Posts About "Hampus Lindholm"
Hampus Lindholm: The NHL's Most Underrated Defenseman
August 5th, 2017 After finishing third in the league defensively, the Anaheim Ducks were sure to lose a talented defenseman to the Vegas Golden Knights via the expansion draft. However, thanks to general manager Bob Murray, who made a deal with Vegas to protect up-and-coming defenseman Josh Manson, the Ducks' young defense, who were a large part of why...
Ducks Need to Protect Manson
June 15th, 2017 The fantasy Anaheim Ducks fans had leading up to the expansion draft was that Kevin Bieksa would waive his no-movement clause (NMC) in order for the Ducks to protect their young defencemen. But when news broke that the organization didn't even ask Bieksa to waive his NMC, many were left scratching their heads. Then it was reported that...
Ducks' Dilemma on Defense Becomes More Dubious
May 28th, 2017 The Anaheim Ducks were already in a difficult position with respect to the upcoming expansion draft. The quality and depth of their defense create a double-edged sword, as the Ducks are facing a very realistic scenario where they might not be able to retain all of their top blueliners. Now, another wrench has been thrown into the...
Ducks Defense: A Story of Successful Drafting
May 18th, 2017 The Anaheim Ducks' general manager, Bob Murray, knows how to work the draft. Its been almost a decade since the Ducks were given a top five pick (the last one was Bobby Ryan at No. 2 in 2005), but even so, Murray has built a successful team that is currently playing in its second Western Conference Final in three years. Just take a...Lindholm Success Making Fowler Expendable
January 20th, 2017 In a sport rife with variables that each team must react to on the fly, it seems rather fitting that one of the keys to the Ducks’ success can be summed up in a simple algebra equation. The equation speaks for itself. Hampus Lindholm + G = W Lindholm has scored in 25 different Ducks contests since entering the league in 2013-14, of...
Recap: Carlyle Challenges Ducks After Loss to Blues
January 16th, 2017 After having won six of their last seven outings, the Anaheim Ducks were brought back to earth on Sunday night, falling to the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in overtime thanks to Patrik Berglund's second goal of the night. A lackluster effort the night before in Arizona may have foreshadowed the way things would go against the Blues just a day...
