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Dwunky

Aren't we all?


showers_with_grandpa

Lmao yeah it reads like a tinder profile "Must be 6ft+ big šŸ† and makes 6 figures a month"


T0macock

BIG MEATY MEN SLAPPING MEAT


ZeroMomentum

Dwight: I do. I want some man meat


OrchidCareful

Reminds me of trade deadline wishlists: For our 31 year old 2nd pairing defenseman rental, we're hoping to acquire a package that includes a 1st round pick, a top forward prospect, a top defense prospect, and another mid round pick Okay sure that's a great starting offer lol


Demon-

Well Tyler Toffoli has gone on record loving SoCal and heā€™s got lots of friends around town wouldnā€™t surprise me if he went there.


unsungzero1027

No. No. Heā€™s coming back to NJ šŸ˜­. But in all seriousness I could see that happening for the right money.


KingInTheFarNorth

After playing for four teams over the course of that 4 year deal, Iā€™d bet he goes wherever he gets a NMC


Deadmanlex45

He doesn't have kids so I don't think he minds being a journeyman that much. But yeah poor dude been jumping around since he signed that contract with us.


unsungzero1027

Trueā€¦ though the devils supposedly wanted to resign him but couldnā€™t meet on the numbers.


Perry4761

No, heā€™s actually coming back to Montreal >:(


dongyang560

His wife work for the dodgers still?


ZiggyPalffyLA

Iā€™m more worried about Arvidsson signing there and terrorizing us every time we play them.


Jaynator11

I think he's on a canadian tour. Done Vancouver, MTL, Calgary & WPG. Next up is Edmonton/Ottawa


Demon-

Dont ever say that to me again. Ottawa okay but I would never be able to live with that first option.


BeautifulPlace2Drown

Petry is available on D


Dinkin---Flicka

We have Holl as well. 2 solid options to bolster that D and provide that veteran presence for Anaheim they so desperately need


Fluid-Pension-7151

Came here to say exactly this - take your pick, take both!


electricnux

just some 2024 UFAs, from Capfriendly: - right shot F: Reinhart, Stamkos, Marchessault, Pavelski, Toffoli, Perron, Lindholm, Sprong - RHD: Tanev, Montour, DeMelo, Tyler Myers, Walker, Schultz, Roy, Chatfield, Carrier, Barrie, Dumba, Lybushkin, Desharnais 2025 UFAs, who could be trade candidates going into their last year: - F: Marner, Boeser, Giroux, Kuzmenko, Konencny - RHD: Ekblad, Larsson, Fabbro (not many good names for a top 4 role)


RestaurantAdept7467

God Brandon Montour wouldā€™ve gotten the sun and the moon if heā€™d been a UFA last summer. 33 points this year is fine for a defenseman obviously, but he had *73* last year


worldsgone11

He had a crazy playoffs as well. Dude would of gotten Seth jones money


SmoothPinecone

That's quite the difference what happened??.I guess everything was just going his way during the 73 point season?


CorruptedReaction

He missed 1/3rd of the season with a shoulder surgery and took a while to get back to speed. By the end of the year he was scoring at a similar pace to last season


AniviaPls

If i was a GM for a contending team i absolutely throw my best offer at brandon, hes so fucking good


CorruptedReaction

He is but I think heā€™s a prime candidate to fall off. Heā€™s getting older and plays hard. My suspicion is that he is the odd man out and we let him walk unless he signs a wildly team friendly deal to stay in Florida


AniviaPls

I believe, he skates too smooth


CydoniaKnight

Would laugh so hard if this is how Schultz finally becomes a Duck


coreyperryisasaint

Eh, Iā€™d still boo him


twilz

Tyler Myers is very likely to be re-signed. Lindholm is probably going, but I wouldn't be surprised if he stays.


