Posts About "Randy Carlyle"
Ducks Looking Ahead to the Offseason
April 24th, 2018 While the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is still close to two months away, the Anaheim Ducks' 2017-18 season is over after an embarrassing first-round sweep at the hands of the San Jose Sharks. Injuries and a number of systematic issues contributed to the Ducks' demise, so this offseason will be about looking for ways to rectify...
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...
Sharks Drill Major Hole for Ducks
April 16th, 2018 ‘Ducks Drill Down’ is a regular, ~weekly column that recaps the latest goings-on with the Anaheim Ducks. For more detailed takeaways from each of the first two games of the Ducks' first-round series against the San Jose Sharks, click here for Game 1 and here for Game 2. Less than a week ago, Cam Fowler's injury...
Bieksa's Hand Injury Forces Carlyle's Hand
March 18th, 2018 Veteran defensemen Kevin Bieksa and Francois Beauchemin have had their share of rocky moments with the Anaheim Ducks this season. Deteriorating speed in the twilight of their careers seems to be the main reason for their often subpar play, but in the case of Bieksa, an ongoing issue with his left hand has possibly exacerbated his...
Ducks' Kase Making His Case
February 25th, 2018 In what has been a more difficult season than the Anaheim Ducks have had in recent times, there have been plenty of positive storylines as the club makes a push towards a hopeful playoff berth. Rickard Rakell has built on last season's success, once again leading the team in goals (22 in 58 games) and now adding more assists to lead...
The Ducks' New Key on Defense
February 21st, 2018 The Anaheim Ducks dealt from a position of strength to fill a position of weakness—especially when they had several key players out of the lineup due to innjury—earlier this season when they traded blueliner Sami Vatanen to the New Jersey Devils for Adam Henrique, with other minor pieces going both ways as well. While Henrique has...
