Ducks Gameday -- Rich Dad, Poor Dad

by Earl Sleek on Feb 1, 2010 10:00 AM PST

Anaheim Ducks (25-23-7, t-12th in west) at Florida Panthers (24-22-9, t-6th in east), 4:30 pmAnaheim Calling and an east-coast favorite, Litter Box Cats. I wanted to write today a bit of a think-piece...

Maple Swap: Thank you, Poppa Burke!

by Earl Sleek on Jan 31, 2010 12:39 PM PST

Item: Former Duck J.S. Giguere gets traded to Toronto for former King Jason Blake and former Shark Vesa Toskala -- a BoC memorial trade of sorts.  See also: Anaheim Calling, Pension Plan Puppets....

Ducks Gameday -- Mr. Burke's Wild Ride

by Earl Sleek on Oct 26, 2009 8:58 AM PDT

Toronto Maple Leafs (0-7-1, 1 pt) at Anaheim Ducks (3-5-1, 7 pts), 7 pmLaugh at Brian Burke at Anaheim Calling. Laugh with Brian Burke at Pension Plan Puppets. (Author's note: Today's post is a littl...

SB Nation NHL Preview: Your 2009-10 Anaheim Ducks

by Earl Sleek on Sep 15, 2009 5:00 AM PDT

Hello, BoC readers and visitors!  Today begins a 15-day gauntlet of season previews from all across our SBN hockey megaplex.  Each day one eastern conference team and one western conference ...

Season Review: The Million Man Marchant

by Earl Sleek on Aug 19, 2009 9:36 AM PDT

Previous Anaheim Season Reviews: Getzlaf, Perry, Bobby Ryan, Selanne & Koivu, Lupul It happened right before my eyes, and I barely even noticed.  Sometime during the late course of last season...

Scary New Territory for the Ducks: Surviving the Post-Pronger Curse

by Earl Sleek on Jul 9, 2009 9:02 AM PDT

Per my chosen Simpsons metaphor, the problem with the "Prong-orail" isn't so much about theexcitement of that first town hall meeting, but rather the hockey devastation that occurs afterwards. Like a...

Anaheim Ducks post-deadline roster: a year-to-year-to-year-to-year comparison

by Earl Sleek on Apr 7, 2009 7:54 AM PDT

Well, with five days off between Ducks games I guess it's a chance to catch up on some posts I've meant to write.  For one, I've been a bit negligent on one of my annual traditions -- taking a lo...

Ducks Gameday—2008: A Year in Doctored Pictures

by Earl Sleek on Jan 2, 2009 7:32 AM PST

Philadelphia Flyers (20-10-7, 5th in east) at Anaheim Ducks (19-15-4, 6th in west)2009: According to my calendar, it is Year of the Duck. Rather than write up anything meaningful today, I thought I'd...

Burying the past

by Earl Sleek on May 29, 2006 10:16 AM PDT

On protecting owners from themselves

by Earl Sleek on Jul 2, 2006 8:58 AM PDT

Wow. Quite honestly I am a bit mystified by all the dollars being thrown around yesterday, particularly towards defensemen and particularly by some teams that are already somewhat pressured by the nea...