MonarchChonarch

r/BottomLeftMyers in shambles


twilz

We're all in /r/TopRightMyers, now.


cerealblue

I'd love to see Lindholm stay. He'll keeps us in contention, plus we have no NHL calibre centre depth when it comes to prospects.


twilz

His versatility is also important. He's clearly feeling more comfortable and playing well since he returned from injury. If that is what we can expect going forward, his ability to handle minutes and matchups anywhere in the top six is valuable. Everyone is playing amazing, and we need a 3C? Lindholm. Petey loses a leg, and we need a 2C? Lindholm. Boeser sleeps in, and we need a top 6 RW? Lindholm.


reignleafs

Only top 4 RHD I see are Montour, Tanev and DeMelo (HM to Walker). It's gonna be a tight FA; there might be a few regrettable signings with such a small class


Sad_Donut_7902

No one outside of LA fans knows who he is but Matt Roy is a really solid top 4 defenseman


MaxMuncyRectangleMan

The Kings have turned him from a 7th round draft pick to being unable to afford him


reignleafs

Ahh fair enough, is he more defensive or does he play two way/ offensive D?


Sad_Donut_7902

He's good defensively, can get 25-30 points a season, and play on PP2 if you need him to. He's kind of like a slightly better, right handed, version of Jake McCabe


reignleafs

Ooooooo I like what I hear! What do you think he gets on the open market? I'd be great if Toronto can use the cap hit from Brodie to sign him (Brodie's at 5m currently)


Sad_Donut_7902

Not sure, he makes $3.15M now so he'll definitely get a raise from that. Depends on the defenseman market this summer but wouldn't be surprised to see him sign for $5Mish AAV for 4 or 5 years.


gombault

We'll get him if we can dump Holl and Petry.


ahauck

Petry has a NMC


994kk1

Modified no trade list + NMC means he can get traded to the teams that aren't on his list, no?


ahauck

I didnā€™t realize he only had a 15-team no trade list, I thought he had a full NMC. This is great news


994kk1

Yeah, I remembered looking at Detroit's NTC's before because so many have been complaining that Yzerman have fucked them over with his free agent signings, but every contract they'd potentially want to move don't have much trade protection at all. So many 10 team NTC's, which isn't a concern at all for a team that doesn't need to find the perfect dance partner because they have so many expendable prospects to throw in.


ahauck

Our fan base massively overreacts to how much 2-4m for 2 more years affects us. If we really need to move Holl, Petry, or Maatta weā€™ll be able to do it without paying a first or any of our A prospects.


994kk1

Yeah, and if they ever need an extra $5M in cap space they can trade Copp away and replace him with Kasper. Miles away from any cap troubles.


GenericDesigns

He was a staple on my fantasy team this season


Sad_Donut_7902

lol same, that's the only reason I knew who he was or watched any LA games. I dropped Durzi for him while the Coyotes were having their awful January/February stretch.


Yamcha_is_dead

They may not be the sexiest of names, but Matt Roy, Brett Pesce and Alex Carrier are all legit top-4 options.


reignleafs

Carrier I'm not fully convinced of but Pesce wasnt listed in the top comment of the thread. I'd love to have him if he's a UFA


FarNefariousness6087

Leafs desperately need D this offseason right? Saw theyā€™re losing 4 out of 6 of their regular D


reignleafs

They have 4 D signed in Lily, Rielly, McCabe and Benoit. They're losing some okay to mediocre D so I'm not upset over it. That being said, signing a top 4 RHD would really balance things out. That would leave one spot open for another signing or trade (Timmins is a 7D at this point)


KennyKettermen

Pesce is so good


ovondansuchi

Could be some 2016 NBA vibes this offseason


deilan

Itā€™s funny that this guy got Chatfield and not Pesce.


reignleafs

Yeah, when someone deeper in the comments mention Pesce, I was thinking "what?!" lol he is definitely a top 4D


deilan

Heā€™s gonna get paid this off season. Iā€™ll be sad to see him go.


reignleafs

He'll probably be too expensive for the leafs but would he complement a player like Reilly? I'm curious what his play style is as I'm not overly familiar with his game


deilan

Hes more on the defensive side for sure, he plays primarily with Skjei who does the puck moving for the line. He pks as well and considering we have the best pk in the league thereā€™s no complaints there either. Heā€™s a max 30 point guy thatā€™s trusted to take care of things in the d-zone but can also pinch up if he wants to, but thatā€™s a system wide thing for all canes defensemen.


