The opening round of the playoffs has cemented a depressing realization; the Anaheim Ducks are not even close to being a playoff team. Having not seen Ducks hockey since March, it’s been hard not to measure the Ducks against the teams currently playing to find the closest comparison and convince oneself that they aren’t that […]

Now that hockey is back, most of our eyes are on Edmonton and Toronto, but the Anaheim Ducks have continued to make news in the offseason. That news includes signing another restricted free agent defenseman and trying to find a way to get back on the ice sooner, along with the other teams not involved […]

Despite that they’ve only been around for 24 years, the Anaheim Ducks sure do like taking a walk down memory lane. After he spent parts of six seasons with the team, the then-Mighty Ducks brought back Teemu Selanne for the 2005-06 season (and the eight that followed), four years after shipping him to the San […]

It’s been relatively slow in Anaheim since the Ducks extended Troy Terry more than two weeks ago. Luckily, things have picked up with a new contract, an award for the Ducks’ AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, and an update on some important renovations to the Honda Center. Sonny Milano Signs an Extension As Elliot […]

It takes skill, luck, devotion, time and many other ingredients to play professional hockey. To reach the NHL takes even more. Winning the Stanley Cup requires so much to go right that the majority of NHL players in history have never done it. With all that in mind, imagine winning seven championships and not just […]

When asked which player in the Anaheim Ducks organization is most valuable, the unanimous answer is usually John Gibson. Despite a subpar season in 2019-20, which is likely due to a heavy two-year workload, Gibson remains the key in Anaheim’s aspirations to return to the playoffs and Stanley Cup contention. But, with all the talk […]

The Anaheim Ducks franchise is at a low point, and if they miss the 2020-21 playoffs (whenever that may be), they will tie a franchise record for missing the postseason. The Ducks have twice missed qualifying in three consecutive seasons, and both came within their first decade in existence. Related: Maple Leafs’ Forgotten Ones – […]

Though we don’t know when the Anaheim Ducks will see the ice again or when free agency will officially start, it’s not too early to speculate how the team can start filling some holes via the open market. The defense has been a sore spot over the past couple seasons, ever since the trades of […]

The NHL has provided more details on their planned return to play, including a draft lottery format, a date and a playoff format. Unfortunately, although 24 teams will qualify for a play-in round, the Anaheim Ducks are just below the No. 12 seed in the Western Conference, the final spot to qualify. That means the Ducks’ […]

With the NHL season still on hold and the month of May flying by, it’s time to look ahead to the draft and who the Anaheim Ducks might select in the 2020 NHL Draft. When the season was paused, the Ducks had the fifth-best odds for a top-three pick, or to earn the first-overall pick. […]

With the NHL season still on hold and the month of May flying by, it’s time to look ahead to the draft and who the Anaheim Ducks might select. When the season was paused, the Ducks had the fifth-best odds for a top-three pick, or to earn the first-overall pick. However, there are variables that […]

With the NHL season still on hold and the month of May flying by, it’s time to look ahead to the draft and who the Anaheim Ducks might select. At the time the NHL paused the season, the Ducks had the fifth-best odds for a top-three pick, or to earn the first-overall pick. Related: Anaheim […]

Although the NHL is kicking around ideas for how they can continue the 2019-20 season, so far it’s still on hold, and so is the start of free agency for now.  It feels premature to speculate on who the Anaheim Ducks should target in free agency, considering we don’t know when it will happen, but there […]

The Anaheim Ducks have been around for over a quarter-century. In that time, they’ve jettisoned their fair share of players who became impact players with their new teams. William Karlsson, Chris Kunitz and Shea Theodore are the most obvious choices, but there are three more players who the Ducks moved on from, who, in hindsight, they […]

Now that we’re all confined to our homes with little to do, our thoughts tend to wander. Without the Anaheim Ducks to watch, some of you may have found yourselves thinking about the one that got away. Just like you with your ex, the Ducks have had their fair share of beauties get away. Here’s […]

So, we’ve lost sports indefinitely to the COVID-19 virus. As we found out this week, no Anaheim Ducks player has tested positive for the virus. Still, a hockey-less spring has already made an impact on our mental state as we try to figure out how to entertain ourselves while stuck at home. Related: Remembering the […]

RThe Anaheim Ducks just wrapped up their 25th season in franchise history. With the draft lottery behind them and the NHL Draft ahead, the Ducks and their fans are hoping that the next batch of draftees will develop into future pieces of a Stanley Cup winning team. In the Ducks’ 25-year history, there has been […]

It’s an interesting time of year for NHL teams. Although many organizations are still in a fight to stay in the playoff picture, others are picking up the pieces after the trade deadline and building toward a brighter future. In the case of the Anaheim Ducks, it is the latter. Even though they are out […]

A lot has changed since 2014. Barack Obama was still president of the United States, Connor McDavid was still playing for the Erie Otters and the Anaheim Ducks were still a Stanley Cup contender. With nearly six years of hindsight, it’s been long enough that the Ducks 2014 NHL Draft can be analyzed to measure […]

The Anaheim Ducks had a busy trade deadline. First, they traded Ondrej Kase to the Boston Bruins in return for a first-round pick, Axel Andersson and David Backes. Monday morning, they traded Derek Grant to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for center Kyle Criscuolo and a conditional fourth-round pick and sent Nick Ritchie to the Bruins […]