Anaheim does not accept

Maybe take Comtois out and we can talk

Zucker isn’t a positive value asset and would take a 1st for the Ducks to take on

Ducks decline the above trade on that basis alone

Hallander and Nylander are both non-impact pieces at this point

A second isn’t enough to take Zucker let alone getting Comtois.

John Moore’s contract doesn’t hinder the Ducks at all so there isn’t really a need to move him, plus he provides us some veteran depth on the blue line which we may need

Hunter Drew is probably a 4th liner at best so is inclusion isn’t that impactful

hallander and Nylander would both be nhl regulars with this Ana roster.... but other then that I agree ducks reject that trade

We'll take our chances that Comtois recovers his previous form. His ceiling is higher than that of any of the other players in this deal. As my friend @Salzy says, Moore isn't a burden.

The idea that we would want an expensive veteran rental like Zucker is, to put it charitably, wishful thinking.


Hallander wouldn't play ahead of Zegras, Strome (if he plays at C), McTavish, Henrique or Lundestrom. Nylander wouldn't play ahead of Terry, Strome (if he plays at RW) or Vatrano and is pretty much a bust now that he's on his fourth team.

Where exactly do you think they would fit in?

stg ANA fans over-value Max COMTOIS >> Kasperi KAPANEN had a down year two, but was still better than COMTOIS (yet ANA fans want a 1st+ for him lmao)

Nylander doesn’t play above any of Terry, Vatrano, Silfverberg, Carrick or Grant. Not to mention highly valued ANA prospects Gaucher and Perreault have a shot at the team so there’s one guy that doesn’t make the NHL team

Hallander as @OldNYIFan says wouldn’t play above Zegras, Strome, Henrique, Lundestrom, McTavish, Grant, Carrick (the last two can slot in at either C or RW). And in house guys like Groulx, and the aforementioned Gaucher could see time at C for us

Neither player would be on the Ducks NHL roster and neither player would play in the top six in the AHL they are both non-impact for ANA and don’t even slightly move the needle

Comtois is a young, cheap power forward under RFA control who matches our rebuild timeline and fills a need on our team. it's not that his value as a player is worth a 1st+, its that Ana wont give him up for anything less than a huge overpayment. What incentive do we have to move him for even fair value when he carries a 2 mil cap hit in a league full of teams desperate to get young, cheap impact pieces?