by Brian Kennedy | Feb 14, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Leagues, NHL
The Vancouver Canucks came into Anaheim Wednesday night with not-unreasonable hopes for the playoffs. They were two points behind Minnesota in the wildcard race, though they were a mediocre 4-4-2 in their last ten contests. They had also lost their prior game, 7-2 to...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 10, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage
Bob Murray is in deep, and he knows it. The tone—hesitant—and the answers—inconsistent—of his conference call Sunday afternoon said as much. Here’s a sample of some of his answers, offered as a mix of transcribed quotes and paraphrases. The main themes seemed to be...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 24, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Leagues, NHL, St. Louis Blues
Having survived an almost epic losing streak, a run so bad that the GM had to publically say that the coach would not be fired as a result, the Ducks picked up a couple of victories before losing one to the Islanders on the weekend. But they were a chastened bunch, a...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 13, 2019 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins
Back-to-back. You’re supposed to be tired, especially if your arms are weak from raising them on seven goal celebrations. But the Penguins were anything but that way in the early going on Saturday night. They came out in Los Angeles pretty much as they’d left Anaheim...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 12, 2019 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins
This was going to be a happy story. It was going to start out this way: “The Ducks were never as bad as their recent record showed,” and then go on to talk about how a big win against the Penguins changed everything for the team, who can now go on the road with...