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Forum: Anaheim DucksAug. 4, 2021 at 12:17 a.m.
Thread: Ducks vs Kings prospect pool would you rather
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>tkecanuck341</b></div><div>LA has the better prospect pool, and it's not particularly close.

At the top, the teams are roughly equivalent:

Byfield is a step above Zegras, but not by much.
Turcotte and Clarke are roughly equivalent to MacTavish and Drysdale.

After that is where LA starts to considerably outclass Anaheim. The second tier of offensive prospects includes the following guys:

LA: Kaliyev, Kupari, ****emo, Madden, Thomas, Bjornfot, Faber, Grans
Anaheim: Perreault, Zellweger

I left out guys like Simontival, Chromiak, and Spence that have been absolutely tearing it up in junior and international competitions due to their late draft positions, but those guys are looking like they will be quality adds as well. Everyone else in your list for both teams I would consider to be in a tier below the guys that I listed.

I will give Anaheim the edge in goaltending prospects, as Dostal looks like he could be a quality goaltender. The Kings best options in goal are Ingham and Parik, both of whom could turn into quality NHL goaltenders, but would probably be considered long shots.</div></div>
to be fair I feel like the Ducks second tier gets slept on hard, Thrun and Lacombe are both quality players along with Pastujov and Groulx
Forum: Anaheim DucksAug. 3, 2021 at 11:34 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 19, 2021 at 12:48 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 3, 2021 at 11:37 p.m.
Thread: Lindholm for 9OA is there a deal to be made
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Reason</b></div><div>It would be more appealing. I definitely think Lindholm is worth a first plus, however if VAN is going to trade their first I am not sure Lindholm is the best fit for the team. The team needs D improvements but would prefer right side upgrades.

Concerns fit wise for VAN from my perspective would be:

VAN is still likely 3-4 years away from contending which would be pushing Lindholm into his 30's and likely into a state of decline.
VAN is high on Jack Rathbone becoming a solid top 4 LD in the very near future. With Hughes also playing the left side, VAN hopes to be set in this position for years to come.
VAN traded away their 1&amp;2 round picks last year and don't appear to have a lot of future players coming in on ECL's. If they trade away top picks for players without some form of team control on team friendly deals, they could continue to have cap issues long term.
Greater need for improvement on the right side.

All that being said JB tried hard to acquire OEL last year, a desperation move in my opinion, and he is likely going to be even more desperate to improve the team this year, so I could definitely see him having interest, I would think VAN would probably have to add prospect though.</div></div>
Thank you for the insight and perspective, although I think I’d like challenge you on your position that they are 3-4 years from contention, I follow the Canucks somewhat closely as they are one of my favorite teams and I honestly think that with some smart decisions they could be only 1-2 years away from being a threat. They have plenty of forwards that in 2 years will be effective top 6 players. Petterson Miller Hoglander Podkolzin Boeser Horvat. And A number of D that can be effective in 2 years. Hughes Rathbone Schmidt and if Hamonic and Myers can play like top 4 Dmen just don’t always do. They also have a solid goalie in Demko. I think a presence like Lindholm would catapult them to a somewhat guaranteed playoff position next year given the division. Basically to surmise the Canucks are lucky in the fact that their issues have really nothing to do with their young core. It’s just getting a bit of luck and fixing up their bottom 6 and improving their D a bit that needs to be worked out. I think this would cover the latter. And worst case scenario you could have a left side on defense that guarantees a solid Dman is on the ice at any given moment similar to Tampa’s model.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 8, 2021 at 4:10 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 8, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.