Quoting: rex2537
ducks should probably get some warm bodies in that line up, a prospect, a defenseman and a goalie replacement seems like a good start. ANA needs to hit the salary floor so retaining 1.5 along with holl and husso would only help
1. Holl and Husso aren't warm bodies, they're warmed-over veterans. And James won't be ready to join anyone's lineup for at least two more seasons.
2. Holl and Husso aren't a good start to anything; they're on the back side of their careers.
3. James is a nice prospect but we have at least 4 LW prospects whose futures are just as bright.
4. Anaheim is only $2.7 million away from reaching the cap floor with Jackson LaCombe still to sign and one more roster slot to fill. We don't need to take any further artificial steps to reach the cap floor now that we traded for Brian DuMoulin.
5. In short, we might give you a middling draft pick for James if he were on the market, which he shouldn't be, but we wouldn't pick Holl or Husso up off waivers, so this unappetizing stew isn't close to getting John Gibson.