Ben Shelley: Ducks trade Adam Henrique and Sam Carrick to Oilers

Sorry to see the boys leave… Both warriors.. Rico is going to help Oil immensely… guaranteed he scores a gigantic golf for them in the playoffs.

Sammy is glue…


Now … take both those 24 1st rounders, 25 - 2nd rounder, Zegras & Warren and trade for

Brady Tkachuk…

It's the first trade I think that I've been for. Henrique and Carrick were very stabilizing players this year. So losing them will hurt for the rest of the year. But it also gives opportunities to other players to fill they're spot. And a 1st round pick is always good. Sometimes picks don't work out. But sometimes they do.

Verbeek must be very popular with his scouts. They've had plenty of picks to make choices they want. If it works then it works.

Mostly I'm thinking about what's happening on the Ice in Honda center though. The future is there. Not in some player we haven't drafted yet. So if they kept them both I would've been happy too. Because mostly it's about development now. Good drafting will just continue whatever foundation we build right now. If we build a losing team these picks won't fix that problem. If we build a winning team these picks could keep the window open longer.

It's the first trade I think that I've been for. Henrique and Carrick were very stabilizing players this year. So losing them will hurt for the rest of the year. But it also gives opportunities to other players to fill they're spot. And a 1st round pick is always good. Sometimes picks don't work out. But sometimes they do.

Verbeek must be very popular with his scouts. They've had plenty of picks to make choices they want. If it works then it works.

Mostly I'm thinking about what's happening on the Ice in Honda center though. The future is there. Not in some player we haven't drafted yet. So if they kept them both I would've been happy too. Because mostly it's about development now. Good drafting will just continue whatever foundation we build right now. If we build a losing team these picks won't fix that problem. If we build a winning team these picks could keep the window open longer.
- Eman87654

You are looking at this the wrong way. There are teams out there with no picks in the first and second rounds of next year's draft. The Ducks now have 7 in the first three rounds! That Edmonton first-rounder may look like crap to Anaheim, but it looks freakin great to a team like Tampa! The draft is where Verbeek can do some real damage.

You are looking at this the wrong way. There are teams out there with no picks in the first and second rounds of next year's draft. The Ducks now have 7 in the first three rounds! That Edmonton first-rounder may look like crap to Anaheim, but it looks freakin great to a team like Tampa! The draft is where Verbeek can do some real damage.
- duxcup07

Picks are good if you hit them. They're lottery tickets. Good if they hit. Irrelevant if they don't. But where the Ducks are, they need to maximize the talent they have. Basically build the foundation of a winning team. And lottery tickets that may payoff 3 to 5 years from now won't do any good if this team doesn't learn to win.

The foundation of everything this Ducks team will be over the next 10+ years is being built right now. So the important part if this season isn't draft picks. It's development. I mean more picks are always good. It's just not the most important thing right now.

Picks are good if you hit them. They're lottery tickets. Good if they hit. Irrelevant if they don't. But where the Ducks are, they need to maximize the talent they have. Basically build the foundation of a winning team. And lottery tickets that may payoff 3 to 5 years from now won't do any good if this team doesn't learn to win.

The foundation of everything this Ducks team will be over the next 10+ years is being built right now. So the important part if this season isn't draft picks. It's development. I mean more picks are always good. It's just not the most important thing right now.
- Eman87654

Picks now should be used for trade bait - to fill in some holes….

Also FA is gonna have some gems this yr…

We’re in a good spot … like 07 said … we could do some real damage at the draft.

Picks now should be used for trade bait - to fill in some holes….

Also FA is gonna have some gems this yr…

We’re in a good spot … like 07 said … we could do some real damage at the draft.
- dozerD10

Some of you Ducks bloggers have really surprised me by how much you like to gamble. I mean watching the draft can be fun but in the end a player you know can play is worth way more than a bunch of lottery tickets.

Some of you Ducks bloggers have really surprised me by how much you like to gamble. I mean watching the draft can be fun but in the end a player you know can play is worth way more than a bunch of lottery tickets.
- Eman87654

We need players - for sure on that -