NHL Trade deadline sucked dick this year
 

Where the fuck are the big names that were rumoured to be moved? Bertuzzi? Tckachuk? Luongo? Giguere? Sundin? WTF was all the hype about?

All we got in LA was Mark Parrish and Brent fucking Sopel!

And Jose Theodore... zzzzzzzzzz

He's injured, is owed something ridiculous like 6million for the next two years and sucks now. Fuck the Avs!

Good luck with Sopel. He's a cool guy, but A) needs to cut his hair B) Learn to play Defense. Other than that, he's pretty good.

I'm fine with the Ducks' moves. I still have hope that some late deals will break though (seems a few deals only are announced later in the day every year)

Carney for Skinner + 2nd; Pretty fair return for a UFA. I thik we owe them a 2nd or 3rd anyways in the summer for Carlyle, so it's more like Skinner/Carlyle for Carney.

Ozolinsh for a 3rd: I can only assume this was a salary dump move (also Ozo doesn't really fit the team style Burke is trying to build). I'd say it would have looked bad trading Ozo right after he is out of rehab, but he went to the Rangers who have a better shot this year than the Ducks and where his style of play will fit a lot better, so I don't think Ozo should mind.

2nd for Friesen: I really like this one. People are going to say Friesen bad-mouthed Anaheim after leaving them last time around, but that was a different owner/coach/GM/team/style. The current team I think fits Jeff nicely, his speed can keep up with McDonald and Selanne to form one dangerous line IMO.

J. Perrault for O'Donnell: Obviously to fill the Carney hole. I think Sean will be a good fit, and he's younger and cheaper than Carney was.

All in all, I had hoped Burke would be able to swing something to get Richards/Jokinen or a first-line LW, but without sacrificing our top prospects, that's a near impossible task.

Good job, I think the Ducks can still make the Playoffs if the get on a late season roll as they have been known to do in the past :thumbsup

Getting people to watch their telecasts and the commercials.

I'm not surprised at all with the new cap how few trades were made. TSN guys last night were literally praying on air that they had something to talk about today, because THEY knew there wasn't gonna be much action either.

But, they have to pump it up to get people to watch.

I thought I was the only Duck fan on the planet. In Phoenix, I'm buying you a drink!!!:thumbsup

I get all the deals except Freisen. Hopefully, he doesn't half ass it this time like he did last time he was here.

NHL sucks dick except for the playoffs

hockey is gay :2 cents: :Graucho

LOL well im glad we got rid of theodore...not sure if getting abiesher was better though...

hockey=booooooring

Ya, well, German Shiesta isn't a professional sport here in North America, queerbait!

This is because the deadline is to early now.

I've been a Ducks' fan since around the middle of the 95-96 season, when I became a big Kariya fan. Selanne was another favorite so when he got traded there the next year, I've been a solid Duck supporter ever since.

The '03 Playoffs we a blast, especially the early rounds winning a lot of free alcohol watching the Ducks and Giguere pull some crazy upsets in pubs. After the Minnesota series though everyone started jumping on the bandwagon so that kinda sucked....too bad they came sooooooo close but lost (thanks in large part to Friesen in game 7 - how ironic).

I think if we roll with lines like:

Friesen - McDonald - Selanne
Fedoruk - Getzlaf - Perry
Niedermayer - Marchant - Lupul
Kunitz/Moen - Pahlsson - Hedstrom
(with Penner and Konopka I think being sent back down?)

Niedermayer - Beauchemin
O'Donnell - Salei
Vishnevski - DiPenta
Marshall

Giguere
Bryzgalov

for the rest of the season, we are in pretty good shape to sneak into the Playoffs this year :thumbsup

Wasn't Recchi traded?

yup....he's with the hurricanes now...

With Cole out for the rest of the season, I guess they wanted to fill the gap...

A lot of old vets being traded.

It was the day of the D-men. A lof of defenseman got traded today.

Crappy ass trade deadline:(

but worst team name in history... :disgust

It'll be just the Anaheim Ducks next year though....not much better but it's an improvement.

I just don't see Ducks being as fierce a name as Thrashers, Predators or Sharks :1orglaugh

FLYING V ATTACK!