by Brian Kennedy | May 31, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage
Three things needed to happen for the Ducks to win against Chicago Saturday night. Their coach needed to be smarter than the Blackhawks’ Quenneville. Their goalie had to be at least solid if not great. And their captain had to play better than he had, you could even...
by Brian Kennedy | May 26, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage
One small lineup change shouldn’t make a huge difference to a team, but on Monday night, taking one guy out of the lineup (Etem) and inserting one other (Fleischmann) made a huge difference in mojo for the Anaheim Ducks. The home team also got major production from...
by Brian Kennedy | May 20, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage
Chicago’s got problems on defense. Hard to imagine, but with only four serviceable players on the blueline, they were threatened if the Ducks came out Tuesday night and pounded them. Four men can only take so much. Of course, they dressed six, not four, but the final...
by Chris Shulman | May 18, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Photo Galleries
The 2015 Western Conference finals will see the Anaheim Ducks against the highly-favored Chicago Blackhawks. Sure to be a competitive series, the Ducks set the tone in Game 1 with a 4-1 winning performance. Goals were scored by Hampus Lindholm (#47 ANA), Kyle Palmieri...
by Brian Kennedy | May 17, 2015 | Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage
“Now the focus is off Andersen,” someone from the local Anaheim newspaper said this weekend. It didn’t take long for a bright LED spotlight to find the Ducks’ netminder again on Sunday afternoon. The first period of the Chicago-Ducks game was characterized by three...
