Morand Signs ELC

[DuckFan4Life 5,759]

C Antoine Morand, from the Memorial Cup winning Titan d'Acadie-Bathurst, has signed his Entry Level contract with the Anaheim #Ducks

ANA 2017 2nd RD pick (60th overall)
3 year ELC / $775,833 cap hit

2018-19: $742,500
2019-20: $792,500
2020-21: $792,500

[MooseDuck 3,207]

On 5/29/2018 at 1:55 PM, DuckFan4Life said:

C Antoine Morand, from the Memorial Cup winning Titan d'Acadie-Bathurst, has signed his Entry Level contract with the Anaheim #Ducks

ANA 2017 2nd RD pick (60th overall)
3 year ELC / $775,833 cap hit

2018-19: $742,500
2019-20: $792,500
2020-21: $792,500

Another he is now a Moosehead.... making him 2nd Ducks Prospect to be traded to my Town's Junior team...http://halifaxmooseheads.ca/article/mooseheads-trade-for-pair-of-memorial-cup-champions

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[Kanauhtli 587]

Antoine Morand is officially an Anaheim Duck now. So glad he signed quickly. Morand looks like a promising player that could round out our top 9.

[BlazingEtem 4,315]

The only thing I worry about Morand is his size. At 5'10 180, he is not big enough to be a bottom 9 checking center. He is going to be a boom or bust top 6 prospect.

[BombaysTripleDeke 1,904]

1 hour ago, BlazingEtem said:

The only thing I worry about Morand is his size. At 5'10 180, he is not big enough to be a bottom 9 checking center. He is going to be a boom or bust top 6 prospect.

True, and you could say the same thing about Sam Steel. He's also undersized at 5'11/185 lbs. It's interesting our two best center prospects are sub 6'0, at a position where size does matter more and yet Murray has drafted bigger power forward types like Ritchie and Jones where size matters less. I really hope that he doesn't take 6'5 winger Serron Noel in the draft lol.

[DucksFan_08 1,033]

On ‎02‎/‎06‎/‎2018 at 8:57 PM, BlazingEtem said:

The only thing I worry about Morand is his size. At 5'10 180, he is not big enough to be a bottom 9 checking center. He is going to be a boom or bust top 6 prospect.

Who says you need a checking center in your bottom 6? BTW we have a Getzlaf and a Kesler. When the time comes for Steel & Morand to play with the big boys full time (probably a few years from now) I can see Kesler in a checking role. Let one of the young guys center the 2nd line.

[MooseDuck 3,207]

On 6/2/2018 at 2:57 PM, BlazingEtem said:

The only thing I worry about Morand is his size. At 5'10 180, he is not big enough to be a bottom 9 checking center. He is going to be a boom or bust top 6 prospect.

There have been some Ducks at 5'10 who has done well for our team over the Years.

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[BombaysTripleDeke 1,904]

21 hours ago, MooseDuck said:

There have been some Ducks at 5'10 who has done well for our team over the Years.

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That’s true, but size generally does matters more while playing center than it does on the wing so it is a concern. You’re right with guys like Paul Kariya and Andy McDonald as notable exceptions from the Ducks, however Kariya was a franchise altering, top-5 pick and HOF talent (something that Morand and Steel are nowhere close to being projected as) and McDonald who was the rare undrafted diamond in the rough that became a solid 2C. If one of them turns into a modern day Andy Mac then that will be great. I just don’t want there to be unrealistic expectations on either of them, especially Steel.

 

[MooseDuck 3,207]

On 6/14/2018 at 4:46 PM, BombaysTripleDeke said:

That’s true, but size generally does matters more while playing center than it does on the wing so it is a concern. You’re right with guys like Paul Kariya and Andy McDonald as notable exceptions from the Ducks, however Kariya was a franchise altering, top-5 pick and HOF talent (something that Morand and Steel are nowhere close to being projected as) and McDonald who was the rare undrafted diamond in the rough that became a solid 2C. If one of them turns into a modern day Andy Mac then that will be great. I just don’t want there to be unrealistic expectations on either of them, especially Steel.

 

I understand your view but always be optimistic too.

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