by Brian Kennedy | Nov 1, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Nashville Predators
Nashville might have been tired coming into Sunday evening against the Ducks, but hey, they’d played at 1pm Saturday, so it was more than a 24-hour turnaround to Sunday’s 5pm start. And, given the percentages which say that goalies on the second half of a back-to-back...
by Brian Kennedy | Oct 18, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Minnesota Wild
For a team that went all the way to within a game of the Stanley Cup finals last spring, the Ducks couldn’t look much less familiar, or a whole lot less skillful, than they do this fall. The lineup is full of new faces due to trades, losses in free agency, and injury....
by Chris Shulman | Oct 16, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Photo Galleries
Largely touted to be a 2015-16 NHL powerhouse, the Anaheim Ducks have yet to see a regulation win (it’s still early). In season’s past, a visit from the Arizona Coyotes could be relied on for that desperately needed win. But this season’s Coyotes,...
by Brian Kennedy | Aug 8, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage
Francois Beauchemin left Anaheim for Colorado this summer, and one adage he followed was, “You can’t take it with you.” Anyway, not when “it” is your home. So, according to the OC Register of last weekend, he put his pad on the market. Knowing the details will remind...
by Brian Kennedy | May 31, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage
Aside from the specifics of what happened in the Chicago-Ducks game Saturday night, which I detailed in my story “Down for the Three Count” at IH, other things stand out from this series. First, the Blackhawks were quite concerned to avenge last season’s game seven...
by Brian Kennedy | May 31, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage
Three things needed to happen for the Ducks to win against Chicago Saturday night. Their coach needed to be smarter than the Blackhawks’ Quenneville. Their goalie had to be at least solid if not great. And their captain had to play better than he had, you could even...