Once a Kings Fan Too
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We aren't trading Zegras for Necas even if Carolina adds a high draft pick. We have a core with 5 forwards in place now; a team doesn't improve by exchanging one key asset for another but by adding to the core, and a younger, cheaper 0.73 PPG forward is more valuable than a 0.67 PPG forward.
Gudas and Gibson both have trade restrictions in their contracts and we are convinced that the Canadian teams are on those no-go lists. Moreover, Anaheim isn't retaining on Gibson because the Ducks can just keep him as Lukas Dostal plays his way into the #1 spot unless someone makes us an offer that appeals. Finally, Gudas >> Ceci and Campbell takes the first just to move that atrocious contract, so on value alone, that trade offer is horrible for the Ducks.