place team in it. Three teams above them "on paper" are going to have to implode for them to finish as high as you have them. And apparently one of those teams is the Kings because you think they miss the playoffs (unlikely). Basically you have the Kings and Ducks reversed for draft position.


Vegas has no goalies, no accountability and I am not a fan of cassidy as a HC.
San Jose sucks
Calgary and Edmonton are both solid but I am not a fan of their goaltending, especially with how Markstrom has been on and off every season for a while and Cambell ended last season all over the place
Vancouver has yet to prove anything
Seattle has terrible coaching and terrible goaltending

Of course Anaheim has its struggles too, but the Pacific is weak and the top 6 teams are so close to one another. Could be up for grabs. This post was also FOR FUN, seeing what their lines could be with a good offseason.
Sep. 14, 2022 at 2:20 p.m.
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Quoting: GiggywithGibby
We had the 10 OA pick this summer, and I think we may make it to 7OA, but could also bounce ourselves out of a lottery spot, its rather difficult to know with the amount of changes this season.



Why, exactly, is giving him a max term contract good when we can bridge him? If we give Z a bridge deal to just before he becomes a UFA, we can then sign him to a max term contract and have him for a few extra years locked up.


exactly. he may need 6-7 in the 3 year deal, but ANA could also do what McAvoy did where they structure the 3 years as like a 2.5-6-9.5 mil (6mil AAV) to where his QO is 9.5 mil. Something like that

Get him for 3 years at a good price, then the cap goes up and sign him for 8. Guarantee him through his prime + maximize cap space having so many players on cheap/ELCs
Sep. 14, 2022 at 2:24 p.m.
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Quoting: oliver_wahlstrom
exactly. he may need 6-7 in the 3 year deal, but ANA could also do what McAvoy did where they structure the 3 years as like a 2.5-6-9.5 mil (6mil AAV) to where his QO is 9.5 mil. Something like that

Get him for 3 years at a good price, then the cap goes up and sign him for 8. Guarantee him through his prime + maximize cap space having so many players on cheap/ELCs


I'd like to see him bridge. Paid fairly on the bridge, but bridged none the less. Only real benefit I can see with the max term deal is maybe locking him in at a cheaper price and we get 5 years of that after the cap jumps.
Sep. 14, 2022 at 2:56 p.m.
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Quoting: GiggywithGibby

Why, exactly, is giving him a max term contract good when we can bridge him? If we give Z a bridge deal to just before he becomes a UFA, we can then sign him to a max term contract and have him for a few extra years locked up.


Because in three years, given an overall increase to the salary cap and also player performance, you might be looking at paying Zegras 10-11m AAV. Then you are that high of an AAV on the back end of an 8-yr contract. 8M for Zergras at 29 in my scenario. 10M for Zegras at 33 in yours.

Bridge contracts make sense on players you think need to prove something and I don't think that applies to Zegras. He's going to be a super star so pay him like one. The OP gave Terry 8x8 and that's justifiable in the exact same way giving that contract to Zegras would.

EDIT: to give you a comparable contract to what I want here is McKinnon. The Avs locked him up young long term. For the past few seasons he's been one of the best value contacts in the league.
 
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