Posts About "Derek Grant"
Anaheim Ducks' 3 Stars for 2019-20
May 28th, 2020 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' 2019-20 season...
Ducks: The Case for Re-Signing Derek Grant
April 27th, 2020 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 is one player worth noting...
Grading the Ducks' Active Deadline
February 26th, 2020 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...
Maple Leafs Trade Hutchinson to Avalanche for Rosen, Flyers Acquire Grant from Ducks
February 24th, 2020 The Toronto Maple Leafs have sent goaltender Michael Hutchinson to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for defenseman Calle Rosen. https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1231979656687034369 Hutchinson Era Over in Toronto The Ontario-born Hutchinson was a lightning rod for criticism in his second campaign for the Maple Leafs and...
Ducks' Case to Keep Derek Grant
February 20th, 2020 Anaheim Ducks center Derek Grant is having a breakout season. At age 29, he's with his sixth NHL team since he broke into the league in 2012-13, but he’s finally found a home in Anaheim… for now. Grant has scored a career-high 14 goals and is five points away from his career-high in that category as well. With only the remainder of...
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Wild, Ducks, Canadiens, Maple Leafs, More
February 13th, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there are updates on the Edmonton Oilers and their willingness to spend on trade rentals, clarification from Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin on his “quitter” comments, and buzz that the Anaheim Ducks are only willing to move certain pieces. How serious is Shea Weber's injury and have the Maple Leafs...
Grant Gets First Hat Trick, Ducks Top Blues 4-1
November 17th, 2019 ST. LOUIS — Derek Grant completed his first career hat trick, Ryan Getzlaf added a goal and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 Saturday night. It was just the second multigoal game of Grant’s 229-game career and first since Oct. 20, 2017. John Gibson made 37 saves as the Ducks snapped a five-game...
Getzlaf's Injury the Latest Hurdle for Ducks
November 8th, 2017 When Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf took a puck to his face shortly after the opening faceoff against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena on Oct. 29, there were a number of possible scenarios in play regarding severity. Unfortunately—but consistent with the story of this young season for the Ducks—the prognosis that has come...
Ducks Drill Down: Milestones Reached After Home Stumbles
November 6th, 2017 ‘Ducks Drill Down’ is a regular, ~weekly column that recaps the latest goings-on with the Anaheim Ducks. After a solid east-cost road trip in which they won three of four contests, the Anaheim Ducks returned home to start a stretch where nine of their next 11 games would be played in the comfort of the Honda...
Journeyman Grant Having Success With Ducks
November 5th, 2017 These days, it's pretty much impossible to write about the Anaheim Ducks and avoid mentioning the wave of injuries that has plagued them in the early part of this season. With numerous key players missing time or having missed some time earlier in the year, the Ducks have had to rely on their healthy players to elevate their roles....
Ducks Drill Down: Fowler Injured, Win Granted Versus Habs
October 23rd, 2017 ‘Ducks Drill Down’ is a regular, ~weekly column that recaps the latest goings-on with the Anaheim Ducks. The Anaheim Ducks got a nice respite from a busy first couple of weeks of the season that saw them compile a paltry 2-3-1 record while trying to stay afloat in the standings amidst an onslaught of injuries to key...
Albany Devils Stymied by Rochester Americans
April 3rd, 2017 On the third leg of their three-game weekend, the Albany Devils were looking to start a new winning streak against the Rochester Americans. Entering the contest with a 4-1 season series advantage on the Amerks, the A-Devils had to be feeling confident. Especially with John Quenneville back in tow from the New Jersey Devils. Yet, the...
