by Brian Kennedy | Apr 14, 2017 | Anaheim Ducks, Archived Features, Calgary Flames, Homepage, NHL
“You can’t win here!” Say that in a singsong chant, and you have the sentiments of the fans at Honda Center in Anaheim plus what it felt like to be amongst them Thursday night wrapped up into one. They were taunting the Calgary Flames—both fans and players—who were in...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 1, 2017 | Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Homepage
What are the Anaheim Ducks looking for? Consistency. They’ve obviously been drilled to think that over the past few days, because it’s the message that many of them were reciting in their press interviews early in the week. Did they learn anything about that versus...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 25, 2016 | Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage, NHL
A week ago it was, “We need to find our identity.” Earlier this week, “Focus on the process.” Friday after losing an afternoon contest in which they went down 3-0 and clawed back to 3-2 before a failed final flurry that had Corey Crawford declaring that the Ducks are...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 5, 2016 | Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Homepage, NHL
That crunching sound you hear is the sound of Duck bills smacking their way through the Arizona Coyotes’ lunch. 21-4 was the shot total in period one of the Ducks-Dogs game Friday night. And this without the Anaheim squad featuring its captain. That’s right—Getzlaf...
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...
