Ducks Trade Macenauer to Jets for Holzapfel

by Jen Neale on Feb 13, 2012 10:46 AM PST in **This Just In**

This just in to the AC News Room:

Ducks 2007 draft pick, center Maxime Macenauer, has been traded to the Winnipeg Jets for center Riley Hozapfel. More details can be found here. In 29 games for the Ducks, Max had 4 points. He was pretty solid in the face-off circle, but apparently not solid enough.

Here's the new Duck! I have a feeling he's headed straight to Syracuse.

Riley Holzapfel

#43 / Center / Winnipeg Jets

Height: 6-3

Weight: 190

Born: Aug 18, 1988

GP for WPG: 29

POINTS: 8-7=15

Bob Murray is starting a dangerous trend of doing a lot of business with Winnipeg...

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I liked Mace and thought he had a chance to be the third line center of the future in a Carlyle system, but I guess he never fit in BBs plans

Going off of hockeysfuture again, sounds like there is a lot of similarity between the two. Hardly an impact move, let’s hope we got the better player

by bhlloy on Feb 13, 2012 11:01 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions

Moves like these make no sense to me…

by DavidBL on Feb 13, 2012 12:36 PM PST via mobile reply actions

hes bigger…does that count for something?

Shame i like Max

by BennyLightning on Feb 13, 2012 12:50 PM PST reply actions

I don’t really understand this trade, but it seems like it might be a wash.

And speaking of weird trades: I can’t believe that Bryan Murray wanted to trade Corey Perry and a first round pick to Edmonton for Mike Comrie. Yikes.

by light_the_lamp on Feb 13, 2012 12:56 PM PST reply actions

Just a change of scenery for each player. They look like pretty much the same player. GMs just hoping a new situation new voice new system etc will get them going.

by Thyme on Feb 13, 2012 12:59 PM PST up reply actions

Sad Day

I thought Max was going to be a part of the Ducks future, but then they acquired Pelley and I felt that this was inevitable. The sad thing is I thought Max was a better BB player and this guy seems more like a Carlyle. Either way sad to see Max leave and I hope he does well with the Jets.

by Kevin Riach on Feb 13, 2012 1:36 PM PST reply actions

Yah that sucks, I liked Max.

by Hockey Phreak on Feb 13, 2012 3:18 PM PST reply actions

Murray needs to decide once and for all if he’s a size queen, because this back and forth nonsense is messing with our assets.

by Daniel AC on Feb 13, 2012 3:26 PM PST via mobile reply actions

Too bad for Max, he always gave effort, was good on the PK, and faceoffs. He was like a mini (only taller) Marchant. Sad to see him go. Hope Holzapfel can help out SYR, they are in the crapper right now.

by Buick-22 on Feb 13, 2012 4:02 PM PST reply actions

Seems like this was done for Syracuse and not the Ducks, he’s a guy that has size and leadership qualities, things the Crunch need more of.

by kvd123 on Feb 13, 2012 9:52 PM PST reply actions

I feel this is the response every time Murray rotates prospects with another team.

by Daniel AC on Feb 13, 2012 11:10 PM PST up reply actions

and it will allways be that response if it is just that.

macenauer received a good look from the ducks, we have plenty of centers coming up the next two season, and mace couldn’t even cut the team this season, when we desperately needed some help from our youngsters.

so chances are he won’t be a NHL player soon for the ducks.
SYR needs help, murray does the right thing in trying to keep our AHL franchise in the hunt. if that franchise is better, it will help our prospects a lot.

by Freakle on Feb 14, 2012 3:11 AM PST up reply actions

Murray was already supposed to have made several upgrades for Syracuse over the summer. Why didn’t that work?

by Daniel AC on Feb 14, 2012 7:58 AM PST up reply actions

who knows.
he got Rodney who was a stud, and he sucks at SYR.
That’s just one example, he did many moves that everybody in SYR was excited about. You can not fault Murray for that.

by Freakle on Feb 14, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions

Ugh, I hate moves like this. It jusy seems so pointless, especially considering that Macenauer had a few flashes of brilliance in October. Oh well, welcome aboard Felafel!

by Dixie Normus on Feb 14, 2012 1:14 AM PST via mobile reply actions

Can someone whose good at the interweb make a fan post about Etems 51 in 50 video

http://www.tigershockey.com/video/index/id/916e5c99c984f8f43acceb0e3111183c.

