former-players Stories - Battle of California
A Ducks fan’s perspective on Chris Kunitz
(Author's note: Sometimes it's difficult to be a somewhat lonesome Ducks blogger on the internet. If you want a scouting report on Ryan Whitney, for example, there's plenty of Pittsburgh Penguins bloggers to solicit. But generally, when people want a Duck fan perspective on a player like Chris...
Ducks Gameday—Rucchin in the house
Calgary Flames (31-18-4, t-3rd in west) at Anaheim Ducks (27-24-5, t-5th in west)Uh-oh: the last time these two teams met, Matt Fenwick won a lucky shirt. As well-deserved as tonight's ceremony will be to honor Teemu Selanne, Anaheim's franchise leader in games-played, I'm thrilled that former...
At Least The Kings Are Kinda In the Playoffs...
The Kings have a number of ex-players that participated in the playoffs in some way. Here are forwards:Brian SmolinskiMartin StrakaEric BelangerTom KostopolousMark ParrishCraig ConroyGeorge ParrosSean AveryIan LaperrierePavol DemitraHey, that's not too bad. Some of them are pretty good, but most of...
B-Mo! Burke upgrades through West Coast Exchange
UFA forward Brendan Morrison reportedly is signing a one-year contract tomorrow with the Ducks. I haven’t heard the salary figure [UPDATE: TSN says 1 year, $2.75 M; thanks Mike in OC!], so I won’t get detailed into budget repercussions just yet. Still, here's three marginally useful thoughts I...
Moments in Archaeology: Sleek digs up a Relic
In the process of moving, I’ve had a chance to go through some of my old piles of junk, and as is usually the case in such undertakings, I have uncovered some real gems from the kid who would grow up to become Earl Sleek. Back before I had an internet alias or a blog to write on, I was still an...
Flashback Part 2: Sleek digs up an Omen
(This is Part 2 of my "things I found when packing up for a move" series. Part 1 is here.)You know, my life isn't all about going to Ducks games and then drawing cartoons about them. On occasion, I've even been known to attend a Kings game every now and again. It's sort of a fun outing, as I don't...
The Alyn McCauley Sharks Appreciation Post
If you didn't see the news, former San Jose Shark (and LA King but, uh, we can conveniently forget that since he was basically injured the whole time) Alyn McCauley officially retired and became an assistant coach at Queen's University.It's unfortunate, but McCauley's last fully healthy season was...
Anaheim's All-Time Team: Who centers the top line?
Well, before I get started on this All-Time Team challenge, I should first point out that the Chief at A2Y has written up his Rival Rating for the Ducks ("the Fowl"), and brings up a lot of the same reasons that I listed in my pre-sponse post, plus some new ones (the summer snatchings of Fedorov,...
Anaheim's All-Time Team: the 5th and 6th Defensemen
Well, I was happy enough with the variety of responses I got from my search for a #1 center for the all-time Anaheim Sometimes-Mighty Ducks of Anaheim that I think I'll continue this "ask the audience" theme before publishing my own roster (note: feel free to continue voting on centermen). Today's...
Anaheim's All-Time Team: Let's Back Up Giguere
Well, time to move on to Part 3 of this All-Time Team exercise for the Ducks. You can still chime in on who gets to play #1 center and the #5 and #6 defensemen, though. I'm accepting input on all of these up to the moment of unveiling Sleek's Anaheim Sometimes-Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Today's...
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