Put it on a shirt 💰
Or the ability to market near anything for a buck.
Haha, what the Duck.
This is truly worth buying
counterpoint: no it isn't
Counterpoint: your opinion is wrong
you got me with your funny zinger. you should be on SNL with those jokes. you're almost as funny as charging $30 for a poorly made t-shirt of a niche meme that no one will remember in a week.
Odd to make fun of their comment when they just put the same thing as you lol
Noway
No Duck'n Way
There, now it too can be a shirt
I hope he's getting a share of the profits
Imagine your first paycheck not being an ELC bonus, but from merch sales
T-shirt sales go through the roof and he makes more money of it than his ELC
new cap circumvention scandal lets GOOOOOOOO
Wonder if he is a part of the NHLPA already or not. I would assume yes but I really do not know if that applies to t-shirt sales or not.
He's in the most recent NHL video game, (pic and everything). But that's probably from other licensing agreements.
I don't think so until he plays a game in the NHL
More likely when he signs a contract.
Looks like you are a member if you are on an NHL roster. https://www.nhlpa.com/the-pa/what-we-do/faq
It was the best reaction of the draft for sure
Best one since Mo Seider
This is low key amazing
Adding What the new symbol is beautiful.
This is fucking epic. I want one
I believe you mean it’s “ducking” epic.
Honestly hope he wins the Calder (even if it's the following year), would be such an awesome story.
Nothing can beat the KK-lady
Between the Ducks going back to the old logo and this it's causing people to be interested in the Ducks again in Orange County. There's definitely a buzz about the team. Was Beckett the right choice at 3? We more than likely won't know for awhile but you can't deny that drafting him is paying dividends already for the team.
I missed what happened…what’s the deal here? He was drafted way ahead of where people thought he’d be? And how is it paying dividends,
His reaction was what caused the uproar https://youtu.be/JswOWEZA5ys&t=28
https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1dqximy/beckett_sennecke_with_a_great_reaction_to_being/
That’s awesome, thanks for the context!
If I'm not wrong he was projected in the 10 but not 5 area so wasnt necessarily crazy but had a crazy reaction to going 3 that'll make meme's
This is gold
God damn it ducks dont make me like you
We can love hate each other for a bit its ok
It's all fun and games when both teams are bad, once you're both good in a few years it's friends off though
What The Anatidae
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the shirt is "What the 2024-2025 Anaheim Ducks logo" correct? If so, I don't think I get it.
Yep, that’s exactly what they were going for
Definitely not "What the d(f)uck"
Just like how they have those "I 'non-anatomical heart emoji' New York" shirts
Teams voted to have a decentralized draft, and then sell merch off of memories and moments that happened at a centralized draft.
Sometimes this league really makes my head hurt.
I believe that decentralizing the draft just means that team front offices, scouts, and other staff won't be attending. The Prospects and fans will still be there, like the NFL and NBA drafts.
Yeah, would have the exact same reaction regardless if it was centralized or decentralized
I sincerely hope this is true, and I wouldn't be opposed to it being in the sphere every year with surprise guest announcers like Celine.
I can't imagine the marketing team employees that made this shirt weighed in on whether or not to decentralize the draft
Don’t spoil the narrative. We have an agenda here
No reason for your head to hurt on this one champ. Players will still be called to the stage, it will just be Gary or Bill doing it instead of teams and their representatives. It being centralized or not has nothing to do with the merchandise being sold of a players reaction
I hope they still send a team representative (or Celine Dion), because who wants to see 32 picks of Bettman?
I think it should be the mascots personally
Imagine being called up on stage to shake hands with Gritty.
Will Gritty shake your hand, or body slam you? Who knows? It’s the excitement of the Draft!
With the 12th selection of the 2025 NHL Draft, the Pittsburgh Penguins are proud to select.... OH MY GOD IT'S GRITTY FROM THE TOP ROPE! THE FLYERS HAVE BLOCKED THE PICK!
How would you know though? Will Gritty do sign language to say who Philadelphia picked? Or maybe hold up a big placard I guess?
At least he can't forget the player 's name if he holds up a placard
Honestly, with all the marketing by they did with Wild Wing going to the Draft and being in Vegas… I’m about this.
Well I guess we never had all that much luck drafting anyway.
teams should all send Celebrity representatives. Tho' nobody will beat Celine for the Habs.
This past draft has actually made them question that decision and consider staying centralized.
