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Anaheim Ducks: Who Stays, Who Goes before Trade Deadline

By Chris Bushell

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 02: Rickard Rakell #67 of the Anaheim Ducks awaits a faceoff against the Arizona Coyotes during the second period of the NHL game at Gila River Arena on October 02, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. The Coyotes defeated the Ducks 4-3. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 02: Rickard Rakell #67 of the Anaheim Ducks awaits a faceoff against the Arizona Coyotes during the second period of the NHL game at Gila River Arena on October 02, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. The Coyotes defeated the Ducks 4-3. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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Lukas Dostal

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 15: Lukas Dostal #1 of the Anaheim Ducks warms up prior to a game against the Seattle Kraken at Honda Center on December 15, 2021 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 15: Lukas Dostal #1 of the Anaheim Ducks warms up prior to a game against the Seattle Kraken at Honda Center on December 15, 2021 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

Position: Goalie

Age: 21

Status: ELC, signed through 22-23′, RFA following

This could and may get some flack. And it may be way too early to make a trade like this but at the same time it could be the best. Lukas Dostal is another in a long line of great goaltender drafting by the Ducks. Plucked in the 3rd round of the 2018 draft Dostal has been on Ducks fans radars for a couple years as the heir apparent to John Gibson. And if the Ducks arrival hadn’t come this season he very well could have as Gibson may have wanted a trade to a contending team. The opposite has happened, and Gibson looks like his old self on top of wanting to be on this team and battle with these guys. If you need any evidence of that look no further than the Boston game a few nights ago. And because of this the Ducks may need to sell high on Dostal.

Dostal played his first pro season state-side last year and had a great year with the AHL San Diego Gulls. 15 wins in 24 games with a 2.54 GAA and a .916 Sv%. He has been a little up and down with the Gulls this season but has shown well in a couple NHL games. 1-1-1 with a 2.54 GAA and a .929 Sv%. And with showing the rest of the league he can play and compete at the NHL level the time should be now for the Ducks to move him. Gibson is only 28 and not going anywhere as he is entering the prime of his career and locked up through the 26-27′ season. That is another 5 years from now and would put Dostal in the 26–27 age range. That is a little old to become a starting goalie for the first time and Dostal most likely doesn’t want to hang around that long as a back-up. This gets compounded with the fact the Ducks still have goaltender depth in Roman Durny and more so in Gage Alexander as well as anyone they could draft in the next couple years.

So, who do you move him for? The key here is Dostal is a piece for a team’s future which opens up many more teams. Could the Ducks deal Dostal to Columbus for maybe the likes of Max Domi? Or part of a package that brings Jakob Chychrun to Anaheim. It should not be off the table because Dostal may not get much more action in the NHL with Gibson/Stolarz most likely locked in and the Ducks should look to sell high.

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The trade deadline is in late March and the Ducks should be very active to do some damage in the playoffs this season and set the franchise up for many years to come.

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