Report: Ducks' John Gibson has two teams on his trade wish list

Monday, February 10, 2025 , ,

The John Gibson trade saga is back on this season, as the Anaheim Ducks goaltender is once again in the middle of trade rumors. It's been quite the back and forth for the veteran netminder, as his name has been in the rumor mill for almost three seasons.

This year, could it be different? According to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, Gibson's name is making the rounds, and word is Gibson prefers to either be dealt to the Carolina Hurricanes or Edmonton Oilers. Friedman mentioned Gibson wants a situation where he is the number-one goaltender, and also mentioned, he didn't feel a Gibson/Stuart Skinner duo situation was going to work for him.

Gibson is 9-9-2 on the year, with a 9.15 save percentage, and has two seasons left on his contract at $6.4 million AAV. The 31-year-old netminder owns a 10-team no-trade clause, and with the Ducks once again headed for the NHL Draft Lottery, it could finally be time for GM Pat Verbeek to find him a change of scenery.

"I think Gibson wants to go on a run, and prove that he can be 'the guy' on a top team," stated Friedman on the latest episode of 32 Thoughts. So, if it's the Gibson/Skinner combo approach, I don't feel that's going to appeal to him."

Meanwhile in Carolina, the Hurricanes have Frederik Andersen and Pyotr Kochetkov, and so far there's been no indication they are interested in moving either. Andersen is a pending unrestricted free agent, meanwhile Kochetkov has two more seasons on his contract at just $2 million.

Keep an eye on the Ducks, Gibson's once again one of the goaltenders who could be moved, and with the NHL currently on a two-week break, it could be coming, sooner than later.

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