The Official 2016-2017 Anaheim Ducks Thread

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Ricky Rak yes !!! 

[gotbeer]

40 minutes ago, HaloCory22 said:

Now the trades to get under the cap for Hampus should be coming in....

If the Ducks trade Fowler, they are going to regret it.  He was the only one that was able to get out of the zone easily last night.  Hopefully Depres got pulled last night, not because he sucked or was injured, but was about to be traded.

[nate]

1 hour ago, gotbeer said:

If the Ducks trade Fowler, they are going to regret it.  He was the only one that was able to get out of the zone easily last night.  Hopefully Depres got pulled last night, not because he sucked or was injured, but was about to be traded.

Actually Fowler looked really bad especially in the first period.  I kept thinking he was hurting his trade value.

[UndertheHalo]

I'm just glad that the spectre of losing Rakell is gone.  Would have been a disaster. 

Edited October 14, 2016 by UndertheHalo

[HaloCory22]

Yeah. Fowler was out of place a lot last night. Not like anyone else was great tho.

[Oz27]

Very happy with the Rakell deal, that seems about right.

But yeah, Lindholm is still needed badly. If Fowler can be dealt for a top six winger that would be ideal, but if it has to be picks or prospects then it is probably still what needs to be done. I can't see anyone taking Despres' contract willingly.

On another note, what was with Bieksa trying to be much more aggressive on the attack last night? It just looked awkward. I assume it is a coaching directive but it really looked like a 'square peg for a round hole' situation.

[Oz27]

Looks like we won't be seeing Despres for awhile anyway...

Eric Stephens @icemancometh

7m

Murray sounded very glum about Simon Despres, who didn't play third last night. Referenced issues he had last year, which were concussive.

Eric Stephens @icemancometh

3m

Plan is to have Despres see specialists. Wasn't a hit or fall. "Something’s wrong here and we've got to get to the bottom of it here."

[HaloCory22]

Just go on LTIR and go away, Despres. I don't mean that in a bad way either. He's clearly not the same anymore. Go on LTIR and collect the paycheck.

[mrwicked]

1 hour ago, Oz27 said:

Very happy with the Rakell deal, that seems about right.

But yeah, Lindholm is still needed badly. If Fowler can be dealt for a top six winger that would be ideal, but if it has to be picks or prospects then it is probably still what needs to be done. I can't see anyone taking Despres' contract willingly.

On another note, what was with Bieksa trying to be much more aggressive on the attack last night? It just looked awkward. I assume it is a coaching directive but it really looked like a 'square peg for a round hole' situation.

that's typical bieksa.

he thinks he's paul coffey. why the f*ck was he out there for the final minute and a half? i mean come on randy...

[mrwicked]

1 hour ago, HaloCory22 said:

Just go on LTIR and go away, Despres. I don't mean that in a bad way either. He's clearly not the same anymore. Go on LTIR and collect the paycheck.

yeah he might just be done.

very sad if so.

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, HaloCory22 said:

Just go on LTIR and go away, Despres. I don't mean that in a bad way either. He's clearly not the same anymore. Go on LTIR and collect the paycheck.

Yup.  How does LTIR work in regard to the cap?

 

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

For all the heat the NFL takes on concussions, hockey seems to get a free pass. Very scary and I feel bad for Despres. Hopefully this isn't something that's going to bother him his entire life. 

I thought Fowler looked absolutely horrid last night. Hopefully Lindholm is locked down soon. 

I really likes the way Getzlaf played last night. We had some quality opportunities that just didn't go in. Hopefully we don't start as slow as we did last year. 

[gotbeer]

@Angels_Make_Me_Drink I really don't think Hockey is getting a free pass.  It's just that it's hockey, and not in the news as much as football.  The big guns in the hockey world, and by big I mean the poster children for concussions, Kariya, La Fontaine, not sure if Lindros was part of it, came out and I don't know if they went as far as suing the NHL, but came out and sharply criticised the NHL.  I think as far as this issue goes, the NHL is far and away making better progress than the NFL.  Refs are given much more leeway in that any contact to the head of any player gets called.  Where as the NFL, it really only seems to matter for QB's.  Also you have protocols in place where if someone has a hint of a concussion they pull him from games, and new this year, if an NHL official thinks a person is showing signs, they will pull them from the game. 

I think Depres is done.  I think he had 2 concussions last season, and he starts off this season concussed.  If I read some of the articles right, they don't even recall him getting hit to cause it.  That's the scariest thing.  LTIR, or retirement. 

[mrwicked]

16 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Yup.  How does LTIR work in regard to the cap?

 

takes it right off. so if we LTIR thompson and despres we have room for lindholm without needing to trade anyone.

but we could also play the BS game the kings and hawks like to play. someone mysteriously goes on LTIR, so they trade for someone at the deadline using that cap space. once the post season starts, the cap isn't enforced. an magically, said injured player heals and is ready to go for the playoffs. and since the cap isn't enforced, you are able to spend over it the price of the acquired player. 

too early to play that game for us obviously, but f*ck the kings and hawks.

[gotbeer]

@mrwicked. Definitely need to ltir him then. With this many concussions not worth risking it. Force him to take half a season off and go from there 

[Pujols4MVP]

This is why I was always for moving him when they had the chance, a cousin of mine retired from Soccer due to several concussions.

If it was a star player like Getzlaf, you take the risk but if its a Despres you try to move him before another concussion.

[Pujols4MVP]

22 hours ago, Oz27 said:

Very happy with the Rakell deal, that seems about right.

But yeah, Lindholm is still needed badly. If Fowler can be dealt for a top six winger that would be ideal, but if it has to be picks or prospects then it is probably still what needs to be done. I can't see anyone taking Despres' contract willingly.

On another note, what was with Bieksa trying to be much more aggressive on the attack last night? It just looked awkward. I assume it is a coaching directive but it really looked like a 'square peg for a round hole' situation.

With how bad they look when its Lindholm they are missing. More reason they keep him & try to trade Fowler.

[nate]

Ducks would be insane if they traded Lindholm

[nate]

Ahlers has a pedo goatee going on

[gotbeer]

WTF Bernier.  That was a gift.

[nate]

Fucking Bernier...

Why is Holzer playing and not Theo!??

[gotbeer]

Dear Ducks.  Stop fanning on passes.  Geeze. 

[UndertheHalo]

Bleh.  Nothing ever changes with these idiots

[gotbeer]

It's one thing for the Penguins to be outskating the Ducks.  But they are also out physicalling us.  Just taking pucks from our players.

[gotbeer]

Now that was vintage Perry.  And Getzlaf.  Win the draw to the net.  Perry collects the junk.