The Anaheim Ducks figure to be a major player on the NHL trade market this upcoming season.
- Trade rumours continue to swirl around the Anaheim Ducks, who appear be willing to move on from several veterans that have toiled on the Pacific Division bottomfeeder for several seasons.
- Among the players the Ducks are actively shopping is veteran blueliner Cam Fowler, who has two years left on his contract but may be standing in the way of the team's bevy of blue chip defensive prospects. One of the teams rumoured to have inquired on Fowler are the St. Louis Blues, but there will be lots of interest in the long-time Duck.
- Rumours of an impending John Gibson trade have been out there for years, but his large cap hit and declining play might make it a tough deal for GM Pat Verbeek to swing. Nonetheless, there are some around the league who still see Gibson as a diamond in the rough. There just aren't many good landing spots out there, with rumoured suitors such as the Red Wings, Devils and Senators having moved on and acquired other goalies.
- Trevor Zegras rumours have persisted for the better part of a year, with reports that the player and team might both be eager to part ways. Zegras and the Ducks have not always seen eye to eye, having struggled to find common ground on an RFA extension last fall. It's 50/50 whether this one results in a trade, but there will be no shortage of interest if the Ducks officially put him out there. It's believed the Canadiens are among the teams that have kicked tires.
- The Ducks have a slew of pending UFAs would could also be dealt. If extensions can't be worked out, forwards Frank Vatrano, Robby Fabbri and Brock McGinn and defenseman Brian Dumoulin could all be moved before the 2025 NHL trade deadline. Big decisions on the horizon for a Ducks team that hasn't sniffed the playoffs since 2018.
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