Anthony Duclair is being shopped by the Florida Panthers, per reports. If the reports are true could NYR try bring back their former draft pick? It would be tough with the NYR cap crunch, with Duclair carrying a $3,000,000 cap hit, NYR would likely have to inquire with a third-team to broker a deal as the Florida Panthers are also in a cap crunch. Duclair would bring a combination of Grit, Skill, Speed to the NYR lineup, which is exactly what the team lacked in the playoffs. Let’s look at Duclair’s regular season/playoff stats.
Anthony Duclair 2023 Regular Season Stats:
20 GP
2 G
7 A
9 P
4 +/-
49.99 xGF%
Duclair’s 2023 Playoff Stats:
20 GP
4 G
7 A
11 P
6 +/-
41.81 xGF%
Duclair definitely had some rust coming back from the achilles injury that kept him out 75% of the season, but he has shown some positive signs as later in the playoffs he started to gain his speed back. With a full off-season for him to get back to normal, NYR could definitely use a speedy winger like him for the middle 6.
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