Are We Sleeping on What the Ducks Might Be Capable of Next Season? 

Same here

Yep! He didn't even mention Frank The Tank???!!!!

@@BigJim5754 I was wondering the same. Frank had the most goals for the team you cant forget frankie.

Same. AT LEAST 500 I’m a happy camper

I dont think they get to .500, not this yr anyway - perhaps next yr. They will probably finish last or 2nd last in the Pacific, is my guess. At the very best, 3rd last. WC? Not a chance. They have some very good young talent in their Top 9 & D core, plus 2 capable goalies. But the average age is like 24, way too inexperienced. SJ might finish ahead of them, & I expect Sea & maybe Cgy to finish ahead of them also. 25/26 season is where Ana should take another step towards .500

Yeah @TheHockeyGuy should use dailyfaceoff, there are depth charts.

As a ducks fan it was annoying

Why you gotta remind me Goldy 😭😭

@@TheMostCasualLurker It was just so brutal bud. They need to find some new medical staff or something that is just unacceptable.

It's the second time he forgot about Vatrano. He didn't have him in contract video.

He’s going to be traded lmao

I was wondering that myself.

@@jonah.donohueat the deadline

Even the hockey guy is sleeping on the ducks

Offer Sheet Byfield!!!!

Necas might be the missing peice the ducks need

@@heathclark318 byfield signed a 5x6.25 today.

@@lanemars what are you trading for him? it might have to be zegras for what the canes are asking. in which case you need to ask for more. necas and artamonov, maybe? i think the latter is going to be a solid third line forward.

@@doaftheloaf Sorry, but Necas has a higher value than Zegras now... Necas played tough PO games on the second line. Has much more experience and showed he can play on both ends of the ice... Zegras is an offensive player who hasn't been scoring much, defensively invisible... I was just thinking that it would need to be Necas for Zegras + Young Roster Player + pick ... Or they're cooking something bigger if Kuzn goes to KHL maybe Gibson is included... 🤷

It felt they were quieter than Lou with the Islanders in free agency lol. Maybe they’re scared of another anchor contract like Ryan Strome has become?

We need the cap space to sign all of our the future superstars.

They pushed are for Stamkos and Marsh. Neither player wanted to go to a rebuild and NSH tax free state helped.

Saying this as a huge Ducks fan, a lot of the fanbase doesn't understand the game or have any ability to make any sort of analysis. All they see is their record and that its been too long since they've gone to the playoffs, but have no idea how they got where they are in the first place or where they're headed. Its Anaheim, not Toronto or Montreal, so it comes with the territory.

"Glory"....of what exactly?

@@yoholmes273 A cup or two in the next 5-10 years along with multiple deep playoff runs, pretty obvious

they're all within 5 years of each other so they should all be in their primes at the same time

i actually hope they keep vatrano and trade terry , but with terry contract and his regress year that'll be hard to do. terry better step up this year and at least go back to 23' numbers

It's the second time he forgot about Vatrano. He didn't have him in contract video.

1 more year

to be fair we had over 320 man games lost to injury last year

Deadline flip incoming

lmao Vatrano is nowehere near the best player on the Ducks 🤣🤣

@@matthewkabel6246 Enlighten me genius. He led THE TEAM in GOALS, POINTS, POWER PLAY GOALS, SHORTHANDED GOALS, OVERTIME GOALS, GAME WINNING GOALS , and GAMES PLAYED! Sometimes its better to remain silent and appear foolish then to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

@@BigJim5754 Vatrano was one of the few fully healthy Ducks this past season. He’s a 3rd liner with a plus shot, he can forecheck a bit and has good speed but he’s not very creative or much of a playmaker at all, he doesn’t create his own offense and he’s a massive hole defensively. He took advantage of optimal PP deployment and playing higher in the lineup because of said injuries to Anaheim’s best players.

Playoffs is a huge stretch. Please calm your expectations so you’re not disappointed midway during the season. The team last year when healthy was solid but it’s overall still a young squad that is going to need to learn how to win.

To his credit he mentions Vatrano in the best cap hits video. He's also in the last year of his deal and is 30. Anaheim should get a good haul at the deadline for him

Their defense is solid tbh, their lack of forward depth is more of an issue tbh

@@matthewkabel6246 then why do they give up so many shots and goals against? maybe it’s like montreal in that they have the personnel and all they need is time for them to develop. but in the meantime, dostal and gibson are getting shelled. the ducks do need forward depth. that’s a personnel issue. the defense is probably a system issue and a development issue. I actually really like what they have; they just haven’t grown into what they could be yet. solberg was a great pick.

