by Brian Kennedy | Nov 28, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage
The first year you live in California, assuming you move there as an adult, is weird. The calendar says “Thanksgiving,” and people are acting like it’s late November. But you’re driving around with your car’s air conditioning on, and the only difference in the weather...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 14, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, New York Islanders
Rickard Rakell played on a line with Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf for the first time in his career on Wednesday night. The former two guys were responsible for two goals and two assists respectively, though the first of those was on the power play. This is a...
by Manny Nunez | Nov 10, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Homepage
When you look at how the Arizona Coyotes have won their games this season, it has been through sheer dominance. In five of their six wins prior to coming to Anaheim they had leads of two or more goals. The lone earned win came early in the season against Pittsburgh....
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 7, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Homepage
Ketchup bottle. Chain reaction. Turning the corner. Getting their game back. Call it any of those or something else, the people following the Ducks this week have had their faith in their team restored. Somewhat. Their four leading scorers coming into Friday night...
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....