The Official 2016-2017 Anaheim Ducks Thread

[UndertheHalo]

Whether Arizona or Colorado is worse is a tough call.  The Avalanche are a bad hockey team this season.  Get the win and get out of here with no injuries. 

Edited January 13, 2017 by UndertheHalo

[gotbeer]

Good win by the Ducks tonight.  At times it got a bit sloppy.  But take the 2 points and get the other 2 in Arizona.

[UndertheHalo]

hopefully the sharks take another L as well on saturday. 

Edited January 13, 2017 by UndertheHalo

[Pujols4MVP]

John Gibson season save percentage .920 ,same as last year & nearly the same amount of games started already.

As opposed to last year, he's now facing alot more quality scoring chances against him & shots faced per game seems up too.

If he finishes the season strong like last year were looking at Gibson having a .925 SV%

Bernier has dropped to .897 SV% for 43rd out of 47 ranked NHL goalies. He's horrible.

Let Vegas have Bernier.

[gotbeer]

6 hours ago, Scioscia4MVP said:

John Gibson season save percentage .920 ,same as last year & nearly the same amount of games started already.

As opposed to last year, he's now facing alot more quality scoring chances against him & shots faced per game seems up too.

If he finishes the season strong like last year were looking at Gibson having a .925 SV%

Bernier has dropped to .897 SV% for 43rd out of 47 ranked NHL goalies. He's horrible.

Let Vegas have Bernier.

You take out that one game where he gave up I think 6 goals since Gibson had the runs, his numbers look a lot different.  I think from that one game, he went from a .920ish % to the .897%.  At times, Bernier looked just as good as Gibson.  But to Carlyle's credit, he knows Gibson is the future, and Bernier is just this years backup.  Even when it looked dicey for Gibson.

[UndertheHalo]

Gibson has been great lately.  I think a good bit his early inconsistency was tied to the pretty bad defensive play as well.  He wasn't playing badly, he just wasn't bailing us out.  He's been locked in for a month or so now tho for sure. 

Bernier is a fine back up.  Better then average I think. 

Edited January 13, 2017 by UndertheHalo

[gotbeer]

New York Rangers Trade Targets: Anaheim Ducks Blockbuster

From a blog.  So pure speculation.  And no way would we do the trade of Rakell or Silfverberg.  Just no way. 

But saying that, he said something interesting.

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Sami Vatanen would require the world to pry from Anaheim,

If that is what the feelings are around the league.  Maybe we can get a real good young forward for him.  While I would hate to lose Vatanen, he is one player that we have very ready and able replacements in the form of Theodore and Montour for him. 

thoughts?

[gotbeer]

Manson's Sister Has Her Own Athletic Success

 

[gotbeer]

McKenzie’s trade talk: Penguins shop Fleury, Coyotes have pieces to sell

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Specifically, McKenzie points to hulking center Martin Hanzal and injured scoring defenseman Michael Stone.

As Avalanche begin rebuilding, stars Gabriel Landeskog, Matt Duchene could be on the table

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the names that garner the most interest are captain Gabriel Landeskog and star center Matt Duchene.

 

Would we have interest?

[UndertheHalo]

I don't think we could fit either under the cap unless we traded Vatanen or Lindholm.  Would be awesome if we could pull it off tho

Edited January 14, 2017 by UndertheHalo

[mrwicked]

i can see them trading vatanen, probably in the offseason.

so we dont lose a d man in the draft.

we have spots to preserve forwards, so they would probably want a win-now top 3 / top 6, and maybe a youngster mantha type.

vatanen will cost a lot to whomever gets him. hes gold in the current nhl.

[Pujols4MVP]

11 hours ago, mrwicked said:

i can see them trading vatanen, probably in the offseason.

so we dont lose a d man in the draft.

we have spots to preserve forwards, so they would probably want a win-now top 3 / top 6, and maybe a youngster mantha type.

vatanen will cost a lot to whomever gets him. hes gold in the current nhl.

Right Handed defenseman are a premium indeed. Montour is the next young RH D they got.

[gotbeer]

Nice start to the third.  Ritchie with a gift.  not a Kessler like Gift in Colorado, but hey, I'm sure he will take it.

[gotbeer]

Bernier says hi. 

[gotbeer]

Rakell crashing the net gets rewarded.  Now let's get the lead.

[gotbeer]

And the Ducks continue to SKU in OT.

[gotbeer]

Way to stand around there Getzlaf. 

[Oz27]

For fucks sake.

Getzlaf three-on-three is awful.

[Pujols4MVP]

If the Carlyle won't do it, California state senate needs to vote on a bill to ban Getzlaf from 3 on 3 overtime.

 

[mrwicked]

lol getz in 3on3. different game, same results.

1-8 in OT! if we were even .500 we'd be running away with the division.

[UndertheHalo]

5 hours ago, mrwicked said:

lol getz in 3on3. different game, same results.

1-8 in OT! if we were even .500 we'd be running away with the division.

man, thats the truth.  

[UndertheHalo]

Man.  The Lightning have a big fast forecheck.  This is the type of team we don't do well with.....

[gotbeer]

Man Getzlaf.  How do you miss that gift? 

[UndertheHalo]

Will Getzlaf miss a gimme goal ? Is the earth round ?   It's just the way it is man. 

Edited January 18, 2017 by UndertheHalo

[UndertheHalo]

They are really struggling to get shots on bet.  The power play didn't even get one one.