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Why the Ducks Are Primed for Bounce Back Season
June 11th, 2019 The Anaheim Ducks won the Pacific Division five years in a row from 2013-2017. In 2018, the Ducks were swept in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs by their division rivals, the San Jose Sharks. This season, they failed to make the postseason for the first time since 2012. Many are making the case that the Ducks' Stanley Cup...
Ducks' Special Teams Need to Start Soaring
November 29th, 2018 The Anaheim Ducks have been treading water with their figurative heads bobbing just above and below the playoff waterline since a few weeks into the season. If Anaheim wants to stay above the playoff line — they’re currently third in the Pacific Division, simultaneously one point from the top spot and two points from...
Ducks Defense Causing Offense to Struggle
October 17th, 2018 To start the 2018-19 NHL season, the Anaheim Ducks have accumulated nine points in six games. It's their best start since the 2014-15 season and they lead the Pacific Division. One major problem persists, though -- the Ducks are winning games in an unsustainable way. They’re the league’s worst team in Corsi-for percentage...
Ducks' Rookies: Some Soaring, Others Learning to Fly
October 12th, 2018 This past Monday, Oct. 8, the Anaheim Ducks celebrated their 25th anniversary playing against the Detroit Red Wings, against whom they played their opening game on that date 25 years prior. If veteran fans didn't recognize many of the names on the backs of the Ducks' jerseys, they weren't alone—a slew of rookies joining the team in the...
Anaheim Ducks 2018-19 Season Preview
October 1st, 2018 The Anaheim Ducks find themselves in the beginning of a transitional period as they enter the 2018-19 season. Last season featured the positive of managing a second-place finish in the Pacific Division despite injuries to critical players all year long. The playoffs, however, exposed the Ducks as a slow, undisciplined, and highly flawed...
Adjusting Ducks Do Not Need to Panic...Yet
September 24th, 2018 Anaheim Ducks fans can be reasonably excused if they find themselves panicking just a little bit one week into the NHL's preseason. Forgive them if three straight losses—two to the San Jose Sharks—by a combined score of 17-5 in the club's first game action since April's embarrassingly lopsided sweep at the hands of none other than...
