kenhodgejr Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Ducks are in a win now situation and could use a RD for a playoff push. Gudbranson would be an improvement over Bieksa To Anaheim- Erik Gudbranson, Thomas Vanek, 2018 4th To Vancouver- Sam Steel 6ft 180lbs Shoots L -elite skating and scoring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solinar Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 My brother and I were just talking about a trade like this, but can't see Anaheim doing it unless they really believe they're going all the way this year, because Steel will be one of those futures you don't want to give up on. Think Van would have to change the pick in this deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Dizzle Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Someone's been watching world junior prelim highlights :D I don't know a ton about Steel but if Petterson is going to be a winger then it may be nice to grab another top six centre for moving forward... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 7 minutes ago, J-Dizzle said: Someone's been watching world junior prelim highlights :D I don't know a ton about Steel but if Petterson is going to be a winger then it may be nice to grab another top six centre for moving forward... Why do I keep reading Pettersson will be turned into a winger? He's dominating in Sweden as a centreman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Dizzle Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 1 minute ago, luckylager said: Why do I keep reading Pettersson will be turned into a winger? He's dominating in Sweden as a centreman. I could be wrong but I was under the impression he's playing the wing for Vaxjo or however you spell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, J-Dizzle said: I could be wrong but I was under the impression he's playing the wing for Vaxjo or however you spell it. Oh...? I'll go take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Even if Pettersson does pan out as a center, you can never have enough guys that can play the position, as we're finding out right now. As far as the deal goes, I'd absolutely pull the trigger on something like this, but methinks the Ducks wouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 5 minutes ago, 48MPHSlapShot said: Even if Pettersson does pan out as a center, you can never have enough guys that can play the position, as we're finding out right now. Exactly. I'm wondering why people seem to want Pettersson converted into a winger, or think he should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Dizzle Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, luckylager said: Exactly. I'm wondering why people seem to want Pettersson converted into a winger, or think he should be. I have no problem at all with him staying centre. If he stays there we have an awesome 1/2 punch with him and Horvat. If he moves to wing we need to find another top six centre and I don't know if Gaudette or any one else in our system will do that.... who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 24 minutes ago, luckylager said: Exactly. I'm wondering why people seem to want Pettersson converted into a winger, or think he should be. I don't think it's that people want him to. It's just that he's playing mostly at wing right now and breaking records in the SHL as a winger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 9 minutes ago, 48MPHSlapShot said: I don't think it's that people want him to. It's just that he's playing mostly at wing right now and breaking records in the SHL as a winger. I couldn't find anything saying he's actually playing wing for Vaxjo though. Hockeydb, elite prospects and wiki still have him listen as a C. The Vaxjo site has him as a forward, but they only list skaters as "forward" or "back". They also fail to report on f/o stats. Are you sure he's playing wing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c00kies Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 No way Ducks give up Steel. Anybody else maybe, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenhodgejr Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 If we have to up the pick then so be it. Future lines Pettersson Steel Boesser Dahlen Horvat Goldobin Gadjovich Gaudette Lind Granlund Gaunce Virtanen Juolevi 2018 1st Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayner Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Elias does mostly play RW in the SHL. It's a common thing they do with young players over there. They tend to give the more veteran players the "C"inority (see what I did there) of playing centre. I think a better judgement of his play will be where he finishes during the WJC, he will probably start on the wing but it's believed that he will be playing some C as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayner Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Also, not a chance this trade happens. Steel is their #1 prospect. I would think you have a better chance at getting Max Jones, whom is also playing in the WJC for the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BI3KSALLENT Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 40 minutes ago, luckylager said: I couldn't find anything saying he's actually playing wing for Vaxjo though. Hockeydb, elite prospects and wiki still have him listen as a C. The Vaxjo site has him as a forward, but they only list skaters as "forward" or "back". They also fail to report on f/o stats. Are you sure he's playing wing? He's played nearly every game at RW, and a few at LW. It's common for rookies his age to play wing when they first make it to the SHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 44 minutes ago, BI3KSALLENT said: He's played nearly every game at RW, and a few at LW. It's common for rookies his age to play wing when they first make it to the SHL. Good to know. Not to be obtuse, but how do you know? I can't find any relevant news on him. Went through a number of pages and nothing reported as to his deployment, usage etc.. Well, in English at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd. Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Steel is untouchable for them. We're gonna have to pay a steep price to get him. Equivalent to Boeser's value before the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 3 hours ago, c00kies said: No way Ducks give up Steel. Anybody else maybe, though. I'd love to see us somehow get Manson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BI3KSALLENT Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 3 hours ago, luckylager said: Good to know. Not to be obtuse, but how do you know? I can't find any relevant news on him. Went through a number of pages and nothing reported as to his deployment, usage etc.. Well, in English at least. I've watched a few of their games, and on their twitter they always post the pre-game lineups and he's usually slotted as the first line RW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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