by Brian Kennedy | Oct 11, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Archived Features, Homepage, Leagues, NHL
What exactly have the Anaheim Ducks done in their very lengthy off-season? Adding players has not been on that list. Firing their AHL coach and replacing him with a new one is one thing. Is this a strategy to scare the old-old San Diego Gulls’ coach, who now happens...
by Brian Kennedy | May 3, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, St. Louis Blues
Not with a bang, but a whimper. More TS Eliot for you (see Saturday’s story for the initial Eliot reference). So the Ducks had the chance to beat St. Louis on Monday night. That had no significance of its own, but it would have kept the Kings from advancing in their...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 14, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL, San Jose Sharks
Dallas Eakins said after Friday’s terrible loss to San Jose that he doesn’t like to make personnel decisions directly following a game. He likes to sleep on it. He did that, and came back Saturday with a lineup that inserted David Backes, Troy Terry, and Danton Heinen...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 2, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, St. Louis Blues
Anaheim’s best period thus far this year has been the second. That’s why it was barely OK that they gave up what had been a solid lead in shots and chances and a 1-0 score as period one ended versus the Blues on Monday night. The give-up came with 56.9 seconds...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 31, 2021 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Leagues, NHL, St. Louis Blues
“Every minute of the game is important. It doesn’t matter if it’s the last minute, the middle minute, the first minute. They’re all critical,” said Ducks’ coach Dallas Eakins Saturday night. “There were a number of minutes when we were certainly not our best,” he ...