With the Trevor Zegras deal for Anaheim Ducks to Philadelphia Flyer Trevor Zegras, GM Pat Verbeek has $36 million cap space to play. He added veterans to the mix, including Chris Kreider. Although his restricted free agent needs to be expanded, with Bill Pidto, EJ Hradek and former NHL head coach Bruce Boudreau discussing on the NHL Network.
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NHL Rumor: Anaheim Ducks and New York Rangers
Bill Pidto: “So it’s the situation for the ducks. When we prepare our salary for the offseason, they have $36 million in blocking space, you see the roster, how it breaks down. Of course, they have Chris Kreider, and they get him from the Rangers. How they allocate those resources to these veterans.
EJ Hradek: “They have money. I mean, you see Mason McTavish, his name is there, he’s going to be a big bump, right? I mean, he’s one of the key parts of going to them. They’re there goalkeeper Lukas Dostal, and he’s going to be a big bump. At some point, they’ll get big. To get more money.
But, like Billy, when they add, like just sold Chris Kreider a few weeks ago, right? Last year, their strength was terrible. Chris Kreider can help them play a powerful game in the short term. I guess he has two years left and his deal is one or two years left. They took the money and he could go to the front of that net and help some of the young players.
NHL Rumor: Nashville Predators and Anaheim Ducks
Cutter Gauthier will be the star player in the league. He will be paid. All of these guys will be paid. I think they are making a lot of splashes for possible Mitch Marner or high Edd Free Agents. Let’s see if they can land. But the problem is that no matter how much you offer, you can’t guarantee that they will come, so you get Cred, or you already have some other work from other contracts and they can be part of your team’s going forward. ”
Bruce Boudreau: “Well, you know? Anaheim is a great place to play, it’s a great place to coach.”
Hradek: “You coach there.”
Boudreau: “I’ve been there for four and a half years. One thing, they have a great practice facility and everything, but they need something, they missed the playoffs, I think seven consecutive years. What they need is they have to go to the playoffs. So I don’t think I have a lot of great young players, they can get a lot of good young players, they’ve started some really good Veterans players, they need some great players now.
NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leaf, Utah Mammoth and Anaheim Ducks
I mean, I think, I think they’re going to follow one of them for $36 million, even if some of their players will accept some. They can afford it, and Mr. Samuel has the ability to spend a little money to make this team better. I think they will. I think they’re going to go all out now and say, well, we’ve been growing, we’ve been signing young people, we’ve been doing all of that. It’s time to make us better.
I think Anaheim will be one of those teams. I don’t know if they’ll get all the teams, but they’ll join a lot of free agents that appear. ”
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