todd-marchant Stories - Battle of California
Kings 6, Ducks 3
The Kings put a great effort on the ice last night. It’s no secret that the individual talent on the Kings’ roster has seldom translated into a winning formula as a whole, but last night showed us a glimpse into what that’s supposed to look like. There are positives that I could talk about with...
A Closer Look at Cogs
There’s a good discussion on-going at Lowetide’s site about what constitutes reasonable expectations for Andrew Cogliano in 2008-09. Given that the topic is the closest thing to a dead horse on my website, I’ve been following the discussion with quite a bit of interest.The discussion has two...
Todd Marchant, Anyone?
The Anaheim Ducks are now in a bit of a bind. James Mirtle has the full story, but here are the highlights:- Mathieu Schneider cleared waivers, and can’t be placed on re-entry waivers for another couple of weeks.- Even if Schneider is claimed on re-entry waivers, the Ducks need to shed more salary...
Great ideas in partying: the Marchant piñata head
It has been a lot of fun this summer to follow the journeys of the Stanley Cup through the Hockey Hall of Fame Journal. Well, fun for me at least.But I was especially inspired by one picture in the cup's day with Todd Marchant; apparently the town of Williamsville, NY, made an honorary piñata to...
Ducks Gameday—Puttin' square pegs into round holes
Phoenix Coyotes (2-5-0, t-14th in west) at Anaheim Ducks (4-6-1, t-9th in west)Missing Players by Game(includes games where a player was unavailable to finish the game)Well, it hasn't been the best start to the season for the champion Ducks, who between travel and injury have been reduced for the...
Ducks Gameday—Who would you move to make Niederroom?
Anaheim Ducks (14-12-4, t-6th in west) at Nashville Predators (13-11-2, 11th in west)The second guest-art installmentin the spade-in-victorhell series.I don't have much to say about last night's game against Chicago, except (a) the Ducks won despite being outshot 42 - 22, and (b) Andy McDonald and...
Ducks Gameday—Scattered advice from a tired blogger
Vancouver Canucks (35-24-10, 8th in west) at Anaheim Ducks (39-25-8, 4th in west)Here's how the season series with Vancouver has gone thus far this season:G1: Ducks allow the first four goals, lose 4-0.G2: Ducks allow the first three goals, lose 3-2.G3: Ducks allow the first two goals, lose 2-1.So...
Trade Possibilities to Keep the Anaheim Ducks Under the Salary Cap
It is already official that the Ducks will have to trade someone this offseason if veteran defenseman Scott Niedermayer and forward Teemu Selanne decide to come back to the team after contemplating retirement. Although the jury is still out, the rumored players to be on the chopping block are:...
Help me understand the Ducks' cap situation
(click image to enlarge)OK, here's the things to know about this chart: 1. I've taken all salary numbers from NHLSCAP.com, except Sutherby's salary comes from the OC Register blog. I have completely made up Perry's salary (I gave him Getzlaf's contract) and Selanne's non-retirement plus salary (I...
Over-rated! (in video games)
Jay Bouwmeester is fucking fast. And he skates like a god damn gazelle.I say this without the experience of actually watching him play in games. How do I know this, so irrefutably?Like a god damn gazelle.Because damn if the guy isn't the closest digital equivalent to Bobby Orr in hockey video games...
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