Man I’m a sharks fan and I want this
To my amateur lip reading abilities, I think he said holy fuck. Not what the fuck
It looked like “Oh my god. OH MY GOD. WHAT THE FUCK” to me.
Quick, get Jomboy on it.
Religious community in OC would’ve never accepted that
OK. I bought it. (I missed out on the Zegras "dude" t-shirt form a while ago, so I wasn't missing out on this if they did it!)
Necessary
Are they allowed to sell and profit off merchandise from someone they haven’t signed yet? Genuinely just curious
I don't think he's gonna sue the team that just drafted him. Lol
This is actually an interesting question. There are rules in the CBA about this stuff, but since he is not yet a member of the PA or a signatory to the CBA, I assume they would have to enter into their own licencing deal with him.
Magnificent
Sick shirt. I hope he works out because I know how it feels to have a 3OA reach not live up to expectations and it sucks lmao
what the fuck?
In before the "this is beating a dead horse" comments
This is awesome
That's pretty good
Lmao I might need to buy this
genius
I need to hand it to the Ducks, turning something that could have been seen as a negative to a positive…
Already got merch before signing ELC, can they even do that?
Oh, this is what they were working on on Monday
Personally I think making a t-shirt of a crazy draft reach might be a bad omen.
The last Ducks crazy draft reach was Hampus Lindholm, who turned out fine.
More recently it was McTavish and Carlsson that were both called reaches. Look at the threads of them getting drafted.
Carlsson was absolutely not a "reach" but really a 51/49 split on him and Fantilli but everyone started to coalesce around Fantilli in the mock drafts. They were going 2-3 either way, and the Ducks got to decide which order.
Personally I think you're overthinking it
Personally I think the geopolitical climate in the Middle East is tense right now
Personal pepperoni pizza, please
That's not kosher or halal.
Turkey pepperoni and vegan cheese.
Now you're making a mockery of Italian cuisine.
I'm just trying to be inclusive!
So a large?
ya this shirt is freakign epic bacon sauce don’t overthink it
Supposedly it’s not as crazy of a reach as we all thought. On yesterday’s episode of Spittin Chiclets, Biz said that he was talking to Shane Doan about the pick and Doan said that once the kid grows into his body (like Leo Carlson) he has the potential of being the best player to come out of this draft. And that’s including Celebrini
In fairness, they're kids, any one of the draftees have potential to be someone huge. Some more than others of course, but everyone develops differently.
Agreed. It was just interesting to hear that take, especially because it’s coming from a guy in management with a separate franchise.
Yeah that's fair too. Looking forward to seeing the next big talent after watching Beddard this year.
Good thing they're going to see quite a bit of each other so we can find out
Why heff to be mad?
Is only gemm
Ducks don't reach.
How could they, don’t even have hands
maybe your teams' poor drafting success hurt you, but we're perfectly fine with our scouts and drafts.
If you can read lips and watch the replay, he actually says:
"What the Duck?!"
Oh well, guess you lose some and win some, long as the outcome is income
Legend
Perfectly executed.
what was he projected as?
Going to age like milk if he's a bust
Not really. Then it's just like "why the duck did we pick this dufus?"
If he was a late 1st maybe but if he busts and then lindstrom or demidov become cornerstone pieces that could be the difference between a successful and unsuccessful rebuild
EPIC!!!
This is giving "WWE shirt hastily designed to try and make a buck before everyone forgets what it's a reference to"
As was the “DUDE!” shirt.
… and?
Honestly a good meme if he turns into a great player but an even better meme if he's a bust
Interesting self own tho ultimately
Could've just traded down, if they really wanted him, tho we miss out on this if he's picked 8th so, darn I'm conflicted
But yeah pass up one of the best Russian prospects of the decade, and someone who CBJ were literally obsessed with
As more time has passed since the draft, the more scouts/articles are saying he wouldn't have stayed on the board much further . It also doesn't sound like any of the early teams were interested in trading up either.
ANA's line of thought was probably "He's amazing, there is NO WAY that we are the only ones who are this high on said prospect", so at that point, why even trade down? Like imagine if they traded to 5th overall and someone else picked him at 3rd or 4th. A complete waste of your scouting staffs year (sometimes years) of hard work and preparation
You use your draft pick to get the guy you want. End of story
I wouldn't use CBJ as an example of a team that knows what they're drafting in the 1st round....
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Genuinely impressed at the human ability to replicate the surprised Pikachu face so faithfully.