Posts About "Patrick Eaves"
5 Positive Developments for the Ducks
November 12th, 2018 Things have been spiraling out of control for the Anaheim Ducks, who are a woeful 2-6-2 in their last 10 games and are still struggling to reverse an alarmingly poor shot and scoring chance differential. The more the season progresses, the more it is beginning to feel like a lost year in terms of playoff contention. Head coach Randy...
Out-Shot & Out-Skated: Ducks Struggling to Get Going
October 25th, 2018 Now ten games into the season, the Anaheim Ducks have a shot differential of -140. To put that into perspective, the Ottawa Senators, generally expected to be a bottom-dweller for the 2018-19 season, have the second-worst shot differential at -64. Although they are tied with the San Jose Sharks at the top of the Pacific Division,...
NHL Rumors: Gardiner, Panarin, Eaves, More
July 25th, 2018 In today's rumor rundown the Maple Leafs are looking at options with defenseman Jake Gardiner, there are some teams that might be front-runners for Artemi Panarin's services and the Ducks are confident they'll be getting a former 20-goal scorer back this season. Leafs Discussing The Future of Jake Gardiner With potential salary cap...
Where the Anaheim Ducks Went Wrong
April 22nd, 2018 Just like that, the season is over for the 2017-18 Anaheim Ducks. A difficult year featured the bright spot of a strong regular-season finish and a sixth consecutive playoff berth, only to be quickly snuffed out in a four-game sweep by the team's division and in-state rivals, the San Jose Sharks. For a veteran, star-laden team that...
Ducks Drill Down: Eaves Sidelined, Others Return, Good Road Trip
October 30th, 2017 ‘Ducks Drill Down’ is a regular, ~weekly column that recaps the latest goings-on with the Anaheim Ducks. The Anaheim Ducks have had another eventful week. The good news is that they were able to win three of their four contests out east. Off the ice, however, came some sobering news with respect to affable veteran Patrick...
Jury Still Out on Anaheim Ducks
October 15th, 2017 This early in the season, it's probably fair to say that the jury is still out on every team in the NHL, as sample sizes are too small to draw any meaningful conclusions. Nevertheless, this notion perhaps does not apply more strongly to any team than it does to the Anaheim Ducks. Heading into Sunday night's home tilt against the...
Anaheim Ducks Offseason Review
September 4th, 2017 With the month of September underway, the dog days of summer are just about over. Training camp and preseason games are a mere couple of weeks away. For Anaheim Ducks fans, the ongoing heat wave in southern California might be suggesting otherwise, but hockey is right around the corner. Now that the end of the offseason is in sight,...
Ducks Past & Present: Selanne, Kariya, Eaves, Holzer & RFAs
June 27th, 2017 Amidst the dust still settling from the expansion draft and the NHL Entry Draft, the Anaheim Ducks have had several other noteworthy events transpire just recently. Let's catch up on all of them. Selanne & Kariya to Hockey Hall of Fame Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya were the faces of the Anaheim franchise in the in the mid-late...
2017 NHL Free Agency: Buyer Beware
June 5th, 2017 The NHL free agency period has virtually become an annual event for teams to overpay on undeserving players. In the salary cap era, general managers have figured out the importance of re-signing their pending free agents before their contracts expire. As a result, the free agent class seems to be less impressive with each year that...
5 UFAs That Could Land with Isles
May 16th, 2017 With the offseason quickly approaching, the New York Islanders will look to improve in a variety of areas. After re-signing Dennis Seidenberg and with their host of youngsters in Bridgeport, the Islanders' defense is shored up for years to come. On offense, however, the Isles are in desperate need of secondary scoring. Without another...
This Year's Best and Worst In-Season Acquisitions
April 4th, 2017 With one week remaining in the 2016-17 regular season, 64 players appeared in at least one game for multiple teams this season, some as waiver-wire acquisitions, others through in-season trades. Far and away, the biggest name to have switched clubs during the season is Kevin Shattenkirk, the Capitals defenseman acquired at the trade...
Murray's Management Masterpiece
April 2nd, 2017 The NHL regular season is drawing to a close and the Anaheim Ducks are beginning to look more and more like contenders rather than pretenders. As is usually the case, contributions by the front office and coaching staff are overlooked. When a team begins to under-perform, critics usually chastise both general manager and coach. On the...
Ducks' Only Option Is to Swing for the Fences
February 28th, 2017 As the National Hockey League's trade deadline approaches, Anaheim Ducks' general manager Bob Murray faces a potentially franchise-altering fork in the road. June's expansion draft threatens to strip the Ducks of a quality defenseman, leaving them with nothing to show for it. That reality has hung like a black cloud over management's...
