5 Prospects Who Will Make Their Anaheim Ducks Debut

2. Shea Theodore– Theodore is the next great young defensemen. He is primed to follow in the footsteps of Cam Fowler, Hampus Lindholm, and Sami Vatanen. Theodore is a big defensemen standing at 6’2” 185 pounds and is only 18 years old. He is still going to get bigger and stronger and could be a stud on the Ducks blue-line for many years.

Theodore joined Norfolk at the end of last season when his WHL team the Seattle Thunderbirds season ended. He only has a few games at the AHL level under his belt but like Kerdiles shined at the Ducks most recent development camp. Even if he has a great training camp I believe the Ducks give Vatanen the chance he deserves after his play of last season.

As I mentioned above about Kerdiles forcing Rakell to play great every night Theodore will do the same to Vatanen. Should he slip up Theodore will be the first call-up the Ducks make. Expect to see Theodore if injuries arise or toward the end of the season to give the coaching staff a look at him but, with the log jam the Ducks currently have on defense I would say the chances of seeing him out of the gate aren’t high.