It has been over a week since I have written anything for a number of reasons, not the least of which included an earthquake that probably led to the power surge that killed our modem.    Four days of internetless life later and a new modem finally arrived and was installed.  That, coupled with a change […]

Consistency has not been the Ducks strong suit of late, and a 6-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Sunday showed the team where they still need to work.  With 11 games left in the season, now is the time to clean up the messy spots, because playoff time is show time. Anaheim got the […]

Its tough being at the top.  You only have one way to go – down.  And the Ducks, who once had a solid clinch on the President's trophy, are dropping a bit.  Going 4-4-2 in their last 10 games, the Ducks have slipped in the standings, and a 3-2 loss to San Jose on Thursday […]

The Ducks did not get good news on Wednesday when they learned that defenseman Cam Fowler will be out three to five weeks. Fowler, who was injured last Friday during the Colorado game, did not appear in the next two games.   After not progressing in healing, an MRI was taken, which revealed that he has […]

Things never seem to go well for the Ducks when Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals come to town.  The 3-2 loss to the Capitals in front of a sell out crowd on Tuesday was no exception.  And Anaheim only had itself to blame.  "That game tonight came down to our special teams not being […]

It never gets old defeating the Kings.  As a Ducks fan, any victory over Los Angeles is a sweet one.  In their building?  Even better!  Despite playing in the second of back-to-back games, Anaheim looked like the better rested team in a 2-1 victory on Saturday night at Staples Center. Frederik Andersen got the start […]

Things definitely hit bottom for the Ducks in Wednesday's 7-2 beatdown loss to Calgary.  A four game losing streak as well as nothing but an embarrassment from a team that has led the NHL for most of the season had to be an eye opening reality check for Anaheim.   They came into the game against […]

The only way to describe how the Ducks started off their three game road trip was disastrous.   The 7-2 loss to the Calgary Flames was also embarrassing. "We played like sh**," said Andrew Cogliano, who got his career high 20th goal of the season.  "I think every guy in the room should be completely embarrassed […]

The Ducks have now lost three in a row – two in a shootout and now a 3-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night.  So much for showing former coach Randy Carlyle how much they have improved without him behind the bench.  Those three losses have also allowed the St. Louis Blues […]

Best of the West versus the best of the East.   Both the Ducks and Penguins showed why they are on the top of their conference and both are pretty evenly matched.  Even though the Ducks lost in the sixth round of the shootout (for the second game in a row),  it could have gone either […]

The last time the Montreal Canadiens and the Ducks got together, Montreal won handily.   The second meeting, this time in Anaheim, also ended in the Canadiens favor, but the 4-3 shutout loss at least yielded a point for the Ducks. Both teams battled hard in the seesaw game and things could have gone either way.  […]

The trade deadline is not until Wednesday at noon Pacific time, but the Ducks decided not to wait around until the last minute to make some moves. On Tuesday, GM Bob Murray traded goaltender, Viktor Fasth, to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a fifth-round selection in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft and a third-round […]

It started off as an Oscar winning performance by the Ducks against the Carolina Hurricanes, but they the end, they had slipped off the podium. The 5-3 victory did not seem nearly as dominant as it was when the score was 5-0 against a team who had played (and lost) the day before to the […]

The Ducks got back into action after the Olympic break, the last team to do so.  It had been nearly three weeks, and seemed like forever.  The standing room only crowd was clearly happy to see Ducks hockey again and they were not disappointed. While it wasn't a pretty game, #1 Anaheim still got the […]

The Winter Olympics are over and Canada is still on top of hockey.   Canada defeated Sweden in the gold medal game, 3-0, on Sunday afternoon (or the wee early hours of the morning in North America). Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry get to bring home their second Olympic gold medal.  Jakob Silfverberg gets to bring […]