@@doaftheloaf I'm talking about going forward, not last year. Fowler and LaCombe were one of the worst pairings in the league while Gudas and Vaakanainen were one of the better shutdown pairings. Minty displayed great 2 way upside when healthy and Zellweger only played 26 games

@@matthewkabel6246 well, if they tighten up the defense, they’ll improve quickly. you have one pair that seems to work okay. as your young dmen get more experience they’ll improve in that aspect and dostal’s job will be easier. I’m not sure why fowler’s pairing was so bad, you’d think his would be better. but as a habs fan, we kind of have the same issue with matheson. I’ve always felt UV was underrated, makes sense his pairing works. your future is bright. especially if you can fill out the bottom six effectively.

@@doaftheloaf Fowler's honestly a victim of excessive deployment. In isolation he's not that bad but when they play him 30 mins a night and run him into the ground he gets eaten alive in his matchups and can't handle that utilization against top competition. Dumoulin helps stabilize things on the back end too. If the pairings look something like Mintyukov-Gudas Fowler-Zellweger Dumoulin-Luneau/LaCombe that'd be decent.

This isn’t a Chicago video. Go away. Jk jk Only kidding lol 😅

I root for both and it does sting to see them struggling so much right now, but I know both can put up a fight when everything's clicking so hopefully things at least start turning around with this next season.

@@voodoo2plus1 😂👍

Chicago is 2 or 3 years behind the ducks

@@Cloud-dt6xb Thanks for your reply and have a great day!

So because they are always awful it means they will be awful? What an anaylsis lol.

@@brAnd7onX87 it's not supposed to be an analysis, I'm just sharing my conclusion. An analysis would be more like this; Forwards- forwards have a lot of really good young talent that needs more seasoning, and relies heavily on inexperienced players or players off a down year to score at a solid rate. That being said, with the adds of Fabbri and Gauthier they have some decent enough depth as long as the young guys do pan out, they do lose something not having Henrique in the lineup, but Leo Carlson can take those minutes just fine as he will be without load management this upcoming season. Speaking of Leo, I think there's a good chance he breaks into the 60-65 point range this year and he should be a major bright spot; out of the young guys, I think I'm more confident in him then anyone else. If both Carlson and McTavish can develop into 60-65 point centers, then this team has a great chance of being at the very least decent this coming season. Defense- better then it has been in a decent bit, but still sketchy to me. Gudas and Fowler are both solid veteren players, but both have a ton of mileage; Gudas plays a physical game and is 34, while Fowler's played almost 1000 games, showed statistical regression last year and is 32, and this isn't even bringing up Dumolin, who could also regress further considering his age and play style. Outside of the vets with potential to decline, we see the young options being Mintyukov, who I like a lot and should be a solid asset in there top 4, Lacombe, who I like but is sketchy at times, and Vakanainen, who the organization seems to have little trust in. With all this in mind, a lot of things have to go right for this defense to turn into a solid unit, and it will mostly be decided by how good of a coach Greg Cronin is to see if he can make that happen. Goalie- I love John Gibson, but I am not at all confident that he can win with this team as it's been half a decade since he's really been any good. Lukas Dostal is a good goaltender, but I think it's more likely he ends up in the .905 range rather then the .910-915 that Anaheim would likely need to be a good team for this season specifically. Overall I like there forwards as long as they see some development and bounce backs from guys like Zegras, but the defense and goalies are major question marks. I said about 70 points for a reason, this team is better then the 59 points last year, but it's hard to project anything higher then that.

Yep.

Why would they want to become actively worse?

@@matthewkabel6246 you assume they won’t get a quality player in return? It’s more about bringing in a better character guy with a similar skill set. Not sure his schtick will endear him to management. There’s a reason he’s been the subject of trade rumors, even with his skill set. Where there is smoke, there is fire.

@@sak4aak Verbeek has deemed Zegras a central part of their core and he's not actively shopping him. The Ducks have plenty of character guys and Zegras himself displayed immense on AND off ice maturity last year in the midst of a difficult season health wise. Every baseless Zegras trade rumor is unsubstantiated, the Ducks would be out of their mind to trade a talent like him, at 23 no less when he's already proven to be a productive NHLer under horrific circumstances

nope

Um, Z is not to be lumped into that group. He already has 2 30 goal seasons.

