Anaheim Ducks: 2021 Outrageous Trade Deadline Extravaganza
The Trade Deadline Wrap-Up
The entire wrap-up for this fantasy trade deadline can be found here. However, as a brief overview, my fantasy Ducks have added a ton of value and taken some big risks in their quest to rebuild through the draft and through youth.
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Bowen Byram, Dylan Cozens, and Kaapo Kakko headline the youth movement, alongside numerous future draft selections, many of which I would anticipate packaging with other players or draft picks on the draft floor.
John Gibson, Rickard Rakell, and Josh Manson leave the Anaheim Ducks for potentially greener pastures in their quests for Stanley Cup glory. They’re not the only players leaving by any means, but they are perhaps the most notable in the short term. Sam Steel, Jacob Larsson, and Brayden Tracey could follow the well-worn path of previously underperforming Ducks being fantastic players for their new organizations.
Jeff Skinner brings his monumentally massive contract to the Ducks, in what is the biggest risk of my pretend and infantile career as Anaheim Ducks General Manager. He came on board with enough sweeteners to make the deal somewhat palatable, yet the length of his deal could see me fired long before he’s off the books. Nonetheless, I would expect to be trading or buying him out in the final two seasons of that deal. Taken together I envision a roster that may look something like this, over the next two seasons:
Forwards
"Maxime Comtois – Trevor Zegras – Jakob Silfverberg Jeff Skinner – Ryan Getzlaf – Kaapo Kakko Max Jones – Isac Lundestrom – Dylan Cozens Danton Heinen – Benoit-Oliver Groulx – Troy Terry Extra Forward: Nicolas Deslauriers"
Defensemen
"Hampus Lindholm – Kevin Shattenkirk Cam Fowler – Bowen Byram Josh Mahura – Jamie Drysdale 7th Defenseman: Jani Hakanpaa"
Goaltenders
"Pavel Francouz Lukas Dostal"
All in all, it would be a rebuilding team, but one with plenty of talent to go around. At least in my humble opinion. Over the next season, it would be likely that players such as Shattenkirk would be traded away to give Drysdale greater opportunities.
Silfverberg and Terry could also be moved in order to bring in highly-rated draft talent. However, none of these moves would be particularly difficult to make. I think it would make for one hell of an interesting future! So, with all of that said, how did I do Ducks fans?
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