{"id":15065,"date":"2017-08-25T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=15065"},"modified":"2025-10-10T22:55:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T02:55:35","slug":"tsp-anaheim-ducks-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/08\/25\/tsp-anaheim-ducks-prospects\/","title":{"rendered":"TSP: Anaheim Ducks Prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the 2017 edition of \u201cTop Shelf Prospects\u201d. During the summer, I will feature a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. I will follow the order of the first round of the NHL draft (as if there were no trades). You\u00a0can find all the articles here<\/a>. Since we had an\u00a0extensive NHL Draft preview<\/a>, I will not be reviewing the players who were drafted this year. There have been no games since then, and my reports on them will not have changed.<\/em><\/p>\n

I will link you to those articles; as well as taking a look at prospects that were acquired before this year\u2019s draft; their progress, and their chances of making the 2017-18 roster.\u00a0<\/em>I will also bring you one sleeper pick \u2013 a player who was either drafted in the 4th-round or later; or an undrafted free agent signing who I pick as a dark horse to make the NHL. 50 NHL games played or being 25 years old is the cut-off for prospects. These are not hard or fast rules though, and I may make some exceptions depending on the circumstances.<\/em><\/p>\n

TSP: Anaheim Ducks Prospects<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Anaheim Ducks<\/a> continue to be one of the top teams in the NHL. They took first place in the Pacific Division before easily dispatching of the Calgary Flames<\/a>\u00a0in a first round sweep. The Edmonton Oilers<\/a>\u00a0put up a bigger fight in the second round, but Anaheim prevailed in seven games. A\u00a0John Gibson<\/a> <\/strong>injury in the Conference Finals would ultimately spell doom for the Ducks, as they fell to the Nashville Predators<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The off-season began with the Ducks trading Shea Theodore<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to the Vegas Golden Knights<\/a>\u00a0at the expansion draft<\/a>\u00a0and defenceman Simon Despres<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0being bought out. Jonathan Bernier<\/a><\/strong> left to sign with<\/a> the Colorado Avalanche<\/a>. Nate Thompson<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0left for<\/a> the Ottawa Senators<\/a>. The Ducks brought in<\/a> Ryan Miller<\/a><\/strong> from the Vancouver Canucks<\/a>,\u00a0Dennis Rasmussen<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from the Chicago Blackhawks<\/a>, Francois Beauchemin<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>from the<\/a>\u00a0Avalanche, and Reto Barra<\/strong>\u00a0from the Florida Panthers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2017 NHL Draft\u00a0Picks:\u00a0Maxime Comtois<\/a>,\u00a0Antoine Morand<\/a>, Jack Badini,\u00a0Kyle Olson<\/a>, Olle Eriksson-Ek<\/strong>
\nGraduates: Nick Ritchie<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Ondrej Kase<\/a><\/strong>,<\/p>\n

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Top Prospect: Brandon Montour<\/a><\/h2>\n

Defense — shoots Right
\nBorn April 11th, 1994 —\u00a0Brantford, Ontario
\nHeight 6’0″ — Weight 192 lbs [183 cm \/ 87 kg]
\nDrafted by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2nd round, #55\u00a0overall at the 2014 NHL Draft<\/p>\n