@@xerneasrising2412 20* but your point stands

Leo Carlsson is literally a franchise center and Pavel Mintyukov has the potential to become one of the best defensemen on the planet

@@xerneasrising2412 I’d argue that he hasn’t reached the level that his expectations put him at this point in his career

@@matthewkabel6246 keyword is “potential” on both accounts. They both look great, but one season does not a franchise player, make.

no chance lmao

@@matthewkabel6246 The chances are strong little one

@@DougDougersons strong that you’re wrong for sure!

@@matthewkabel6246 Please explain to me how the Ducks will not be an absolute tire fire

​@@DougDougersons 1. They have the deepest group of 23 and under talent in the league, and many of them will be regulars in the lineup this coming year 2. Many of said 23 and under players who missed significant time last year (Carlsson, Zegras, Mintyukov, McTavish) will presumably be healthy this season and the Ducks will see significant improvement in the standings by virtue of that + their natural development given their previous experience in the league. Anaheim had over 320+ man games lost to injury and it was predominantly to their best players. Zellweger and Gauthier will also be full timers as well. 3. They have a very formidable D corps that offers size, shutdown ability, mobility, and dynamic play driving/offense. Mintyukov-Gudas Zellweger-Fowler Dumoulin-LaCombe/Luneau 4. They have one of the best young goalies in the league in Lukas Dostal 5. They have the personnel to have two great PP units, and Newell Brown (the worst PP coach in the league) is gone.

I disagree, I actually think Zegras is at his best when dictating play through the middle of the ice with more room to attack and back off defenders. Zegras gets less puck touches when relegated to the wing and his board play isn't particularly strong, although I think it's improved. Faceoffs should not be a reason to move him off center, he's the best pure facilitator on the team and he became much more diligent and responsible in his D zone coverage last year.

We need to be doing better than 40% in the faceoff circle sooner rather than later and saw our 2 best faceoff guys go via trades last year (which I still think was the right play) but ya agree to disagree especially since in today's NHL even a winger isn't restricted to just the boards when going around the offensive zone

@@gordonfan291 McTavish was a great faceoff man and Leo and Z will continue developing that part of their game. Cutter has experience taking draws as well. Agree with your point about positional hockey being more of a thing of the past. But there's a much more dynamic element to Z's game when he's a pivot and his superior production at center relative to the wing backs that up

Carlsson is going to be a superstar.

Pavel Mintyukov as well

It can’t get much worse? 😅

Trevor Zegras is a hotdog. Wouldn't want him on my team.

He was dominant in Juniors. A little more then just a hotdog. Also, a US player going inside Top 10 is rare, B4 2020.

@@danieldosso2455 I think you’re ignoring what they have if you think they are the favorites for worst overall. Zellweger and Mintyukov are two young stud d men and they have a decent forward core with a lot of young talent that can take a step forward this year. I don’t expect them to make the playoffs but they shouldn’t be bottom 3 again

@@acousticwalrus6705 And their young studs, outside of Zegras are young and undeveloped/unproven in the NHL. It's gonna take a few years. CBJ might very well be the next 1st overall target, but there's a couple of teams very close to the bottom.

@@danieldosso2455 Gauthier is one of the best young talents in the NHL and McTavish has shown he's a capable producer with suboptimal circumstances and is still growing as a 2 way guy

No one has picked the Ducks to make the playoffs since they started missing them.

Very true! I kind of mis-worded that. I shouldn't have included the word playoffs in there like that. I meant more so that I think people expect to see young rebuilding teams like the Ducks, Sabres, etc gradually improve year over year, and eventually make the playoffs. However in reality some of these teams get stuck. Even though they accumulate more and more promising talent it just doesn't seem to come together until something more drastic happens. Like drafting/acquiring a true superstar talent, finding the right coach, adding some star level veterans, etc. It just seems to me that quite a few people have expected the Ducks to be making more meaningful steps to becoming a playoff team over the last 2 or so seasons, but they just don't. Maybe Carlsson takes some steps and becomes a true superstar over next couple seasons. To me at the moment they just have a large collection of good young players who project to be good complimentary type players but not necessarily line/play drivers.

@@Tyler_Chicken another team similar team like this are the Sabres - seem to draft well and always on the precipice of something good, but never quite make it. Seems to be down to coaching. Not sure if Cronin has the best systems - they still look lost in D zone and O zone - and sounds like it’s the same for the Gulls, where it feels like their coach is being stifled by the big club’s system. There’s a lot to be said about hiring re-tread coaches, and you have to acknowledge they least at least are trying new people, but wonder if an established coach would have been better suited.

They had a LOT of injuries last year. I believe their full squad only played together 2 games or something ridiculous like that and that includes some players just coming back from injury. Also a new, unproven coach, but again hard to get fully established when you don’t have your full squad.