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The 25-year-old LaCombe is having an eye-opening playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers. Kiyoshi Mio / Imagn Images IRVINE, Calif. — Now that he’s in the general manager’s chair, the Anaheim Ducks’ Pat Verbeek has earned a reputation around the NHL as a tough negotiator. The Athletic recently polled 20 agents who represent hundreds of players across the league, and seven pointed to Verbeek and his assistant, Jeff Solomon, as driving hard bargains in contract talks. That is evident in extensions for his top restricted free agents. Troy Terry reached the arbitration hearing stage before gett