Ducks reward GM Pat Verbeek with a new deal, cementing his successful rebuild and guiding the team toward a playoff resurgence after four years of strategic roster overhauls.
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I wasn’t able to get to this yesterday because I took my family on a little weekend getaway, but the Ducks announced on Friday that they extended general manager Pat Verbeek to a multi-year extension, as well as promoted Mike Stapleton within the organization.
I wasn’t able to get to this yesterday because I took my family on a little weekend getaway, but the Ducks announced on Friday that they extended general manager Pat Verbeek to a multi-year extension, as well as promoted Mike Stapleton within the organization.
So it looks like the Verbeek tenure is here to stay.
So it looks like the Verbeek tenure is here to stay.
He has the Ducks on the cusp of making the playoffs for the first time in eight years, has really reformed the team, has taken some risks.
He has the Ducks on the cusp of making the playoffs for the first time in eight years, has really reformed the team, has taken some risks.
The, you know, Leo Carlson draft pick, the Becca Seneca draft pick were met with some scrutiny.
The, you know, Leo Carlson draft pick, the Becca Seneca draft pick were met with some scrutiny.
He has brought on some hefty veteran contracts like Jacob Trouba and Mikhail Granlund and John Carlson.
He has brought on some hefty veteran contracts like Jacob Trouba and Mikhail Granlund and John Carlson.
And, you know, also faced some scrutiny with trading Trevor Zegers and John Gibson for perhaps less than optimal returns.
And, you know, also faced some scrutiny with trading Trevor Zegers and John Gibson for perhaps less than optimal returns.
But the results are the results and the Anaheim Ducks are on the cusp of making the playoffs again for the first time in eight years.
But the results are the results and the Anaheim Ducks are on the cusp of making the playoffs again for the first time in eight years.
The Samuelis owners seem very, very happy with his performance and he seems satisfied with the progression that the roster has made.
The Samuelis owners seem very, very happy with his performance and he seems satisfied with the progression that the roster has made.
So his next challenges will be signing those young players, Carter Gauthier, Leo Carlson up this summer to huge contract extensions likely.
So his next challenges will be signing those young players, Carter Gauthier, Leo Carlson up this summer to huge contract extensions likely.
And then Becca Seneca in the not so distant future after that.
And then Becca Seneca in the not so distant future after that.
You know, the pipeline is replenished.
You know, the pipeline is replenished.
Roger McQueen, Tristan Lenot, Stian Solberg, Tyson Hines, Noah Warren, those guys all seem, you know, fairly close to making the NHL and playing on a regular basis.
Roger McQueen, Tristan Lenot, Stian Solberg, Tyson Hines, Noah Warren, those guys all seem, you know, fairly close to making the NHL and playing on a regular basis.
But then the transition will happen between, you know, when older veterans like Alex Killorn and Mikhail Granlund, John Carlson eventually do move on.
But then the transition will happen between, you know, when older veterans like Alex Killorn and Mikhail Granlund, John Carlson eventually do move on.
So and then replenishing those with complementary pieces and really maybe perhaps bringing in that one big piece that can get them over the hump with however far they do get in the playoffs.
So and then replenishing those with complementary pieces and really maybe perhaps bringing in that one big piece that can get them over the hump with however far they do get in the playoffs.
But the Samuelis seem committed to his vision and Pat Verbeek is here to stay.
But the Samuelis seem committed to his vision and Pat Verbeek is here to stay.
And, you know, we are we’re excited to see playoff hockey in Anaheim again.
And, you know, we are we’re excited to see playoff hockey in Anaheim again.
So for the hockey news, I’m Patrick Present.
So for the hockey news, I’m Patrick Present.