It’s been a difficult season for the Anaheim Ducks. Their 23-47-12 record marks the lowest in franchise history, and their last-place finish gives them a 25.5% chance at landing the top spot for the 2023 NHL Draft. Even if Anaheim doesn’t succeed in the Connor Bedard sweepstakes, they’re guaranteed to draft within the top three
Derek Grant
With only 15 games left on the schedule, the Anaheim Ducks’ 2022-23 season is quickly coming to a close. It’s been a forgettable year for the Ducks as they put the finishing touches on their fifth straight season without a playoff berth. While the next significant date for the organization will be the Draft Lottery,
The Anaheim Ducks fell to 2-3-1 on the season after a 4-3 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild. The loss marks the team’s third in a row, but there are improving trends within the Ducks’ performance that continued in defeat. The power play is generating offense and Rickard Rakell has been one of the primary
As the Anaheim Ducks’ offseason continues and we await the 2020 NHL Playoffs, I decided to sit down and listen to what’s on the minds of Ducks fans. From the Seattle Expansion Draft to bringing Corey Perry back, there’s a whole lot to unpack in this first-ever Ducks mailbag. We took to Twitter, Facebook, and
The NHL has provided more details on their planned return to play, including a draft lottery format, a date and a playoff format. Unfortunately, although 24 teams will qualify for a play-in round, the Anaheim Ducks are just below the No. 12 seed in the Western Conference, the final spot to qualify. That means the Ducks’
Although the NHL is kicking around ideas for how they can continue the 2019-20 season, so far it’s still on hold, and so is the start of free agency for now. It feels premature to speculate on who the Anaheim Ducks should target in free agency, considering we don’t know when it will happen, but there
The Anaheim Ducks had a busy trade deadline. First, they traded Ondrej Kase to the Boston Bruins in return for a first-round pick, Axel Andersson and David Backes. Monday morning, they traded Derek Grant to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for center Kyle Criscuolo and a conditional fourth-round pick and sent Nick Ritchie to the Bruins
The Toronto Maple Leafs have sent goaltender Michael Hutchinson to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for defenseman Calle Rosen. Hutchinson Era Over in Toronto The Ontario-born Hutchinson was a lightning rod for criticism in his second campaign for the Maple Leafs and failed to provide adequate support for starter Frederick Anderson (although he was arguably
The Flyers will be buyers at the trade deadline Charlie O’Connor of The Athletic: The Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoff hunt and they will be buyers. What will they look at doing leading up to the trade deadline? The Flyers likely won’t be big-game buyers at the deadline. It’s likely not the time to
No contract extension talks for Gustafsson Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times: The 28-year old Erik Gustafsson isn’t sure if he’ll be with the Chicago Blackhawks after the February 24th NHL trade deadline. “What happens, happens,” Gustafsson said Tuesday. “If I get traded or stay here, it’s something I have to deal with. But I
A center option for the Oilers Jim Matheson: Have said that the Edmonton Oilers could look at Anaheim Ducks pending UFA center Derek Grant. The Hurricanes looked to two Wild defensemen James (@Account4Hockey): Michael Russo said that the Carolina Hurricanes had previously been really interested in defenseman Jonas Brodin but have now turned to looking