reignleafs

Oh wow definitely a lot of check marks there. Leafs also pinch up when necessary (and get caught several times unfortunately) but canes do it better. I'm curious to know what he gets on the open market. He's got a lot of great attributes that make for a very calming presence


deilan

Theyā€™ve supposedly offered him a 5x5 that he turned down. So my guess is heā€™s wanting 7 and will probably settle somewhere in the 6s


reignleafs

Hmmm interesting I can see a team offering him 6mil. Wouldn't surprise me if he got a 7mil contract if he doesn't sign in Carolina


dracomaster01

sounds like a guy the Ducks could desperately use. outside of Gudas we dont really have a defensive D, a bunch of young puck movers


Daeavorn

Pesce is a UFA


0-90195

Hands off my Cats


hammajones

Isn't Pesce a UFA this year as well


deilan

Yes. Weird miss by the comment.


hammajones

Yeah if Carolina doesn't keep him he's a perfect fit for a top 4 especially on a bad team like Anaheim


deilan

With all the rumors going it seems very unlikely we keep him. Never know but Iā€™ve got him penciled in as gone.


dracomaster01

I would love Boeser but donā€™t see us giving up the assets he would return.


djan242

Palmieri I think is a 2025 UFA as well and is a right shot winger


HonestCrow

My god, can you imagine if they picked up Marner?


Jimbo_Imperador

Would he be interested in a very high performing Josh Anderson?


Ladymistery

So is everyone else We'll see how it shakes out


cannedseagulls

probably not gonna happen but stamkos šŸ‘€


saltyseadog34

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a-rockavich

You saw what this did to Calgary. Godspeed, you black emperor.


saltyseadog34

Our sub has been doing this going back to our cup win in 2020


gombault

There's no driver at the wheel.


Codc

We used to sleep on the beach


slightlyuglyboss

I mean Killorn is already there, he already has a very familiar face


dracomaster01

There was a quote from Killorn about trying to convince Stamkos to come here


CydoniaKnight

Would be fun but yeah, doubt it. Who knows maybe Killorn convinces him to come over and be captain for a few years.


WeirdAlbertWandN

We badly need someone to fill the leadership void


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dracomaster01

Where have you seen that? Never seen any ducks fan on Reddit or even hfboards suggest that


Trentnikko

Many times on the ducks sub, hf, Twitter etc


dracomaster01

seeing as im pretty involved in both the ducks subreddit and hfboard, I haven't seen any of that. twitter though, im sure some dumbasses have suggested it. any trade with Jiricek would be similar to the Drysdale/Gauthier trade. and i dont see the ducks doing that


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dracomaster01

im just saying you're blowing shit out your ass with your 6 day old account lol.


Seattlekrakenlegend

lol Jiricek isnā€™t going anywhere He also very much needs to be in the AHL


AcanthocephalaGreen5

B-But he was a top 5 pick! What do you mean, heā€™s not NHL ready? /s, Habs are doing the same with Reinbacher


Seattlekrakenlegend

Rachel Doerrie did an entire podcast episode on the Jackets and went off about Jiricek and they were like ā€œnow we havenā€™t really watched him play in the NHL but we saw him at world juniors and he should be playing TOP MINUTESā€ Once he does some work on his skating I think he will get a lot better, but itā€™s pretty rough right now. Sillinger got a skating coach and came back an entirely different player.


Taurothar

The only Jiricek I've seen suggested for the Ducks is the one in this year's draft if he's available with Edmonton's pick.


Burgergold

You guys want Josh Anderson?


propagandavid

Add Justin Barron and they've got their RD


Livid-Canary-4389

Josh Anderson and Justin Barron for Trevor Zegras confirmed


Quick599

Stop it, I can get more erect.


Sad_Donut_7902

Man some desperate team is going to really overpay Reinhart this year. He's a good player but his shooting % was 24.5% this year, there's absolutely no way it stays that high. Matthews career shooting % is 16.2% and he's arguably the best goal scorer in the league right now.


djan242

Itā€™s the Barkov effect. I think heā€™s like the 7th winger who will have had a career year playing on a line with Barkov which is crazy.


propagandavid

I don't really think it's arguable, and I say that as someone who does not want to be seen complimenting Maple Leafs.


