by Brian Kennedy | May 9, 2025 | Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim, CA—The Anaheim Ducks haven’t made the playoffs in years, though they’ve had an influx of talent of late and certainly have high expectations for their squad. Now, they’ve done what they think is the next logical thing in their progress back to the post-season...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 8, 2025 | Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers
Anaheim, CA—Is the question whether the Ducks could skate with the Oilers or whether the Oilers would let them? In their first period together, the team from Anaheim went blade-for-blade with the Canadian team on Monday night. The Oilers way outshot the Ducks, anyway,...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 29, 2025 | Anaheim Ducks, New York Rangers
At some point, the games of a losing team simply don’t matter anymore, aside from for player-development purposes. That’s when talk shifts away from “playoff” hopes and towards “we’re spoilers” reality. Friday night, the Ducks had that chance, as they took on the...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 16, 2025 | Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim, CA—It’s amazing what a difference a couple of months can make in a team’s psyche. The last time Anaheim faced Nashville, the Ducks were a bottom-feeder, and people were waiting for the Preds to wake up/play up to their potential. The hopes of one team have...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 11, 2025 | Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim, CA—Which sounds better: The Anaheim Ducks stood pat at the NHL Trading Deadline, or the Anaheim Ducks did nothing at the NHL Trading Deadline? Doing nothing, in fact, seems to be their GM’s modus operandi. And to look at him, you would have to say that he’s...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 28, 2025 | Anaheim Ducks
Suddenly, the Anaheim Ducks are surging. A few weeks ago, we were talking about them like their chances of the playoffs were over. Too many teams to crawl over. Too inconsistent. But in the ten games prior to Thursday, when Vancouver was in Anaheim, they were 7-2-1....