This has me really worried that the ducks are gonna end up like the Sabres or coyotes and start a second rebuild before they ever get good
dracomaster01
Listening to offers doesn’t mean they are dead set on trading him. Pat wouldn’t be doing his job if he wasn’t listening to offers. Zegras isn’t getting moved no matter how much insiders want it to happen for clicks
DucksCN27
Just because people are calling doesn’t mean we’re looking to trade him. If there’s interest I think it’d be a bad idea to not at least listen. We don’t have to do anything.
MiddleNameIsJoe
Verbeek has a vision for the team and it’s very possible the player he inherited doesn’t fit it. Good for us if we do it
CarlyleHockey
We are in a great spot to move on from him. There’s no rush and we can wait for the right deal to happen. I don’t see Zegras being on this team long term. and getting a haul for him will do wonders for this team.
Luscious_Luke
Lebrun clearly says they are not trying to move him. They just wanna see if someone goes crazy.
Wild take to say youre disappointed or think he would be moved
ChesterButternuts
This means absolutely nothing, every GM listens to calls on every player, why tf would you not.
This is how it probably worked. Lebrun talks to a GM he is friends with and he said he asked about Zegras’ ask, Verbeek listened. HUGE IF TRUE!
lallaren_2
Unless we get a great offer I can’t see Zegras going anywhere. What we lack right now is top wing depth, creativity in the transition game and offensive creation. Zegras checks all 3 boxes so unless we are getting a haul of picks and prospects I just can’t see us moving. Owners might also have a thing or two to say, Zegras is a very marketable player who brings in revenue. This just looks like the Gibson rumors we hear every year, yet he is still here.
Cockpunch666
I don’t think we trade him. He’s getting the insiders clicks. And on top of that, now GMs are calling Verbeek asking about Zegras and it’s starting off trade conversations that we weren’t having with other teams yet. Verbeek now knows what other teams are willing to trade and can negotiate for those guys with players that are actually on the block like Gibson, Fowler, Vatrano, Henrique etc. If we ever trade Zegras, it wouldn’t make any sense right now, his value is at the lowest it’s ever been for him as a player right now (injuries, less scoring, last minute contract after camp).
thehackshow612
IIRC, didn’t Verbeek say in an interview with Alexis Downie that he listens to every offer, even if he’s not trading that player? Something like it shows what the other GMs are looking move?
The-G-89
Zegras is definitely gonna cost at the very least 2 1st round picks and I don’t think any team is willing to risk that.
OMGIts_Renegade
*Ring ring*
PVB: Hello?
GM: Hey Pat! Just calling cause we are looking to improve for a playoff run and that deadline is comin in fast! I was wondering about that Zegras kid you got?
PVB: Well, that depends entirely on the offer. I’m listening.
GM: Well, we are a bit cap strapped and already gave away a top prospect and our fir…. hello? Pat? Hello?
*fin*
Lazites
Listening doesn’t mean its happening.
You should always be listening. If somebody offers the kings ransom, sure.
If it’s normal offers, business as usual.
Jax99
Im not even against trading him, but I think now isn’t the time. His value is low af.Â
hbracerjohn1
Too soft ( like a lot of the team) for the team Pat is trying to build. We are way too easy to play against.
Rooch20
Actually this whole Trevor Zegras trade rumor thing started with Frank Seravalli. A majority of NHL Insiders picked up on this without really fact-checking beforehand. Pierre LeBrun sort of said it himself on the video. You can’t part ways with Zegras without expecting a like player back and this is roughly paraphrasing. LeBrun also mentioned that teams were calling but GMPVB hasn’t picked up and that he’s not committed to moving him. This is essentially nothing more than the forward version of the John Gibson trade rumors we’ve been seeing from summers and trade deadlines past.
TimFTWin
As far as I’m concerned, Every GM should be listening to offers on anyone they can move. Listening to offers doesn’t mean trying to trade.
LouieSportsman
Try actually reading/listening to what’s said.
He’s not hanging up on people but he’s not shopping him and hasn’t called anyone asking what they will payZ
katinthehat35
So basically GMs are calling about Z and Verbeek is just listening. Unless we get a crazy offer, doubt itll happen. But then again we saw Verbeek has the balls to trade Drysdale for a need who knows. I’m not too worried about Z, there’s a reason why they’re calling. He’s a good player with potential, we should keep him.
BroLil
Everyone listens. Anyone that suggests they “hang up the phone” as soon as they hear a player that is off limits is incredibly naive. If they say “a second and a fifth”, yea sure, maybe they get hung up on, but they will always listen.
I remember Burkey talked about this one time, where he started asking about an “off limits” player, and got cut off quick, and he responded something along the lines of “you haven’t even heard my offer. I have four first round picks. I’m sure you’d accept that deal.” He basically said it’s extremely rare that a team won’t listen, and that everyone (I believe he even used McDavid in this example) has a price.
If Verbeek isn’t listening, it means he isn’t trying to improve our team. There are many players much better than Zegras. If the value is there, we have to take it. I know you don’t want to see your favorite player leave, but this is a business, and the goal is to win. If moving Zegras gets us closer to that goal, we take that deal every single day.
