by Brian Kennedy | Jan 22, 2024 | Anaheim Ducks, New York Rangers
Anaheim—Sunday, while the real game was being played (Oh come on, you know that the Bills and the Chiefs were contesting an NFL game to survive into the final four next week), the Ducks managed to perpetuate the frustration of the New York Rangers, carried over from a...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 6, 2024 | Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim–Are the Ducks finally getting to where they can hang with better teams? Their recent games, all losses, have been close, so that was the hope. It was also the early appearance of things Friday night with the Jets in town. The story was what it has been:...
by Brian Kennedy | Dec 25, 2023 | Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim, Ca—The Anaheim Ducks are close to intact once more, by which is meant that all of Zegras, McTavish, and Drysdale are in the lineup, off of IR visits lasting anywhere from most of a season (Jamie Drysdale), to a few weeks (Trevor Zegras), and a few games...
by Brian Kennedy | Dec 4, 2023 | Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings
The Colorado Avalanche went west on the weekend, hoping for four points and ending up with one. What happened, and what does the disparity in style of play they experienced say about what will work in the playoffs, when they arrive? The Avalanche tired themselves out...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 26, 2023 | Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings
The Anaheim Ducks have played at mid-day on Black Friday for years. It used to be that Chicago was the opponent, and the lore was, “They’re on their circus trip,” by which it was meant that the Blackhawks were vacating their arena so that the circus could take up...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 21, 2023 | Anaheim Ducks, St. Louis Blues
A week or so ago, the Anaheim Ducks were on a roll, coming off a successful road trip. Now they’re spending American Thanksgiving week at home, and things aren’t so super. They’d lost two games in a row coming into Sunday, when the Blues were in town for a 5pm start....