Posts About "John Gibson"
Fantasy Hockey: Goalie Rankings and Draft Strategy
July 27th, 2018 David Petrie's rankings can be found on The Hockey Writers and will be up shortly on Fantasy Pros as well. Defence rankings and a top 250 rankings will be posted in August. These 2018-19 fantasy hockey goalie rankings are based on standard categories, including wins, goals against average, save percentage and shutouts. Andrei...
Assessing the Ducks' Salary Cap Situation
July 15th, 2018 Coming off a tumultuous season that culminated in a rough opening-round sweep against the San Jose Sharks, the Anaheim Ducks are looking to avoid an extended downward trend into non-contender status. To do that, they will need to, among other things, maintain enough salary cap flexibility to lock up their young talent while also being...
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...
Opportunistic Sharks Put the Ducks on the Ropes
April 18th, 2018 Before each playoff game, the San Jose Sharks have a local celebrity open the door to the locker room as the team heads to the ice. Before the third game of the series against the Anaheim Ducks, the honor went to champion boxer Andre Ward. He first gained fame by winning an Olympic gold medal, then as a professional he was unbeaten in 32...
Ducks Facing Elimination: 3 Takeaways From Game 3
April 17th, 2018 It's gone from bad to worse for the Anaheim Ducks. Down 2-0 in their first-round series against the San Jose Sharks and needing to win Game 3 in Silicon Valley to make this a competitive series, the Ducks instead lost in embarrassing fashion, falling by a score of 8-1. They now trail the series 3-0. Game 3 was actually tied 1-1...
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...