A World of What-ifs

A World of What-ifs

by | May 17, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage

“Don’t live in the world of what if,” my mother used to say. I was a worrier, and the more speculation I could entertain about what might happen, the happier I was. Her advice sought to rescue me from myself, and she was right. But just for a moment, I’m going to...
Four-Inch Vertical Leap

Four-Inch Vertical Leap

by | May 11, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames, Homepage

Bruce Boudreau never thought it was going to be easy. After all, he was trying to do something that he’d never done before, which was eliminate another team to end round two. He’d only ever been eliminated before. When he thought his team was going to win, he jumped...
Twenty Strangers Out There

Twenty Strangers Out There

by | May 4, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames, Homepage

What was supposed to be different on Sunday night for Calgary: their goalie (Ramo instead of Hiller), a returned defenseman (Raphael Diaz—didn’t happen), Hudler and Ferland out due to injury (Ferland sat, Hudler played). And, of course, the results. Nothing changed in...
Ducks Just Way Better

Ducks Just Way Better

by | May 1, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames, Homepage

The Flames can’t win in Anaheim. That’s what the radio experts were saying on the afternoon of the first game of the two teams’ second-round series. And it was true. The Flames have not won in the regular season in Anaheim since January of 2004. None of the current...