Team: 2023-24 Anaheim Ducks

Initial Creation Date: Nov. 3, 2023

Published: Nov. 9, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Building off my post the other day... My thoughts on what it would take to get Rasmus Andersson on the team

Using the Hronek trade as a reference and referencing this draft pick value table (https://soundofhockey.com/2022/06/06/examining-the-value-of-nhl-draft-picks/)

Hronek + 105th Pick (10.50)
FOR
17th Pick (260.15) + 43rd Pick (81.79) = 341.94 (-10.50) = 331.44

So net loss of 331 draft value score to acquire Hronek.

Vancouver gets a year and a half of Hronek who at the time of trade was seen as a capable top 4, 25 year old RHD at a fair cap hit.

Rasmus Andersson is a capable top 4, 27 year old RHD at a very similar cap hit, but who is locked up for an extra year. Play styles are totally different, but I think they are rated fairly similarly across the league. You could give the slight edge to Andersson, but not by a significant margin. Strangely they were both taken with the 53rd overall pick in consecutive drafts, just interesting to see the similarities. At the time of trade, Detroit was seen as winning the deal, but looking at Vancouver and Hronek's performance this year I would say its so far aging pretty well for both teams. So here are a few packages I propose to bring in Andersson:

Andersson + a fourth (roughly 12 pts)
FOR
Ducks 1st (300-350) AND Boston 2nd (40-60)
= Andersson for a net loss of 330-400 draft value

Andersson
FOR
Zellweger + Ducks 2nd (70-85)
= For same value as the above trade, this values Zellweger at 280 (roughly equal to a 15th overall pick)
Similar vibe to the Fiala for Faber and 19th overall trade

I feel like both these trades are more than fair value to get him here. However, Andersson and Weegar are the only two defensemen on Calgary signed past this year, so I am sure Flames fans will be resistant to this, but picking up either a couple of high picks, or an electric and promising young defenseman who can be PPQB could be exactly what they need to kick start a retool or rebuild.

Obviously, we need to wait a bit to see how this season unfolds, and to see where we settle in the standings before we know if a deal like this would make sense, but this is the type of deadline deal I would love to see Pat make if the boys are buzzing and still fighting for a playoff spot at the deadline. Buying a top pairing defenseman to play with Mintyukov for a few years to show the team that you are buying into what we are seeing from them, gives them the chance to play meaningful hockey through the end of the season, which I think has understated value for a young team that has finished at the bottom of the league for a long time now. But at the same time, you aren't leveraging the future too much and you are getting two and a half prime years out of a guy who can play on this defense until what is looking to be an insane 2026 offseason for the Ducks (and he will be young enough to justify resigning for a few more years dependent on how he works out with the team). My preference is the trade with Zellweger, we get to keep our first rounder, only losing a second rounder which could be brought back easily in a Henrique trade. So the only major loss is Zellweger, who I do love but he will be hard pressed to find a roster spot if Lacombe and Mintyukov continue the development path they are on, and if Fowler rides out the remainder of his contract.

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