▁the ▁summer , ▁with ▁the ▁focus ▁on ▁impro ving ▁their ▁scoring ▁depth ▁much ▁like ▁last ▁season . ▁ ▁Ted ▁Don ato ▁was ▁acquired ▁from ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁Sen ators ▁with ▁An tt i - J us si ▁Niem i ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁goal ie ▁Patrick ▁L al ime ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁The ▁M ight y ▁D uck s ▁acquired ▁O leg ▁T ver d ov sky ▁from ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁Co y otes ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁Tra vis ▁Green ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁team ▁more ▁scoring ▁from ▁the ▁blue ▁line ▁since ▁Fred rik ▁O laus son ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁point ▁producing ▁defence ▁man ▁last ▁season . ▁Def ense ▁man ▁Mike ▁Crow ley ▁would ▁not ▁make ▁the ▁ro ster ▁with ▁the ▁D uck s ▁although ▁scoring ▁ 4 ▁goals ▁and ▁ 9 ▁points ▁in ▁ 2 8 ▁games ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁seasons , ▁being ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁Long ▁Beach ▁Ice ▁D ogs ▁of ▁the ▁I HL . ▁ ▁Ro ok ies ▁Mike ▁L ec ler c ▁and ▁Nic las ▁H avel id ▁earned ▁ro ster ▁sp ots . ▁V ital y ▁V ish ne v ski y ▁would ▁be ▁their ▁first ▁choice ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁call ▁up ▁from ▁C inc inn ati ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁need ing ▁a ▁defense ▁man . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 7 , ▁five ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁season ▁started ▁the ▁D uck s ▁acquired ▁prospect ▁Lad is lav ▁K