Posts About "Corey Perry"
Anaheim Ducks Forward Group Lacking
September 20th, 2018 A new season of NHL hockey is upon us and a familiar conundrum is facing the Anaheim Ducks. Does this team have the top-end forward talent to be an elite team? The Ducks have consistently been a good team, having won the Pacific Division title in five of the last six years and ended last season with 101 points, despite injuries to key...
Did The 2005 NHL Lockout Help Make The 2003 Draft Class Great?
August 26th, 2018 When it comes to the annual NHL Entry Draft, few draft years are held in such high esteem as the class of 2003.
Perry's Play Poses Problem for Ducks
June 27th, 2018 Following a sharp dip in offensive production in the 2016-17 season, there was understandably some concern about Corey Perry’s ability to continue to produce offense at the level of a top-line forward. His drop from 34 goals the previous season down to 19 markers in 2016-17 was alarming, but Perry’s career-worst shooting percentage...
The Corpse of the Anaheim Ducks
April 22nd, 2018 After Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoff series between the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks, I wrote, “The San Jose Sharks didn’t so much outplay the Anaheim Ducks in Game 1 of their opening-round playoff series, they outpoised them.” After Game 2, I wrote Anaheim needed to make changes to stay in the series, “It requires...
Ducks Drop Game 2 to Sharks: 3 Takeaways
April 15th, 2018 Now the Anaheim Ducks are in some real trouble. Dropping Game 1 at home was bad, but going down 2-0 in the series and traveling up to Silicon Valley for the next two games puts the Ducks in an unenviable predicament against the San Jose Sharks. Game 2 Saturday night at Honda Center was an improvement over Game 1's 3-0 loss, but the...
Corey Perry Continues Downward Trend
March 21st, 2018 Corey Perry used to mean everything to the Ducks. He came to Anaheim during a crucial time in Ducks hockey, bringing the first Stanley Cup to California and winning the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy in the 2010-11 season. He quickly became known as the pest of the NHL to anyone outside of the 714 area code, but within the realms of his...
