January 3, 2025 | 1:54pm ET
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DUCKS WILL TAKE CALLS ON DUMOULIN

Brian Dumoulin, defenceman

The Anaheim Ducks head into the weekend on a three-game winning streak, they remain a fair amount of points out of a playoff spot in the Western Conference and are maintaining their development path.

With several players up for grabs this season, ahead of the March 7 trade deadline, the Ducks could be fairly busy over the next two months.

Having already adding veteran blueliner Jacob Trouba and trading away defenceman Cam Fowler in separate moves, Ducks GM Pat Verbeek continues to man the phone lines.

Forwards Frank Vatrano, Brock McGinn and Robby Fabbri are all on expiring contracts and are among those available in Anaheim, while defenceman Brian Dumoulin is also in the last year of his contract and is also available.

Dumoulin, 33, owns a 10-team no-trade list as part of his contract, which comes with a $3.15 million salary cap hit.

Multiple teams are in the market for a shutdown defenceman and could have interest in Dumoulin, including the Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars, Ottawa Senators and Winnipeg Jets.

In 37 games with the Ducks so far this season, Dumoulin has registered eight assists, a plus-2 rating and four penalty minutes, while averaging 19:47 of ice time per game.