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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 19, 2019 at 6:52 p.m.
Thread: ANAHEIM DUCKS FANS - PLEASE REPLY - ATTENTION DUCKS FANS
No to the trade because the Ducks need scorers most & Rakell is one of the only options that is NHL ready now.

Larsson has high potential & is still developing. Very good skater & moves the puck well. He is a little bit of a risk in the defensive zone by losing coverage & panics with the puck deep in his own zone.

Mahura looks like he has higher ceiling than Larsson. Skates extremely well, offensively gifted and can play any situation. The Ducks also have a plethora of left handed D men ahead of him (Fowler, Lindholm, Larsson & Guehle). The Ducks also really like to develop prospects before sending them to the NHL (rarely do draftees make opening night roster), so I believe that Mahura will be in SD for the season (barring injuries).

Jones is a big kid that skates really well for his size. Didnt get to see much of his scoring touch last year but he creates chances & plays with high energy. Ducks are a little cautious because he is very similar to Nick Ritchie, who is another big LW. The only issue with Ritchie is he does not have good speed & Ducks fans know that he is notorious for taking bad penalties (offensive zone or late game penalties). Jones will likely get a roster spot unless Comtois jumps him, but GMBM will likely try to develop Comtois further in SD.

As for trading for any of the 3? I think the most likely to be traded is Larsson bc of the logjam at LD & Mahura is probably better, younger & signed for longer. I think you could get back a solid 2nd line scoring winger for Larsson.

Ducks should rid themselves of Shore & Ritchie to make room for both Jones & Comtois.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 17, 2019 at 8:04 p.m.
Thread: GMBM growing a pair
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheJoeMan</b></div><div>Because you need spares. Injuries happen (which we as Ducks fans know all too well) plus the spots reserved for regular scratches need to be filled by guys like these. Would you rather Comtois or Jones was getting scratched every night instead or Deslauriers? Plus they're really cheap. If they can't hack it with the Ducks they'll just get waived and sent to San Diego. I really see no issue acquiring these players.</div></div>

You already have a plethora of bottom six forwards (Shore, Rowney, Grant, Ritchie, Sprong, Sherwood) . I think GMBM is going to keep Comtois in SD next year, just like he did with Steele &amp; Jones last year (praying that i am wrong). Injuries do happen but it seems that the ducks have solved that after having everyone miss the first half of last season. The way I see it, you could send Comtois to SD, have a full roster and still have Grant &amp; Sherwood scratched. Are they planning on sending Deslauriers/Martinsen to SD? Not ideal players to have prospects learn from? I really just cannot find a good reason to bring these guys in unless half the forwards get hurt. But even GMBM planned by bringing in Potularski (AHL playoff MVP) &amp; Blake Pietila (scored 25 goals in AHL), I would rather give them a shot then 2 players who scored a combined 5 goals last year.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 17, 2019 at 7:03 p.m.
Thread: GMBM growing a pair
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheJoeMan</b></div><div>Del Zotto, Deslauriers and Martinsen were all just acquired. Seems kind of pointless to look to move them before they've even played. They're also role players who are all just going to be spares anyway. And Shore and Ritchie are each on really cheap contracts and produce at decent rate for those prices (Ritchie especially). I see no burning need to move these players. There's room for them all most of the young guys to make the team. Eaves will probably never play hockey again.</div></div>

I agree with you on Ritchie but for the rest why If they are all going to be spares why sign them? Ducks have plenty of prospects and not enough roster spots as it is. Shore scored only 12 points in 35 games which is about 30 points in 82 games for $2.5MM (he doesnt play PP or PK &amp; is below average in Faceoffs). Again why not play prospects for less than half the price?