Credit to Adams Ducks Blog for directing me to the tweet.

http://ducks.nhl.com/club/blog.htm?id=21

And then can someone good at prospects tell me how excited i should be. He looks amazing but the defense hes going against also looks atrocious or way more fairly i should say very very young.

by Thyme on Feb 14, 2012 8:16 AM PST reply actions

You should be very excited. Etem plays in all 3 situations. I think he’s leading the WHL in shorthanded goals. The kid is dominating major junior. That’s something. I’ve watched him in camp and he has all the tools. He’s going to be a great NHL player. More important than his skill set, he has the mentality you want of a young player. He will walk through fire to play in the NHL. I’m going to buy an Etem Medicine Hat Jersey so I can be Arthur at a game one time. That fool wore a Halifax jersey when Jiggy was still here and all the Montreal fans thought he was from Canada, it was hilarious.

by Daniel AC on Feb 14, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions

DSP – Holland – Etem new look 2nd line? Dang that could be hot!!!

I personally think one more year of Koivu – Selanne would be awesome, but it sure would cramp our Forwards line up with all these forwards coming in!

Some form of RPG on the top line a very good looking Cogs – Bonino- Beleskey third line = crowded. A good problem, but still crowded! We NEED Shea Weber!!!

by CoachZ on Feb 14, 2012 12:47 PM PST up reply actions

Id rather swap DSP and Ryan for lines like this:
DSP-Getzlaf-Perry
Etem-Holland-Ryan
Cogs-Bonino-Beleskey
for the forth line I’d like us to go after Gaustad. Pelly hasn’t been bad but I think Gaustad has the ability to move up the line up and still produce, not to mention one of the top FO guys in the league.
LW-Gaustad-Parros.
There was also a rumor that maybe Boston would consider moving a big piece for Ryan, maybe Krejci, so a second line may look like this
Etem-Krejci-Palmieri.

by DavidBL on Feb 14, 2012 2:15 PM PST up reply actions

That’s cool. I was just assuming Bobby would be gone after the deadline…maybe even Getzy, but my guess is Ryan is the odd man out. My only hope is that it nets us a trade and sign for Weber…please!!!

by CoachZ on Feb 14, 2012 2:58 PM PST up reply actions

Parros is gone.. Isnt he a FA? And I think Etem would need a compliment with speed on the wing.. Cogs? And have holland DSP on the 3rd? And who knows the swedes could possibly be ready Rakell and Friberg? Our forward corps would be deep.. Young but deep.. And yes give weber 8 per.. Hopefully lidstrom comes back for another year so Detroit won’t throw 9-10 at him

by ShamuSalami on Feb 14, 2012 7:20 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions

Zero chance of either Swede playing in the NHL next year (well maybe slightly more than zero for Rakell seeing as he’s in juniors and doing well, but still very unlikely), and I’d be pretty surprised if Parros doesn’t resign here. Even if his role is going down, he’s enough of a positive influence in the locker room and the community that he’ll come back. He has way more value to us than he will get anywhere else.

by bhlloy on Feb 14, 2012 11:13 PM PST up reply actions

I love this because Holzapfel sounds like a Lord of the Rings character!

by CoachZ on Feb 14, 2012 10:21 AM PST reply actions

Fun Fact:

Did you guys know that Ryan Getzlaf and Riley Holzaphel were next door neighbors growing up in Regina, SK.

Riley has a tremendous amount of talent and I think this trade is great for the Anaheim organization in one way or another. I think with some hard work on Riley’s part he will make the NHL and become a good solid, contributing player.

by Beaverbuzz21 on Feb 15, 2012 9:09 PM PST reply actions