Posts About "Nick Ritchie"
Bruins' Ritchie Has Tools to Replace Heinen and Backes
March 3rd, 2020 A lot of fans were skeptical, to say the least when the Boston Bruins traded forward Danton Heinen to the Anaheim Ducks for left-wing Nick Ritchie. It wasn't a surprise that Heinen was moved just before the trade deadline. It seemed that he was not producing up to the team's expectations, a fact that was becoming more obvious as the...
Bruins' Trades Help Future Salary Cap
February 27th, 2020 Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney traded for two Anaheim Ducks' players in two separate deals before Monday's trade deadline. Ondrej Kase and Nick Ritchie are not household names, but both hope to play a role for the Black and Gold in the playoffs. In trading for Kase, Sweeney sent David Backes to the Ducks and retained 25...
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...
Bruins' Lines Coming Into Focus After Trades
February 25th, 2020 As the NHL trade deadline passed Monday afternoon, it was a quiet deadline for the Boston Bruins in terms of making a big splash. Two moves by Bruins' general manager Don Sweeney in the final three days of the deadline landed two forwards. On Friday, they acquired right wing, Ondrej Kase, from the Anaheim Ducks. Monday, they made a...
Bruins Trade Heinen to Ducks for Ritchie
February 24th, 2020 The Boston Bruins have traded forward Danton Heinen to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Nick Ritchie, according to Elliotte Friedman. https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1231993426922569729?s=20 This is the second trade that the Ducks and Bruins have made with each other ahead of the Trade Deadline as the Bruins...
Marleau, Noesen Each Score 2 as Sharks Top Ducks 4-2
January 28th, 2020 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Patrick Marleau and Stefan Noesen each scored twice, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 Monday night. Marleau moved past Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur and into a tie with Modano for 25th place on the NHL's career list wit...
Retooling Ducks Lack 'Big Name' Trade Asset
December 23rd, 2019 In spite of fans' best hopes and a rose color outlook at the start of the season, the Anaheim Ducks have returned to the bottom of the NHL standings. As of Saturday, they sit seven points out of the last playoff spot in the Western Conference. They are tied for dead last with the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks. The Ducks are...
Ritchie Gets Key Goal, Ducks Beat Red Wings to Stay Unbeaten
October 8th, 2019
Countdown to Puck Drop — Day 33 — Ducks' Jakob Silfverberg Trade
August 30th, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers' Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL's regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators, we'll be producing content that's connected to the number of days remaining on that particular day. Some posts may be associated with a player's...
Ducks’ Ritchie Could Use 'Change of Scenery'
August 16th, 2019 Approaching the start of the 2019-20 Anaheim Ducks season, there is one familiar question concerning one particular Ducks player. What to do with Nick Ritchie? The answer is to trade him. However, for a team in the middle of at least a short rebuild, you might think trading Ritchie should involve prospects on the way back, not so fast....
NHL Rumors: Ritchie, Panarin, Lee, Red Wings, More
October 18th, 2018 In today's rumor rundown, the Anaheim Ducks signed Nick Ritchie to a deal he's apparently not a fan of, the Rangers have been linked to Artemi Panarin, thus speeding up their rebuild, there are major changes expected in Detroit and both Anders Lee and William Nylander are awaiting their fates with their respective teams. Nick Ritchie...
NHL Rumors: Duchene, Mason, Nylander Trade, More
October 9th, 2018 In today's rumor rundown, there are whispers of the Toronto Maple Leafs looking at the optics of a trade that includes William Nylander. Meanwhile, Matt Duchene has told his agent how little he wants to be involved in contract negotiations, Nick Ritchie continues to hold out, the Wild know this is a show-me season and Steve...
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...
