Posts About "Bob Murray"
Could Ducks Still Trade for Defenseman?
December 9th, 2019 The Anaheim Ducks have had a glaring lack of depth on defense since before the season started. After failing to sign Kevin Shattenkirk in free agency and failing to complete a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes for Justin Faulk, the problem only worsened. Josh Manson and Hampus Lindholm went down with injuries, exposing an already...
Ducks' Buyout of Perry Has Hidden Upsides
June 23rd, 2019 The phrase “What have you done for me lately,” should be engraved in bronze and screwed to every professional sports team’s front office door. With the relationship between Corey Perry and the Anaheim Ducks, the answer was “not enough.” That’s why the Ducks announced Wednesday they had bought out Perry's contract, one face...
Ducks Far from Dead in Water After Poor 2018-19
May 12th, 2019 By most appearances, the Anaheim Ducks are a team in need of a serious rebuild. Looks can be deceiving, though. With and Without Carlyle Finishing third from last in the Western Conference with a 35-37-10 record, the Ducks undeniably had a poor 2018-19. However, they’ve been in similar situations before, only to rebound. For...
Transitioning Ducks Should Go Bargain Hunting Again
April 27th, 2019 Artemi Panarin, Jeff Skinner, Joe Pavelski, Matt Duchene, Kevin Hayes and Erik Karlsson all have more than just their status as high-priced, high-profile free agents in common. They will all NOT be members of the 2019-20 Anaheim Ducks when the season begins. While fans might want general manager Bob Murray to make a major splash in free...
Examining Ducks' Deadline History Under Murray
February 23rd, 2019 We’re one week out from the NHL Trade Deadline and the excitement and speculation continue. Anaheim Ducks general manager and coach, Bob Murray has already been active with the fringes of his roster and considering the team’s position in the standings, people are expecting much more. But Murray is in new territory. He’s staring...
Ducks’ Murray in a Difficult Position Behind Bench
February 17th, 2019 General manager Bob Murray has been behind the bench for two games as the Anaheim Ducks' new head coach. Following Kevin Boyle’s 35-save shutout in a 1-0 Anaheim victory over the Vancouver Canucks, the Ducks dropped a 3-0 decision to the Boston Bruins. There have been some bright spots for the Ducks in that time -- Max Jones has played...
NHL Rumors: Ducks, Carter, Puljujarvi, More
February 11th, 2019 In today's rumor rundown the Anaheim Ducks are going to try and get younger and faster with a new voice behind the bench, Jeff Carter might be ok leaving LA and there are questions about the decision making going on in Edmonton. Ducks To Get Younger and Faster With the firing of Randy Carlyle on Sunday, and then Bob Murray surprisingly...
Ducks Fire Carlyle - Murray Interim Coach
February 10th, 2019 On Sunday, Feb. 10, the Anaheim Ducks announced they had relieved head coach Randy Carlyle of his duties after 21-26-9 record in 56 games this season. General manager Bob Murray will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1094652923210981376 It is the second time Murray...
Sprong Paying Immediate Dividends for Ducks
December 10th, 2018 The Anaheim Ducks are in need of more and more young offensively gifted players as they attempt to transition to a more effective speed-and-skill-based game. Last week, recently-extended general manager Bob Murray took one step towards that by acquiring talented right winger Daniel Sprong from the Pittsburgh Penguins in...
Bob Murray's Weakness: A Reluctant Trigger Finger
November 6th, 2018 Being the general manager of a professional hockey team means you need to make the tough decisions. Anaheim Ducks GM Bob Murray has made several in recent years, including trading talented goalie Frederik Andersen to the Toronto Maple Leafs in favor of John Gibson and sending defenseman Sami Vatanen to the New Jersey...
Is Randy Carlyle's Job in Jeopardy?
October 29th, 2018 The Anaheim Ducks had a fast start this season, at least when it came to the bottom line of wins and losses. A 5-1-1 start and the stellar goaltending of John Gibson overshadowed some troubling underlying play. Fast-forward about two weeks, and the Ducks have done nothing to improve their quality of play, and now that's...
Ducks' Injuries May Have Long-Lasting Effects
October 28th, 2018 The Anaheim Ducks early-season injury bug is partially to blame for the team’s mixed results so far. However, the effects of these injuries influence more than just wins and losses; they might have changed the futures of Max Comtois, Isac Lundestrom and the Ducks. Injuries and Rookie Rules So far this season, Ryan Getzlaf...
Adjusting Ducks Do Not Need to Panic...Yet
September 24th, 2018 Anaheim Ducks fans can be reasonably excused if they find themselves panicking just a little bit one week into the NHL's preseason. Forgive them if three straight losses—two to the San Jose Sharks—by a combined score of 17-5 in the club's first game action since April's embarrassingly lopsided sweep at the hands of none other than...
