by Brian Kennedy | Apr 1, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars, Homepage, NHL
On the night when Cam Fowler played his 800th game, all with the Ducks, and Trevor Zegras was immortalized in bobblehead form, it might have been hoped that the Anaheim squad could muster a spirited effort. That they did, but the results did not follow, though...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 30, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars, Homepage, NHL
You’ll read the box score and say it simply—“Yeah, the Ducks lost. Dallas is better.” Dallas IS better, but that’s not the story of their game with Anaheim in California on Tuesday night. Sure, it was a 3-2 game, but far more exciting than that. Not that it had ...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 24, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage, NHL
Sam Carrick gets a pair–of goals, Wednesday, to go along with his pair of fights on Monday night. He featured in many plays throughout the night. But this game was also about what the Ducks got, and didn’t get, as of Monday 12pm local time, trade...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 22, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Nashville Predators, NHL
If you wander down the right hallway in Honda Center, home of the Ducks, sometime soon, you might see a man looking suspiciously like the General Manager pushing hard on a cupboard door, trying to close it. Pat Verbeek is still not likely to be able to shut in...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 19, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Florida Panthers, Homepage, NHL
You can’t beat the Ducks for jargon. A while ago, I wrote an article about coach Dallas Eakins called something like, “Less Psychobabble, More Hockey” in response to the constant stream of pop psychological (nonsense) that extruded itself from his mouth. Then the...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 6, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL, San Jose Sharks
The Anaheim Ducks should have come storming out of the gate on Sunday afternoon at 5pm for their game with the Sharks. San Jose had lost 8-0 at home the night before. The Ducks need all the points they can get, especially against teams in their own division. They...