by Brian Kennedy | May 15, 2017 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Nashville Predators
The following makes sense: Ducks fans don’t care how their team came back from a 2-0 deficit on Sunday night to even the series with the Predators. They only care that they did it. Nothing else about this game is decipherable at all. Just to get to an overview of the...
by Brian Kennedy | May 13, 2017 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Nashville Predators
The story was supposed to write itself: the Predators would come in rested and confident, having dispatched the number one seed as well as another favorite in some minds. They wouldn’t have played since Sunday. And they’d be hungry, having never gone this deep in the...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 28, 2016 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Inside Hockey, Nashville Predators
The Anaheim Ducks knew the stats. The ones that suggest that getting off to a slow start in game seven is certain death. They knew their own history, too. The last three years, they’ve blown series wins by losing in game seven. Each time, they got off to horrible...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 24, 2016 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Nashville Predators, NHL
The Ducks were looking to overcome a disadvantage on Saturday, but not the one you’d think. They were looking to overcome the boost that comes with being at home, which Coach Boudreau said late in the week sometimes amps them up too much. And silly me—I praised them...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 18, 2016 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Nashville Predators, NHL
The Anaheim Ducks’ coach, Bruce Boudreau, was angry with his team after their loss to Nashville on Sunday night, miffed at the number of undisciplined penalties they had taken. The numbers were telling: six minors versus two for Nashville. Boudreau immediately pointed...
