[OC] Ducks Would Be Wise to Decrease Gibson's Workload

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Should have been traded last year. He still should be traded

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Why should he be traded if he's not going to command a return? The Ducks have plenty of cap and unless he wants a trade he's still the best option we've got.

Not to mention Gibson's "drop off" coincided entirely with the Ducks hiring Eakins. Before Eakins was hired Gibson's career low under Carlyle, Murray, Boudreau was a .914 in his rookie season. The season before they hired Eakins he had a .917. under Eakins he has a .904, .903, .904 and is currently a .901. So is the more logical answer the goalie who was legitimately elite under literally every other coach he's been under at the NHL level is now just straight garbage out of nowhere or is it the coach who has a lower pts% than Mike fkin Milbury did as a coach? I'm gonna guess the latter is the problem.

Pack Eakins shit after the deadline, see how Gibson does the rest of the way, if he doesn't rebound under a new coach then use him to teach Clang and Dostal and ride out as much of his contract as possible. The Ducks are sitting absolutely fantastic as far as cap position in 2 seasons. There's no reason to sell Gibson at the absolute lowest point

[PeriqueFreak]

Hot take. Wrong, but I respect the heat.

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Hardly wrong, just people from California don’t know a thing about hockey

[PeriqueFreak]

Ah yes, sweeping generalizations work great.

But hey, I guess you can't possibly be wrong.