Posts About "John Gibson"
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...Ducks Set to Battle Sharks in Round One
April 11th, 2018 It's been a roller-coaster journey, but the Anaheim Ducks managed to qualify for the postseason for the sixth consecutive year. They will even have home-ice advantage in the first round after that notion seemed like a pipe dream for the majority of the season, which saw an injury-ravaged team flirting with the possibility of missing the...
Ducks Drill Down: Playoffs? Playoffs!
April 9th, 2018 ‘Ducks Drill Down’ is a regular, ~weekly column that recaps the latest goings-on with the Anaheim Ducks. They say you want to be playing your best hockey going into the playoffs. Whether or not you believe that matters to a great extent, the Anaheim Ducks have unquestionably hit a high point of their season. Winners of five...
Ducks Dealt Another Blow
April 4th, 2018 Well, you didn't really think the Anaheim Ducks would get through the rest of the season without another significant injury, did you? Fighting for the playoffs down to the wire in part because of a series of injuries that limited their success early in the season, the Ducks had most of their key regulars (besides Patrick Eaves) back...
