I appreciate someone asking the question and this is reply is not the fault of the asker But this is a word salad of nothing

Awesome of Derek to ask this question. The answer isn’t nearly specific enough, though. I want to know what are the initiatives and organizations he’s working with.

“Fun things”

good on Derek for asking the question but man what a non answer

Not a great start to the season that the GM and HC were both asked pretty basic questions and neither of them were capable of providing a satisfactory answer.

"For a dollar name a sexual abuse survivors advocacy group"

"im all in on rangers centers" - @ejonesy.bsky.social

In this pod I compare John Tortorella to Brian Kelly, lose my mind about Luke Hughes being Corey Pronman's 4th best U-25 prospect, yell at Eddy about his terrible Sidney Crosby take, and we still a staple from futbol youtube to prove a point.

We're back! Kicking off the 2025-26 NHL Season Divisional Preview Series with the Metro! We talk about Jack Hughes' health for MVP, JT Miller trying not to piss people off- again, Crosby on the block, and Rod's last stand. Spotify: rb.gy/ltaf76 Apple: shorturl.at/ANmIH YT: shorturl.at/IGQuu

absolutely devastated to learn that there are in fact no anaheim ducks podcasts out there

i would like to personally thank corey pronman for being outta pocket and giving me an easy way to kick off the metro division preview we are (possibly) recording tonight

in today's edition of "can stephen talk himself into a thing that will never happen?" we are apparently looking at bringing crosby home

it would have been an interesting to thing to try out under a new coach but they cant do that now because they traded their only other legit top6 c away for a 4th liner so here we are

for me, its not even a "he doesnt work with leo" thing because as far as im concerned the last two years for all these guys should just be thrown out the window and ignored moving forward. my reason for wanting him with mctavish is i dont want mctavish being the primary puck carrier on his line.

i think for me right now im leaning towards Gauthier - Carlsson - Strome Kreider - McTavish - Terry Vatrano - Granlund - Killorn and i dont love that setup at all tbh lol.

beyond that, you're just power ranking 3rd liners based on personal preference. and adding an extra third liner to a team in dire need of elite talent is not a decision i feel particularly compelled to applaud. especially not in favor of the most expensive one.

He's a bad defensive player so he is not better than Killorn. that might feel fairly reductive but that is a line in the sand. He is not a goal scorer, so he is not a more useful player than Vatrano for this roster. Him and Strome being a wash is not an argument in his favor.

Taking these three players 1by1... Killorn: better defensively than Granlund, relatively equal on offense Strome: probably the player most similar to MG, but is at least a right shot Vatrano: a volume shooter on a roster in dire need of goasl scoring and shooters

so we're going to be finally recording a post draft+free agency+rfa business pod this week and im looking forward to getting the chance to sort through everything with edwardo. but there is one thing i just cant figure out and i would love to have some input from anyone with a thought to spare

whenever @ejonesy.bsky.social and i get back on and record an episode this is going to be about 20 minutes of the show

Pat Verbeek scouring the trade market:

The contract is a problem because it guarantees Granlund a top9 role in a team that is already full of top9 guys (especially veterans) and lites 7m in cap space on fire for a player who doesn’t make the team better

Thank you @adamgretz.bsky.social for laying this out so succinctly. The Granlund signing is a bad and needless gamble for a team that has yet to even approach the entrance of their contending window.

Shout out to the Tampa Bay fan who said that a McDonagh for LaCombe swap is a bad trade because McDonagh is currently a top 5-10 dman in the league. God bless Florida and god bless bath salts.

LETS PLAY A GAME! Lukáš Dostál - easy yes Mason McTavish - easy yes Drew Helleson - easy yes Sam Colangelo - easy yes Isac Lundeström - yes for me, prob a no Brett Leason - easy no Tim Washe - easy yes Calle Clang - easy yes Jan Mysak - meh, sure Josh Lopina - meh, sure Judd Caulfield- meh, sure

THAT'S MY BOY THAT'S MY STAR

We are out here with @anaheimcalling.bsky.social

sooooo what does this mean for the vatrano (and slavin) deal?

If someone has the Porter Martone gas mask video, PLEASE RELEASE IT

New episode! @anaheimcalling.bsky.social joined us to talk about the Trevor Zegras trade, what it means for free agency, and the options available at the 10 spot for the Ducks. I was either yelling or playing NCAA 25. The other two had a very nice conversation about draft prospects. Check it out

I don't wanna do this anymore I want off this ride

we didnt get better.

well this is gna be a different podcast now

ive been pretty well and set in anaheim not adding ekblad or any other mid tier defenseman veteran. it took about 5 minutes for me to change my own mind because he went full heel during these playoffs

And we will be sitting down again tonight to a do bit of a draft preview. we will be joined by everyone's favorite evil scientist - @anaheimcalling.bsky.social And yeah... we're gna talk about the Zegras rumors. Which sure feel to be a bit more solid than they have at any other point we've heard em

We done a pod. Ducks traded for Kreider. Eddy talks himself into a $1000 parlay. I talk myself into signing Aaron Ekblad.

Nick Suzuki better than McDavid confirmed

@forevermighty.bsky.social @thehockeyboomer.bsky.social he said the thing

As it stands the Ducks will enter the draft with 9 picks. 10, 60, 72, 101, 104, 136, 160, 168, 200 That is a pick in every round, including 2 picks in both the fourth and fifth rounds. Before the trade today they had the same number of picks but instead of 2 in the fourth it was 2 in the third

7.29.22 - ANA signs (D) Klingberg to a 1y 7m deal 3.3.23 - ANA trades Klingberg to MIN for (F) Nesterenko, (D) Sustr, MIN 2025 4th rd 8.17.23 - ANA trades MIN '25 4th to BUF for (D) Lyubushkin 2.29.24 - ANA trades Lyubushkin to TOR for TOR 2025 3rd rd pick

Remember when the Oilers decided not to trade for John Gibson at the deadline because they were fine in net?

So we recorded last night. One of the things we talked about was what caliber of player anaheim should be looking to add. and the thing i said was the ducks shouldnt be adding players that couldnt credibly be played on the first line/pair on opening night. they have plenty of veteran depth already

ok which one of you got into the horse tranquilizers

Hey look, we wrote about the Lightning. Yay! #GoBolts

i have so many questions

now this one however,,,,