Anaheim Ducks
How Much Is Bobby Ryan Worth To The Anaheim Ducks?
At 23, Anaheim Ducks wing Bobby Ryan is just entering the prime of his career. He’s coming off an impressive season in which his 35 goals led the injury-plagued Ducks.
But Ryan is staring at free agency, and wants new paper.
There have been a lot of rumors floating around, including years and dollar amounts, but reality is that Ryan doesn’t have a new deal in place yet. Both sides would like Ryan to stay put, but they need to get on it for him to stay a Duck.
Before we look at some other players to establish a realistic dollar amount Ryan should expect/hope for, let’s look at his vitals:
Age: 23
6-2 205
2009-10 Stats: 81 GP, 35 G, 29 A, 64 Pts
2009-10 Cap Hit: $1.92M
Career Stats: 168 GP, 71 G, 60 A, 131 Pts
Deal in Place for Bobby Ryan To Remain a Duck For $27.5 Million, But Is On Delay
You won’t be seeing Bobby Ryan in trade rumors anytime soon.
According to Larry Brooks of the New York Post, via Twitter, RFA winger Bobby Ryan has re-signed with the Anaheim Ducks for a total of $27.5 million over five years.
It was believed that Ryan wanted a two or three-year contract and that the money wasn’t the problem. Ducks management had pretty much confirmed that they offered him $5 million per year and that they wanted to give him a five-year contract.
It seems that negotiations went well for both sides, as the Ducks got the length that they wanted and Bobby Ryan is making $500,000 more a year.
Expect Bobby Ryan to really come into his own this season, as 40-plus goals isn’t out of the question
Update:
The deal has been delayed according to Bob McKenzie of TSN. However, it should be valid soon:
“It may be just semantics but I am being told there is, at this moment, no deal in place between Bobby Ryan and the Anaheim Ducks.”
“I suspect if that’s not the case, it soon will be but for now, I’m told no agreement in place just yet.”
via @TSNBobMcKenzie
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Anaheim Ducks 2010-’11 Fantasy Hockey Preview
We are now a month away from the start of the 2010-’11 NHL regular season, and I think it’s a great time to start publishing my fantasy preview articles for every single team.
When looking at a player and predicting how he will fare offensively this season, there are a lot of things to look for. Is the player at an age where he will improve or decline? Is he playing with new linemates this year? Did his team acquire some players who may push them down the depth chart?
Those are just a few of the questions needed to be asked and I believe I can accurately predict a player’s point totals for the upcoming season. Of course, things like injuries are impossible to predict, so these are best case scenarios.
Anaheim Ducks Depth Chart
Bobby Ryan-Ryan Getzlaf-Corey Perry
Jason Blake-Saku Koivu-Teemu Selanne
Matt Beleskey-Todd Marchant-Joffrey Lupul (injured until November)
Aaron Voros-Kyle Chipchura-Troy Brodie
Dan Sexton
Lubomir Visnovsky-Andy Sutton
Toni Lydman-Sheldon Brookbank
Brendan Mikkelson-Luca Sbisa
Brett Festerling
Jonas HillerCurtis McElhinney
Sure Bet: Ryan Getzlaf. Slipped a little bit last year and also missed time due to injury. Expect him to score more then the 19 goals he had last year and also for him to climb back into the top 15 scorers.
Dark Horse: Teemu Selanne. I’m going to go out on a limb here and predict that Selanne plays at least 70 games for the first time in three seasons, doing so while scoring at nearly a point per game clip.
2009-10 Scoring Projections
Player
GP-G-A-P
1. Ryan Getzlaf
80-28-62-90
2. Corey Perry
82-32-45-77
3. Teemu Selanne
73-32-35-67
4. Bobby Ryan
78-30-28-58
5. Saku Koivu
68-20-30-50
6. Lubomir Visnovksy
79-11-34-45
7. Jason Blake
81-17-24-41
8. Joffrey Lupul59-19-19-38
9. Matt Beleskey
77-12-22-34
10. Toni Lydman
76-6-22-28
11. Todd Marchant
78-8-16-24
12. Luca Sbisa
75-4-16-20
13. Troy Brodie
73-5-12-17
14. Kyle Chipchura
79-6-9-15
15. Andy Sutton
80-2-11-13
16. Brendan Mikkelson
66-1-8-9
17. Aaron Voros
61-2-5-7
18. Sheldon Brookbank
59-1-6-7
Goalies
1. Jonas Hiller
36-29-9 .924 SVP 2.60 GAA
2. Curtis McElhinney
4-3-1 .896 SVP 2.98 GAA
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