Hello Again and hope you had a good day today....As you know NHL Draft and Free Agent Frenzy has passed and last couple of Days I have look over and imho pleased with seven players our Ducks have pick in NHL Draft...as for Free Agent signings I see it as a so-so due in part Ducks M.O has always been developing within and strengthen their Depth.
Seven Players where drafted by The Anaheim Ducks on June 22nd 2 were Centers and 2 Goalies addressing the needed issues on both Goaltending and Center areas that need to be injected in Depth Charts. Drafting Isac Lundestrom from Sweden who played 42 games with Lulea was a Good choice...It's no surprise however he is from Sweden since Ducks have drafted recent swedes like Rakell and Lindholm in recent Drafts. Drafting a Center fills the need to ensure Ducks Center Position would not be depleted in the coming years....Which of course lead me to smile on 2nd day when Ducks Draft from my Hometown B.O Grolux from Halifax Mooseheads. Now I will be honest I always wanted the Ducks to Draft a Moosehead sometimes to make up for the Flaws a Former Ducks Draft Pick Logan Macmillan 11 years ago. To me Ducks Drafting Bo was godsend and I personally beleive with the right development he can be major contributer to the Ducks Cause in the Future. 2 Goalies Ducks Drafted Lukas Dostal a Goalie from Czech Republic who playe for Trebic and Roman Durny a Slovakia who has been playing for Des Moines in USHL. Other Players selected were Hunter Drew Defencemen,Jackson Prebix Right Wing and Blake McLaughlin Left Wing....All in All after doing some research on the Stats of this New Generation of Ducks I was very Pleased with the selections not to mention i was not surprise Ducks selected a Swede. There imho it was a Good Draft.
However Free Agent Signings our Ducks have done this week is not surprising since their M.O has always been signing players to strengthen the Depth of our Team be it Right Wing,Center,Defence,Left Wing and Goaltending. Signing Luke Schenn is good since it gives the Ducks a Veteran Presence and hopefully someone to ensure Ducks Defence Corps would not be hamper by inconsistencies and injuries. I am alittle abit concern about the signings of Ben Street,Anton Rodin,Brian Gibbons Jared Coreau and Carter Rowney....I am skeptical at these signings cause it seems to be they are to address the needs for the Ducks AHL Farm team in San Diego....To me personally it does not address need for speed Ducks in adapting to everchanging NHL....only factor I beleive address was need in putting together a 4th line. I am not considering a Great signing or one that is inspiring it's a typical signing to strengthen Ducks Depth....however it may play who knows...One thing I am sure is Ducks need something to spark this team and snap out of the daze.
So with the Draft and Free Agent Frenzy behind us all in all both events imho shows Ducks continue their Trend....of 1.Drafting some youth for the future and 2.Signing Depth to ensure Ducks Roster is stable going into the 25th Anniversay.......One thing that is missing is a Trade that can shock the system and jumpstart the team....11 years ago. Ducks Made a Big Splash in trading for Chris Pronger....Can they do it again we can only wait and see.
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