This off-season has been full of surprising twists and turns in the NHL world, from Shea Weber signing an offer sheet with the Philadelphia Flyers and the Nashville Predators’ matching of it, to the NHL owners’ one-sided proposal for a new CBA, or the continual ownership drama in Phoenix and the subsequent effect that has ...
Bobby Ryan wants out of the Anaheim Ducks organization. At least that’s what he said this summer in an interview with Randy Miller of the Courier-Post. Ryan stated: “Anaheim has been a team over the past year that really has shown me nothing to prove that they want me here…every time they look to add ...
The 2011-2012 season for the Anaheim Ducks was, in blunt terms, a disaster. The Ducks finished in 13th place in the Western Conference, fifteen points behind Pacific Division rival and eighth-placed Los Angeles Kings, as well as fifteen points ahead of the last-placed Columbus Blue Jackets. Anaheim finished last in their division, nine points behind ...
The Anaheim Ducks will miss the playoffs in what might be Teemu Selanne’s last season in the NHL. “It’s pretty sad that we’re not making the post-season, but there’s a reason for that,” Selanne told TSN after last nights game versus the Oilers. “The first half was just so bad that we couldn’t climb back ...
When their team underperforms for a season, fans get upset with the organization. When their team underperforms for several seasons, they own it. A good example is the firing of Maple Leafs coach Ron Wilson by Brian Burke, who seemed to be acting almost directly on behalf of the fans. They wanted Wilson gone more ...
This year’s trade deadline has just wrapped up, and it was quite the snooze-fest from the Ducks camp in terms of player movement. The “twitterverse” was by no means crashing with TradeCentre hash tags involving any of their players, but just weeks ago that was not projected to be the case this time around. In ...
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. After what seemed to be an auspicious 4-1 start, the Anaheim Ducks have dropped 5 of their last 6, including an embarrassing 3-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on October 30th. They are currently in the midst of a 7 game, 12 day road trip, which began on ...
The San Jose Sharks, a typically fantastic regular season team, have once again clinched a playoff spot and look to compete for Lord Stanley’s Cup this spring. As the perennial playoff disappointment, what can the Sharks do to turn things around this postseason? Let’s take a look at a few key players for San Jose ...
by Michael Duca SAN JOSE – The Anaheim Ducks were on the back end of a back-to-back series of games, but they played like it was their fourth in four nights. San Jose owned the pace, dominated the game, and carried it to Anaheim goaltender Curtis McElhinney, who faced 16 shots in the first period ...