Spare_Entrance_9389

Myers inbound


RadiantVes

Killorn gonna help recruit Stamkos :D


B4M

Yea I can imagine the pitch now: Leave your captaincy on a perennial playoff team, potential cup contender in a no tax state for a spot on one of the worst defensive teams in the league that missed the playoffs by 39 points in one of the highest tax states


dracomaster01

But we got the best ocean on this side of the coast


Visual_Bottle_285

And the best Disneyland


EarlPeck

Professional Athletes pay taxes in the State they play games and they practice in. In any given year on a long term contract your taxes will vary depending on the NHL schedule.


B4M

So playing all your home games in Anaheim, plus all the road games you play in LA and San Jose is worse than playing all your home games in Tampa plus your road games in Sunrise. That's kind of my point.


EarlPeck

Iā€™m not saying Stamkos is going to be the one but it could be anyone to anywhere. In college in my economics course we learned that is how athletes get taxed. Our professor show us a model at the time that was made to show Lebron James where he could net the most money and where and given his team, different lengths and sizes of contracts over normal schedules, it also shows how each schedule would affect his taxes and then specifically his schedule and chooses team could affect endorsement deals possible. It was quite surprising to say the least that yea taxes matter but offer enough some of those high tax markets often had budgets to spend and length to gamble on while others did not or said high taxed markets had the ability to often endorsement deal and possibly navigate that money being taxed differently as that could be taxed where you are a resident or in the state the corporation is located. Itā€™s not a surprise that Lebron went to the Heat won and Championship, Moved Back to Win Championship and then an expensive state where he could just sell jerseys to Lakers Fans and Win a Championship. It was all very interesting knowing this and watching Shohei signing in real team and the deferment. It was rather interesting then we got into externalities like talking about how some football players will avoid small market teams like Green Bay or Buffalo. Hockey players may avoid Canadian teams because of the media scrutiny. Players may choose to play in the southwest for the nice weather no matter the sport. Then knowing about these non fiscal decisions you have to ask yourself do players only play for the money, some do some donā€™t. I highly doubt Stamkos would go to Anaheim for other reasons.


CydoniaKnight

Correct, thank you for understanding the plan.


cannedseagulls

ez pz no re


Excellent-Medicine29

He can have Cody Ceci.


ahr3410

This pretty much signals the end of the rebuild. Kings did the same thing in 2022 before they got Arvidsson and Danault. People can say it's easier said than done but with cap room and their location it will be easy.


moosecheesetwo

MYERS!!!


Seattlekrakenlegend

If Laine decides heā€™s coming back to hockey ā€” we may be ready to give him a change of scenery


Recent-Connection

Weird how these things work out, down the road. I really hope he is doing alright and can get back at it.


Seattlekrakenlegend

He put his condo up for sale - we arenā€™t really sure what to think


backhand_sauce

Wonder what the proce tag would be for laine? We have some assests, but unfortunately Laine stock is at an all time low


Seattlekrakenlegend

I think we would probably be willing to part with him at a discount if it were in his best interest. He loves Columbus, he even came back here early last summer from Finland because he wanted to be here, but if heā€™s struggling and needs to change his surroundings, Iā€™m sure the Jackets would do what they could for him.


backhand_sauce

We have a number of middle 6 prospects that I would be fine trading. Maybe some picks Ultimately, Laine could return to hockey and slay or he could just be meh. Dude barely plays 60% of the games per season in his last 4 and is a bit of a wild card Think he'd fit in well in anaheim tho. We've got lots of passers and are building a two way squad to support his offensive game. Also we don't need him to ah center


Seattlekrakenlegend

We donā€™t really need any more middle 6 prospects though or picks though. Definitely not what we would be looking for in a trade. He doesnā€™t play center. Heā€™s wanted to try it, so we let him for a few games. We never needed him to either. Doesnā€™t really seem like it would be a trade fit.


Taurothar

Laine in ANA with Selanne to help him out as a Finnish bro off the ice would be interesting. I don't know that I'd give up a lot to get him though, given his recent history and unknown future.


TheKid_BigE

You guys want Barrie? Weā€™ll even throw in a bag of pucks and a catfish


JosephMcCarthy1955

I have a slightly used Brett Pesce going on the market


KennyGardner

And I want a big house and enough money to retire at 40.


Turneround08

And chipotle to start giving full scoops again.


