Not too surprising. I think the Ducks only had 43 players under contract before, and that's including Gibson and Rakell who aren't AHL eligible. I'm more surprised they would give those three contracts but not Rod Pelley, but maybe he's still trying to negotiate a 1-way deal...
With Westgarth shipped out, who are the remaining heavyweights in the Pacific? I've lost track.
I tend to agree PL3 should be up with the main club for games as needed. Edmonton in particular with all the crap Sutton has pulled the last few games (no, not for Schultz before anyone gets all stupid about it )
With Westgarth shipped out, who are the remaining heavyweights in the Pacific? I've lost track.
I tend to agree PL3 should be up with the main club for games as needed. Edmonton in particular with all the crap Sutton has pulled the last few games (no, not for Schultz before anyone gets all stupid about it )
Kings have none lots of middleweights, sj has Mcclaren, Phx Bizznasty, Dallas has the softest team in the league. The Ducks should take advantage of this just like they used to in the past and force teams to adapt not the other way around
Just for fun, top 30 players last year in major penalties:
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1 Brandon Prust NYR 20
2 Shawn Thornton BOS 20
3 Derek Dorsett CBJ 19
4 Zenon Konopka OTT 19
5 Cody McLeod COL 18
6 Jared Boll CBJ 18
7 Zac Rinaldo PHI 16
8 Matt Martin NYI 15
9 Brad Staubitz MIN, MTL 15
10 Tim Jackman CGY 14
11 Ryan Reaves STL 14
12 Mike Rupp NYR 13
13 Stu Bickel NYR 12
14 Krystofer Barch DAL, FLA 12
15 Matt Hendricks WSH 11
16 Jamal Mayers CHI 11
17 Kyle Clifford LAK 11
18 Chris Thorburn WPG 11
19 George Parros ANA 11
20 Wayne Simmonds PHI 10
21 Gregory Campbell BOS 10
22 Chris Neil OTT 10
23 Mike Brown TOR 10
24 Ryane Clowe SJS 9
25 Dale Weise VAN 9
26 Jake Dowell DAL 9
27 Eric Boulton NJD 9
28 B.J. Crombeen STL 9
29 Cam Janssen NJD 9
30 David Clarkson NJD 8
Again, just for fun, filtering that same list down to Western Conference teams:
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1 Derek Dorsett CBJ 19
2 Cody McLeod COL 18
3 Jared Boll CBJ 18
4 Brad Staubitz MIN, MTL 15
5 Tim Jackman CGY 14
6 Ryan Reaves STL 14
7 Krystofer Barch DAL, FLA 12
8 Jamal Mayers CHI 11
9 Kyle Clifford LAK 11
10 George Parros ANA 11
11 Ryane Clowe SJS 9
12 Dale Weise VAN 9
13 Jake Dowell DAL 9
14 B.J. Crombeen STL 9
Finally, filtering that down by Western Conference playoff teams
Code:
1 Ryan Reaves STL 14
2 Jamal Mayers CHI 11
3 Kyle Clifford LAK 11
4 Ryane Clowe SJS 9
5 Dale Weise VAN 9
6 B.J. Crombeen STL 9
I dunno, all those quantities are pretty much half the other ones. It doesn't look like teams that have more fighters do any better or worse than teams that have fewer fighters.
Did it matter for the Kings playoff run that Clifford had 11 majors? Did it matter for the Colorado missing the playoffs that Cody McLeod had 18 majors?
I think there are more important questions to be answered for the Ducks, before debating whether the fourth line guy who plays 6 minutes a game should be skilled at punching people in the face.
These signings are a depth move, nothing more. If any of Bodie, Rosehill and Letourneau-Leblond see action in more than 20 games over this shortened season, then that is an indication that Ducks have a bit of a bigger problem than team toughness.
I think we need a lot more toughness in our bottom 6 but more along the lines of a Travis Moen or Paul Gaustad types of player, not so much just a pure goon although I would prefer if we carried a decent heavyweight as the 13th forward.
Just want to give you guys some background on Rosey. Great team guy, always looking out for his teammates He is one of the better technical fighters. Maybe not quite a heavy-weight, but he can handle his own against the big boys.
Not just a pure fisticuffs player though. He skates hard, and has the bodycheck down to an art. Doesn't go out of his way to land a big hit but when he does, watch out. The big knock on him is getting carried away and taking stupid slashing/crosschecking penalties. You'll love him one night, and hate him the next hah.
Better than your constant goon fetish BS. Seriously, guys with skill and grit (like a Travis Moen type), are what I think we have needed. Hopefully Winnik and DSP can provide that grit to the bottom 6 this year.
With Westgarth shipped out, who are the remaining heavyweights in the Pacific? I've lost track.
I tend to agree PL3 should be up with the main club for games as needed. Edmonton in particular with all the crap Sutton has pulled the last few games (no, not for Schultz before anyone gets all stupid about it )
Frazer McLaren and Paul Bissonnette. LA will not repeat, it was a fluke, it all came together at the right time.
Depth of course like these type of signings always are.. Getting few tougher guys in the organization is imo better than none... it keeps the other teams on their toes... plus less cheapshots hopefully against our team(s). You don't always have to drop the gloves, just the presence of some player in your lineup that can give you "pain day" is a IMO a plus...and we have now few "nutcases" to do it...Parros wasn't good at giving punishment when needed...only "show/staged fights". Also in Anaheim market fights gets people to crowd (I think)... just look at some "power players" ice girls comments...lot of them seem to be liking fights and Dirk likes them too
Maybe speed-wise, but statistically Parros was and is light-years ahead of him. I can't see Staubitz getting too much time if Parros didn't, although Staubitz is playing tonight. Staubitz has zero hockey sense unfortunately and you'll see him take very stupid penalties. Also not defensively responsible, one thing he does do well is hit but like I said he's very risky and takes a lot more minors than Parros did as you'll find out soon. I like him, but I think Belesky does a better job at his role and a heavyweight like Rosehill or Leblond in Staubitz' roster spot would be more helpful to the Ducks this year. Make other teams play your game.
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and Dirk likes them too 
