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Source Says Getzlaf untouchable, but Bobby Ryan for Jeff Carter+ (e3)

November 27, 2011, 2:23 PM ET [ Comments]
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Just back from the family week in Florida and my 25th High School Reunion....so I am moving a bit slowly today....however there are some definite rumors out there today to address and I have spent the last few hours talking to some key sources...

The Ducks are closing in on panic mode. This team is way too good to be where they are right now. To be 6 games under .500 and having scored only 48 goals in 22 games while giving up a whopping 71 goals...something has to give. And fast.

There is talk of Kyle Turris of course, but today Randy Youngman in the Orange County Register asks if it's time to push the panic button, and could that mean trading Ryan Getzlaf or Bobby Ryan?

I am also hearing many discuss how Getzlaf has lost his game. How he is playing a perimeter game instead of unleashing his power game...sounds a little like another California hockey star's critics...Joe Thornton.

All that being said, unlike Thornton in Boston...Getzlaf won't be moved. He will break through this. Getzlaf has always reminded me of Eric Lindros, and I remember the few Lindros slumps we witnessed back in in his time and they were generally broken by a influx of another player who could take the pressure and focus away.

That brings us to Bobby Ryan...If there is a player who could possibly be moved it would be Bobby Ryan...I am not hearing anything imminent, but I am hearing several teams inquiring including Carolina, the Islanders, Ottawa, Montreal and St. Louis.

My source: "This coming week will be the deciding factor, and while the Ducks are in no way shopping Bobby Ryan, they may really be beginning to listen...and teams know this."

UPDATE: As I was writing this a source connected to Columbus told me he has heard tons of chatter involving Jeff Carter and a prospect for Bobby Ryan...

Off to make some more calls...

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