Life is good for the Anaheim Ducks. Stars Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry have turned a corner after an early season rut, while backup goaltender Jonathan Bernier has shined in the absence of John Gibson. Factor in that the team has a firm grasp on a playoff position, and there’s just not much room for complaining […]

After a month of sloppy play, the Anaheim Ducks needed to prove to themselves that they could win against a quality opponent. That they did on Tuesday night in the form of a 4-3 shootout victory over the Nashville Predators . It wasn’t just the outcome that was important for Randy Carlyle’s men — the manner […]

An exodus of forward talent over the summer raised serious questions about the Anaheim Ducks’ offensive depth going into 2016-17. Just 26 games into the season, the Ducks may have stumbled upon a very exciting solution. That solution has come in the form of a wispy 2014 seventh-round draft pick by the name of Ondrej […]

Despite all the tweaking and tumult around the Anaheim Ducks’ organization this summer, there remains one very important constant: an elite blueline. Naturally, the mind first drifts to names like Hampus Lindholm and Sami Vatanen, but the quality of this blue line extends far beyond its big name stars. Even so, you’d be hard-pressed to […]

The Anaheim Ducks struggled to score goals in 2015-16, to put it mildly. They ranked 26th in the National Hockey League in goals scored at even strength, two goals back of the moribund Arizona Coyotes. Based on that number alone, there’s a legitimate reason to believe that the Ducks should have missed the postseason. Naturally, […]

The Anaheim Ducks are facing some intricate salary cap gymnastics this summer. With a total of 12 free agents on the active roster, five of them restricted, general manager Bob Murray has his work cut out for him. The restricted free agents present the greatest challenge as they include Hampus Lindholm, Sami Vatanen, Rickard Rakell, and […]

The dust has settled on the 2015-16 Anaheim Ducks campaign, and thing aren’t exactly peachy. General manager Bob Murray relieved head coach Bruce Boudreau of his duties, while making it crystal clear that he’d be having some strong words with his players. Murray’s tone in his end of season press conference was both remorseful and caustic, much like […]

The 2015-16 season was one big uphill battle for the Anaheim Ducks.  In hindsight, the success they had seems fleeting when juxtaposed with a catastrophic October, a last place finish at Christmas, and an injury-riddled end to the season. A team with Stanley Cup expectations fell well short of that, and it never even truly felt that […]

The Anaheim Ducks fell flat in game one of their first round matchup against the Nashville Predators, yet it may have been the best thing that ever happened to them. After weeks of meaningless games against a litany of non-playoff opponents, Anaheim had to face an opponent that essentially smacked them across the face. The […]

The NHL Entry Draft is a precarious endeavor A lottery pick is no guarantee of landing a franchise player, and the best value is often found with later picks. Take Shea Theodore’s scouting report before the  2013 draft: Theodore is a high-level offensive defenseman. He specializes in power play situations and is a smooth and agile skater. He […]

Cam Fowler arrived to the Anaheim Ducks with much fanfare in the summer of 2010. Ranked as the fifth-best North American skater going into that summer’s draft, he was seen as a steal for the Ducks after having slipped to 12th overall. It felt like a passing of the torch for the young franchise, with […]

  The NHL is expanding, and with that comes a general manager’s worst nightmare: the expansion draft. Reports coming out of the general managers meeting in Boca Raton, Florida suggest that an expansion draft could be coming as soon as the summer of 2017. As things stand, teams would be allowed to protect seven forwards […]

  The Anaheim Ducks kicked off what was expected to be a championship season with one measly win through ten games. Rumor mills were ablaze, and the collective groan of the Anaheim fanbase grew more cacophonous with each passing loss. How could a team bursting with talent be playing this poorly? Analysts, fans, and players alike were […]

If big trades are any indicator, then June 27, 2014, marked the day the Anaheim Ducks got serious about bringing a second Stanley Cup to Orange County. General manager Bob Murray shipped Nick Bonino, Luca Sbisa and the 24th overall pick in the 2014 draft to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for the coveted two-way center […]

In a season that’s fallen somewhere between “miserable” and “un-watchable”, the Anaheim Ducks have zero margin for error in managing their roster. As bad as their play has been, Anaheim has also fallen victim to some horrible injury luck, an issue that they largely avoided in 2014-15. ’15-16 hasn’t been kind, with Ryan Getzlaf, Simon Despres, […]

Kevin Kurz dropped a bombshell on the hockey world Tuesday night, reporting that Patrick Marleau would accept a trade to three teams: New York, Los Angeles, and Anaheim. Kurz, whose legitimacy as a reporting source is questionable at best, was vindicated when Bob McKenzie added that Marleau was apparently the one to have initiated trade […]

It’s been a long summer for Ducks fans. Maybe not as long as last summer, when the Ducks bowed out at the Honda Center after a game seven loss to the Los Angeles Kings, but a long summer nonetheless. So while we anxiously await the puck dropping on the season, let’s answer some burning questions that loyal readers […]

The stars seemed aligned for the Anaheim Ducks in 2014-15. With their rivals in San Jose and Los Angeles failing to make the playoffs, the Ducks’ road to their third Stanley Cup Final seemed wide open. That hope seemed even more tangible after dismissing Winnipeg and Calgary in the first two rounds. The narrative going […]

The Calgary Flames were the best story in the National Hockey League last season. A team that looked like it was on a fast track to the draft lottery, the Flames defied the odds by not only making the Stanley Cup playoffs, but by even winning a round when they got there. Some might even […]

Remember when the Vancouver Canucks were in the Stanley Cup Final just four years ago? So does the Vancouver Police Department. In all seriousness, the Canucks’ stretch of Western Conference dominance has effectively ended, leaving the franchise now staring down the fickle scenario of rebuilding a team in a Canadian market. It’s no secret that Vancouver is […]