The Ducks remain in a development phase, having signed several young players in recent years, so we remain in a phase of continuity and wait for our players to gain ground as the season progresses.

We quickly think of young Leo Carlsson, Cutter Gauthier and Mason McTavish on offense, but also Pavel Mintyukov, Jackson Lacombe, Olen Zellweger and Tristan Luneau on defense. We’re all talking about players who have little NHL experience but will form a dominant core in a few years. We just have to be patient in Anaheim and hope that next season isn’t too long for the fans.

Therefore, it is important to have veterans on the team to mentor the young guys. Players like Cam Fowler, Brian Dumoulin, Frank Vatrano, Ryan Strome and Alex Killorn will also be very important for the development of the Californian team.

For Greg Cronin’s side, we risk scoring a lot of goals thanks to the presence of Troy Terry and Trevor Zegras, but also conceding a few goals with a young defense. Goalkeeper John Gibson will occasionally have long evenings, but at least the rebuilding is complete.

Departures: Max Jones, Jakob Silfverberg

Arrivals: Robby Fabbri, Jansen Harkins, Brian Dumoulin

Expected education:

Trevor Zegras – Mason McTavish – Troy Terry

Frank Vatrano – Leo Carlsson – Ryan Strome

Editor Gauthier – Robby Fabbri – Alex Killorn

Ross Johnston – Isaac Luderstrom – Brett Leason

Cam Fowler – Brian Dumoulin

Jackson Lacombe – Radko Gudas

Pavel Mintyukov – Urko Vaakanainen

John Gibson – Lukas Dostal