Anaheim Ducks Face Crucial Juncture In Franchise History
Anaheim Ducks’ general manager Bob Murray inked center Ryan Kesler to a gargantuan six-year, $41.25 million deal on Wednesday morning. Kesler, 30, will be a member of the Ducks until…
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How The Anaheim Ducks Are Fighting To Avoid Salary Cap Hell
Anaheim Ducks’ general manager Bob Murray has been a busy man this off-season. One game shy of the Stanley Cup Final, the Ducks had an extremely successful season. However, both…
Could Phil Kessel End Up With The Anaheim Ducks?
The Toronto Maple Leafs, hockey’s number one source for soap opera-level melodrama, are embarking on a full-fledged rebuild. 2014-15 was the absolute apex of all that the Leafs’ have been…
Top 10 Finnish Players in the NHL
Finland is a hockey nation that does not have a ton of star power, yet they always play extremely well as a team in international tournaments. Today the “Hockey Nations…
Flames Extinguished; the Ducks Fly High
It has been almost nine years since the Anaheim Ducks were relieved of their official “mighty” title and assumed the franchise name The Ducks. Despite no longer having the word…
Perfectly Imperfect: Can The Anaheim Ducks Win It All?
More than ever, we as fans and analysts search for defects in teams. Warts, flaws; there’s a growing itch to pick teams apart. And why not? With the advent of…
Ducks’ Injuries Dramatically Change Deadline Plans
View image | gettyimages.com Talk around the Anaheim Ducks in past weeks has been focused on adding a top-pairing defenseman at the trade deadline. Those plans may now be in…
Is It Time to Start Worrying About the Anaheim Ducks?
The short answer to the posed question is yes. The long answer is yes, but not to the extent to write the Anaheim Ducks off as Stanley Cup Contenders. Yet.…
Matt Frattin Needs to Take Advantage of Second Chance
After an elbow by Anaheim Ducks’ Sami Vatanen left forward David Booth with a broken nose, 27-year-old Matt Frattin finally got a call up to join the big club Thursday…
Anaheim Ducks’ Midseason Grades: Defensemen
Sami Vatanen View image | gettyimages.com Vatanen has provided the offensive spark from the blueline that the Ducks desperately need. His defensive play remains a work in progress, as does…
Is Sami Vatanen A Legitimate Norris Trophy Candidate?
The James Norris Memorial Trophy, the National Hockey League’s annual award given to the, “defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-around ability in the position”, is one…
Big Lists Revisited: Top 100 Fantasy Defencemen
When it comes to fantasy hockey, defencemen can often be the difference, especially in leagues that have separate defence scoring categories. If you’re in that kind of league and have…