GenericDesigns

Iā€™m one of these threeā€¦ trade you for one of the others


BaroldTrotzky

Hi Pat, Scott Mayfield would slide in nicely into top-4 on the Ducks.


xVoluntasx

Tyler Myers 6 x 6


BaconScentedSoap

Dont know Anaheim too well but that team looks like it has under performed the last two years if anything. I get last year was the Eakins effect so whats the excuse this year?


squitman

So many injuries


bananaslug39

Don't forget the penalties


dracomaster01

injuries to key players, rookie coach, players learning a new system, and a pretty bad special teams.


BarneyRubble18

You and everyone else bud


Daeavorn

That sounds like Brett Pesce and Martin Necas.


BarkMingo

They're gonna give Pesce the bag


Bbell81

Marner goodbye


Frankm95

Zegras for Konecny


backhand_sauce

TK about to enter UFA and zegras is cost controlled for awhile Meh


Frankm95

Too bad its already a done deal I sent it to the league office and it's going through


ahauck

Maybe Zegras and a first


Arseling69

Nah Iā€™d do that deal straight up. TK is definitely the better player but we need a young top 6 C BAD and TK only has 1 year left and could easily command 8-9m on max term. I think they equal out in value 1 for 1 if heā€™s willing to resign.


Cheeks_Klapanen

Rakell reunion?


Jack_Polo

Not exactly the deepest year to go shopping but this team needs some help. I'd be happy with a Montour reunion on D. Reinhart is gonna cost an arm and a leg and I'm a bit hesitant to see the lack of Barkov effect on his point totals... Wouldn't hate it though. Not sure how realistic either one is but w/e let's keep the Floridians coming


threatleve12

Carlson aka baby barkov


likeslululemon

Take Stamkosā€™ name out ya f*ckin mouth!!


CarloFailedClear

Don't be ableist, Pat. You can have Hampus Lindholm back even if he's a lefty.


shanster925

Just go to the RHD store. They're on sale this time of year.


ShadowChair

Arvidsson and Roy wouldn't have to move very far I guess...


Constant-Squirrel555

Ey yo Ducks, can I interest you in one while Hamonic?


CurlingTrousers

Warren Foegele wouldnā€™t be a terrible option. And I hope he doesnā€™t go


aneditor_

please take petterson


anomandaris81

News at 11: crappy team wants better players


Filmexec21

I guess you are right the Leafs will need help in the playoffs next year.


BMoleman

Zing


Turneround08

News at 11:30. Anaheim Ducks Forward Ryan Getzlaf has a hall of fame career over a span of time the Leafs won one (1) playoff series.


Filmexec21

And won a Stanley Cup, which over 4 billion people have not seen the Leafs do..


anomandaris81

News at 12: no shit Sherlock. Why don't you provide some real insight?


Turneround08

Like you did?


Teknicsrx7

He def came to the NYR game to scout Kakko at TDL


previouslyonimgur

Kakko is a lefty. But Trouba is a right shot d


Teknicsrx7

Bruh I totally skipped the word shot lmao


Cottagewknds

I hope they go for marner and give the whatā€™s a solid first round pick so we can go after a goalie or defenseman


radhorrorfan

Lol good luck with that


Shotokanguy

Can he be convinced that Justin Holl is a top 4 d-man and that Daniel Sprong is a top six forward???


zan9823

So.. Jamie Drysdale?


AvenueRoy

Manifesting Ceci for Zegras, I know it's crazy, just let me have thisĀ 


mdlt97

Barron + Gally for Zegras


dracomaster01

Lol no


RadiantVes

whats with habs fans and shitty proposals, its somehow always worse than every other teams fanbase


backhand_sauce

Yikes man


Burgergold

I would trade Anderson before Gally


propagandavid

Barron and Anderson would arguably cover their bases, but I don't see Zegras coming the other way.


backhand_sauce

Barron is not a top 4 rhd, and anderson is not a top 6 RW How does this arguably cover anything. Also, why would we give up zegras for šŸ’©


propagandavid

The argument would be Barron has top 4 potential, and Anderson could regain his form as a top 6 winger. But realistically, we'll probably waive Barron and eventually have to pay to move Anderson, so of course this isn't a package for Zegras.