No-Doctor-4396
Just so you know, anyone is open to trade with the right offer. Unless they have a no trade clause of course lol
thehawktopus
What’s he supposed to do when another GM calls him about Zegras? Hang up?
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This has me really worried that the ducks are gonna end up like the Sabres or coyotes and start a second rebuild before they ever get good
Listening to offers doesn’t mean they are dead set on trading him. Pat wouldn’t be doing his job if he wasn’t listening to offers. Zegras isn’t getting moved no matter how much insiders want it to happen for clicks
Just because people are calling doesn’t mean we’re looking to trade him. If there’s interest I think it’d be a bad idea to not at least listen. We don’t have to do anything.
Verbeek has a vision for the team and it’s very possible the player he inherited doesn’t fit it. Good for us if we do it
We are in a great spot to move on from him. There’s no rush and we can wait for the right deal to happen. I don’t see Zegras being on this team long term. and getting a haul for him will do wonders for this team.
Lebrun clearly says they are not trying to move him. They just wanna see if someone goes crazy.
Wild take to say youre disappointed or think he would be moved
This means absolutely nothing, every GM listens to calls on every player, why tf would you not.
This is how it probably worked. Lebrun talks to a GM he is friends with and he said he asked about Zegras’ ask, Verbeek listened. HUGE IF TRUE!
Unless we get a great offer I can’t see Zegras going anywhere. What we lack right now is top wing depth, creativity in the transition game and offensive creation. Zegras checks all 3 boxes so unless we are getting a haul of picks and prospects I just can’t see us moving. Owners might also have a thing or two to say, Zegras is a very marketable player who brings in revenue. This just looks like the Gibson rumors we hear every year, yet he is still here.
I don’t think we trade him. He’s getting the insiders clicks. And on top of that, now GMs are calling Verbeek asking about Zegras and it’s starting off trade conversations that we weren’t having with other teams yet. Verbeek now knows what other teams are willing to trade and can negotiate for those guys with players that are actually on the block like Gibson, Fowler, Vatrano, Henrique etc. If we ever trade Zegras, it wouldn’t make any sense right now, his value is at the lowest it’s ever been for him as a player right now (injuries, less scoring, last minute contract after camp).
IIRC, didn’t Verbeek say in an interview with Alexis Downie that he listens to every offer, even if he’s not trading that player? Something like it shows what the other GMs are looking move?
Zegras is definitely gonna cost at the very least 2 1st round picks and I don’t think any team is willing to risk that.
*Ring ring*
PVB: Hello?
GM: Hey Pat! Just calling cause we are looking to improve for a playoff run and that deadline is comin in fast! I was wondering about that Zegras kid you got?
PVB: Well, that depends entirely on the offer. I’m listening.
GM: Well, we are a bit cap strapped and already gave away a top prospect and our fir…. hello? Pat? Hello?
*fin*
Listening doesn’t mean its happening.
You should always be listening. If somebody offers the kings ransom, sure.
If it’s normal offers, business as usual.
Im not even against trading him, but I think now isn’t the time. His value is low af.Â
Too soft ( like a lot of the team) for the team Pat is trying to build. We are way too easy to play against.
Actually this whole Trevor Zegras trade rumor thing started with Frank Seravalli. A majority of NHL Insiders picked up on this without really fact-checking beforehand. Pierre LeBrun sort of said it himself on the video. You can’t part ways with Zegras without expecting a like player back and this is roughly paraphrasing. LeBrun also mentioned that teams were calling but GMPVB hasn’t picked up and that he’s not committed to moving him. This is essentially nothing more than the forward version of the John Gibson trade rumors we’ve been seeing from summers and trade deadlines past.
As far as I’m concerned, Every GM should be listening to offers on anyone they can move. Listening to offers doesn’t mean trying to trade.
Try actually reading/listening to what’s said.
He’s not hanging up on people but he’s not shopping him and hasn’t called anyone asking what they will payZ
So basically GMs are calling about Z and Verbeek is just listening. Unless we get a crazy offer, doubt itll happen. But then again we saw Verbeek has the balls to trade Drysdale for a need who knows. I’m not too worried about Z, there’s a reason why they’re calling. He’s a good player with potential, we should keep him.
Everyone listens. Anyone that suggests they “hang up the phone” as soon as they hear a player that is off limits is incredibly naive. If they say “a second and a fifth”, yea sure, maybe they get hung up on, but they will always listen.
I remember Burkey talked about this one time, where he started asking about an “off limits” player, and got cut off quick, and he responded something along the lines of “you haven’t even heard my offer. I have four first round picks. I’m sure you’d accept that deal.” He basically said it’s extremely rare that a team won’t listen, and that everyone (I believe he even used McDavid in this example) has a price.
If Verbeek isn’t listening, it means he isn’t trying to improve our team. There are many players much better than Zegras. If the value is there, we have to take it. I know you don’t want to see your favorite player leave, but this is a business, and the goal is to win. If moving Zegras gets us closer to that goal, we take that deal every single day.
Just so you know, anyone is open to trade with the right offer. Unless they have a no trade clause of course lol
What’s he supposed to do when another GM calls him about Zegras? Hang up?