Ducks Sign Mark Bell

by Daniel AC on Jul 20, 2011 12:33 PM PDT in **This Just In**

DANIEL:

As per Eric Stephens' Twitter account, the Ducks have signed Mark Bell to a two way contract. Bell is winger with some size who has spent the past two season in the Swedish Elite League. He has a couple of 20 goal season under his belt from the mid 2000's, when he was playing for the Chicago Blackhawks. Bell might be a piece to improve the scoring and grit and of the Anaheim's bottom 6. If nothing else, he'll provide a veteran presence in Syracuse.

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Those uniforms they have on him in the Ducks website are so ugly. Way too many advertisements.

by fastat3m on Jul 20, 2011 12:49 PM PDT reply actions

Here’s a little more detail on Bell.

by Daniel AC on Jul 20, 2011 1:08 PM PDT reply actions

Big body, sounds motivated, good combo if he still has it after being away, he was declining before he left, once played with Slow Joe and Cheechoo…

by Buick22 on Jul 20, 2011 2:34 PM PDT reply actions

All fair and good points. The decline is particularly of concern to me, but I think stabilized somewhere between 4th and third line production while in Sweden.

by Daniel AC on Jul 20, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions

I thought he was in the Swiss league?

by Newport Rebel on Jul 20, 2011 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions

I thought I read the Swedish Elite League. Well, one of us needs to go back and read the article…

by Daniel AC on Jul 20, 2011 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions

he was in the swiss league.

don’t know about that signing… i don’t think he will contribute much.
but he’s coming cheap, and we have not given up anything for him, so if he works out we’ll be fine, if not, he’s gone after a year in AHL

by Freakle on Jul 21, 2011 1:11 AM PDT up reply actions

Thanks for looking that up. I don’t think Daniel or myself were really going to.

by Newport Rebel on Jul 21, 2011 2:33 AM PDT up reply actions

A solid player before he left the NHL. His game reminds me of former Duck Mike Leclerc.

by cal-S- on Jul 20, 2011 6:23 PM PDT via mobile reply actions

or rather “reminded me of” since I really haven’t seen him play since he was on the ’hawks…

by cal-S- on Jul 24, 2011 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions

Whats with Murray and his obsession with first round busts?

We need more Boyntons.
Fire Carlye & Murray!

by yankeeken on Jul 20, 2011 8:24 PM PDT reply actions

Just to clarify a bit

Bust probably isn’t the best term. More like 1st rounders that never really met expectations. I guess mediocre is a slightly better term.

We need more Boyntons.
Fire Carlye & Murray!

by yankeeken on Jul 20, 2011 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions

I think mediocre is the right term. I think it’s because you can always justify it by saying there was potential.

by Daniel AC on Jul 20, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Too early to see, AS ALWAYS IS THE CASE IN SUMMER, camp starts and all kinds of things change, remember last season…lots of names in the hat this year, the guys who skated all summer long will be here in October…survival of the fittest.

by Buick22 on Jul 21, 2011 9:43 AM PDT reply actions