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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Anaheim has a talent for making mediocre forwards look better than they really are, and then letting other teams overpay for them. This list is quite long now:
Dustin Penner
Bobby Ryan
Daniel Winnik
Nick Bonino
Matt Beleskey
Kyle Palmieri (although he's been arguably better since leaving Anaheim)
Patrick Maroon
Coming soon to this list: Derek Grant, who is currently their 5th leading scorer with 13 points. Yes, the same Derek Grant who couldn't score a goal in his first 86 games spread over 6 seasons; he's scored 6 goals on the year.
Point is, be very wary of any forward that Anaheim is willing to give up through free agency or a trade. You are likely getting the short end of the stick.
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I do see your point but Kyle Palmieri has doubled his point production since Anaheim and led the Devils in scoring the first year he was traded there. Dustin Penner, though maligned, had a career high in goals (30+) after signing with the Oilers, and Patrick Maroon had career high in goals and points after he was traded as well (27 goals over a high of 11 goals with the Ducks). Daniel Winnik has carved out a nice career after leaving Anaheim with a career high in goals with the Caps recently as well.
I would argue only Beleskey and Ryan have been true busts after leaving the Ducks out of your list.
Its like any other team - some players do better and some players do worse after leaving/being traded etc - i don't think its really any different with players that were former Ducks.