Navigating this dilemma will be a tricky one for GM Pat Verbeek, if not the defining one of his tenure.

Mintyukov was one of two Ducks eligible to sign an offer sheet this summer, but the young blueliner chose to re-sign in Anaheim.

Navigating this dilemma will be a tricky one for GM Pat Verbeek, if not the defining one of his tenure.