Gibson has two seasons remaining on the eight-year contract he signed with Anaheim on Aug. 4, 2018. He is 204-217-63 with a 2.89 GAA, a .910 save percentage and 24 shutouts in 506 regular-season games (494 starts) and 11-13 with a 2.80 GAA, a .912 save percentage and one shutout in 26 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
He earned the William Jennings Trophy, given to the goalie on the team with the fewest goals-against, after the 2015-16 season when he was 21-13-4 with a .920 save percentage and 2.07 GAA in 40 games. He shared the award with teammate Frederik Andersen.
In the past two seasons, Lukas Dostal has emerged as the No. 1 goalie in Anaheim. The 25-year-old was 23-23-7 this season with a 3.29 GAA and a .902 save percentage.
"John has been, throughout the course of his career, a proven starter and a good starter in the NHL," Yzerman said. "And you know, as Anaheim has gone through their rebuilding process, that probably affected his play a little bit. As their team gets better, they have a good young goaltender in Dostal. John is looking for more opportunity to play and we're counting on him, obviously, to give us quality starts and upgrade our team net."
Gibson is Anaheim's all-time leader in starts, saves (14,034), and is second in wins and third in shutouts.
Verbeek told NHL Network on Saturday that the Ducks "quietly went about trying to move" Gibson, much like former defenseman Cam Fowler, who Anaheim traded to the St. Louis Blues on Dec. 14, 2024 along with a fourth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft for defenseman Jeremie Biakabutuka and a second-round pick in the 2027 draft.
"Over the last couple years, looking for a change," Verbeek said of Gibson. "Today happened to be the right time."
Verbeek repeated what Yzerman told NHL Network earlier Saturday regarding their conversations focusing on Gibson at the trade deadline, that Gibson's lower-body injury at the time nixed a potential deal.
"We ended up picking up discussions about three weeks ago and just kind of continued talking and finally got the deal done today," Verbeek said.
Mrazek, 33, played for the Chicago Blackhawks and the Red Wings this season. In 38 starts, he was 12-21-2 with a 3.35 GAA and an .891 save percentage.
A fifth-round pick by Detroit (No. 141) at the 2010 NHL Draft, Mrazek is 180-176-4 with a 2.85 GAA and a .906 save percentage in 428 regular-season games with the Red Wings, Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs and Blackhawks and 12-15 with a 2.43 GAA, a .911 save percentage and five shutouts in 29 playoff games (28 starts).
NHL.com independent correspondents Dan Arritt and Dave Hogg contributed to this report
