by Brian Kennedy | Apr 16, 2017 | Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames, Homepage
“Still can’t win here,” the Calgary Flames must have been saying to themselves Saturday night after losing 3-2 in Anaheim, and nobody could quite explain why afterwards. Their coach, Glen Gulutzan, was stymied by a non-call, a disallowed goal that would have put them...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 14, 2017 | Anaheim Ducks, Archived Features, Calgary Flames, Homepage, NHL
“You can’t win here!” Say that in a singsong chant, and you have the sentiments of the fans at Honda Center in Anaheim plus what it felt like to be amongst them Thursday night wrapped up into one. They were taunting the Calgary Flames—both fans and players—who were in...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 10, 2017 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
Though they said after they’d done it that they didn’t care all that much for winning the Pacific Division title, the Ducks pushed to the end, including OT, and got the banner. They did it in a penalty-filled game that lacked the intensity it might have had, since...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 27, 2017 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, New York Rangers, NHL
Reporters crowding the Anaheim Ducks locker room after their 6-3 win versus the Rangers Sunday night wanted to read things this way: The team is clicking; Bob Murray is a genius for bringing in Patrick Eaves, who is knocking it out of the park on a line with Rakell...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 18, 2017 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Leagues, NHL, Ottawa Senators
And so we pick up the thread of last week, when the Ducks celebrated the 10th anniversary of their Stanley Cup . . . Fan favorite Giguere was so kind. He talked a little bit about goalie gear, but then I steered him to the Cup. “I wouldn’t say I think of it every day,...
by Brian Kennedy | Mar 13, 2017 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL
What do guys do after hockey? If they’ve won a Stanley Cup, they think about it. A lot. At least, that’s what’s true of the Ducks players who together hoisted the trophy in 2007. Eighteen of them gathered on Sunday to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their win. They...
