Quoting: Salzy
If the Ducks wouldnt give up Heinen for Virtanen they definitely arent giving Rakell up for him to be the main piece.
Rikola holds essentially 0 value to ANA we already have about 6 better LHD than him
And a prospect around the level of Axel Andersson doesnt really move the needle at all
Ive always loved Rakell since his draft yr & I get killed here in PIT for always wanting him....
But its time to face facts that he has been a very average player for the last 2 + yrs..... But he has also not played with a Top Center since his 34G / 69P season tho too.
- I am actually a Big Ducks fan bc of Whitehall John, love Zegras, Big fan of Maxy Jones, Cumtois, & Rakell, even like Lundestrom & watch almost every game till 1am .....
and Just looked at Riikola's analytics compared to all of Ducks Dmen & other than Fowler, Lindholm, Manson, & maybe Shattenkirk, Im not sure anyone is better than Riikola
(who can play both sides = as good)
So I kno its not Larsson, Hutton, Guhle, or Mahura (even tho i like his upside) or Hakanpoo