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Duckling (P)review
Black Dog Hates Skunks said...who do you like amongst the kids and why?Quick answer: In terms of what the Ducks needed, I think Beauchemin was the best kid in '05-'06. Long term, I'm guessing Getzlaf is the guy, although there should be some good competition.I should say that I am very happy with...
The best two even-strength forward lines for the Ducks
One of the statistical inroads into hockey analysis, I think, has been segmentation of situational play. Here’s two lines that are killing at even-strength for the Ducks, which is a huge factor in their top-of-the-league record.First off, there’s God himself, and his two buddies Rob and Travis....
Merry Fist-mas!
Merry Fist-mas to all, and to all a good fight!
Peyton Manning is Lord of the Dance
After a thrilling superbowl that saw more fumbles and more first half turnovers than any other title game on record, I only have one question. When did Earl Sleek start doing Superbowl highlight videos?[Update] Back to regularly scheduled hockey programming: A headless Travis Moen dropped Shea...
ANA / MIN review: Forget the Selke, let’s give Pahlsson the Smythe!
With round two starting tomorrow, I doubt I’ll have time to properly recap the first round victory over the Wild (yet another instance of California dominating Minnesota), but I do want to take a stab at answering the question of who the real stars of the series were. To be fair, you can make a...
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...
Earl answers his mail: Forward Lines, a year-to-year comparison
Sleek,The Ducks play so far has me frustrated. And you seem like the guy to help explain the frustration. I'm curious about ES TOI this year versus last year for the Duck's containment line. As yourself, I'm a huge fan of Pahlsson, but it seems like that line is getting more ES TOI this year. Could...
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...
Would you rather?
So here's what happened, best as I can piece together.Brian Boyle smashes Rob Niedermayer into the sideboards. Travis Moen skates in to hit Boyle, but is quickly pulled aside by Tom Preissing. Niedermayer comes up swinging, but is wrestled down to the ice by Boyle. Your typical BoC...
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