Ducks are hovering around .500, which isn't terrible but obviously isn't great either. Still utterly punchless on offense, which shouldn't be the case. I think someone on the radio hit it on the head, in that they have a GM and head coach who want to play a grinding dump-and-chase style but have a bunch of players who want to play a slick, puck possession game, and it's just not clicking.
Someone rescue Zegras and Gibson from this mess.
Duck Dynasty over?
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Pokecheque
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Re: Duck Dynasty over?
E.L. wrote:Not my joke, but Trouba and Gudas are now teammates. Duck!
That’s sadly very good.Posting your political views on social media is like sticking your head up your ass & whispering: You're just as likely to change someone's mind, and you'll always come out looking like a shithead.
Re: Duck Dynasty over?
Frank Vatrano signs a 3-year extension and gets the Ohtani treatment: It’s $18M, but an AAV of $4.57M, because of $9M in deferred salary.
In 2035, he will make $900K/year for 10 years.
In 2035, he will make $900K/year for 10 years.
Re: Duck Dynasty over?
Is that a new Cap circumvention system? I hadn't heard of doing that. Or will that $900k count towards their Cap hit down the road? But also, wouldn't 10 years of deferred salary make the contract essentially 13 years total, breaking the 8 year max length rule? Or does the CBA say 8 years of playing? Fuck teams finding/exploiting loopholes! (Unless of course the Isles wise up and start doing it)E.L. wrote:Frank Vatrano signs a 3-year extension and gets the Ohtani treatment: It’s $18M, but an AAV of $4.57M, because of $9M in deferred salary.
In 2035, he will make $900K/year for 10 years.
Posting your political views on social media is like sticking your head up your ass & whispering: You're just as likely to change someone's mind, and you'll always come out looking like a shithead.
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Re: Duck Dynasty over?
Of all the friggin' players to do a deferred money deal... 
Vatrano is not a guy you build around--he's so atrocious defensively that he gives up way more scoring chances than he produces at even strength. That's a guy whose value you boost over the course of the season and then deal. Now he has a contract absolutely no one will want. Unless...the deferred money stays with Anaheim no matter what.
Vatrano is not a guy you build around--he's so atrocious defensively that he gives up way more scoring chances than he produces at even strength. That's a guy whose value you boost over the course of the season and then deal. Now he has a contract absolutely no one will want. Unless...the deferred money stays with Anaheim no matter what.
Re: Duck Dynasty over?
Boring team signs Quenneville to be their coach. They so badly want to be this lunch pail team full of grinders but I don’t see it happening for them.