The Official 2017-2018 Anaheim Ducks Thread

[Pujols4MVP]

Very nice to see that Troy Terry signed & that he doesn't have Schultzitus (somehow Justin Schultz has 2 stanley cups already....)

[Pujols4MVP]

Cogs is the kind of guy that even if his leg literally fell off he'd still be skating on the ice to finish his shift & he'd say to the team doctor "patch me up so i can go back out there tomorrow"

[gotbeer]

Cam Fowler out of playoffs with shoulder injury.  Ugg.  Better not be cone time.

[UndertheHalo]

Officially they’re saying 2-6 weeks for Fowler. So who knows.  Same prognosis last year with the knee.  He came back in 2 weeks. 

[nate]

Couldn't be worse timing.

[UndertheHalo]

36 minutes ago, nate said:

Couldn't be worse timing.

Seems like it’s always this way.

[Pujols4MVP]

Well that means more Lindholm on the power play & he has produced well there.

When they say 2 to 6 weeks with a hockey player it means 2 weeks, for a baseball player it means 12 weeks.

[gotbeer]

Another big game.  Just win.

[gotbeer]

Wellinski in.  So no double cone on D.  Although I will say that Cone #2 Beuchiman has been better as of late.

[gotbeer]

Chicago beats the blues.  Win and we are in.

[gotbeer]

[gotbeer]

Oh, it's Ritchie with a happy birthday goal.  Will take it.  But Henrique did all the dirty work.

[gotbeer]

Boner line comes through again!!!!

 

[gotbeer]

Empty netter!  For once.

[gotbeer]

And we are in!

With the injury start we had, man what a ride so far.

[UndertheHalo]

Nice game to lock up the playoff spot.  I had my doubts plenty of times this season, but they finished strong and earned their spot.  A lot of ups and downs this season.  I’m not sure that I feel that great about their prospects but that’s neither here nor there.  They overcame a lot of adversity.  More now with Fowler out.  Hopefully they’ve got some magic in them.  And hopefully we can stay the hell away from Nashville. I honestly believe we can beat LA or Vegas in a 7 gamer.  The Sharks are good but beatable.  Winnipeg and Nashville are probably in a different class then the reat of the conference but hey.  The big dogs eat shit sometimes.  Maybe the underdog look will work out better for us. 

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, UndertheHalo said:

Nice game to lock up the playoff spot.  I had my doubts plenty of times this season, but they finished strong and earned their spot.  A lot of ups and downs this season.  I’m not sure that I feel that great about their prospects but that’s neither here nor there.  They overcame a lot of adversity.  More now with Fowler out.  Hopefully they’ve got some magic in them.  And hopefully we can stay the hell away from Nashville. I honestly believe we can beat LA or Vegas in a 7 gamer.  The Sharks are good but beatable.  Winnipeg and Nashville are probably in a different class then the reat of the conference but hey.  The big dogs eat shit sometimes.  Maybe the underdog look will work out better for us. 

From what I understand.  The playoffs work as the #1 division winner, which would be nashville playing the #2 wildcard.  The #2 division winner, Vegas would then play the #1 wildcard.  Then the #2 and #3 in each divsion would play each other.  So we may not have to face Nashville or Winnipeg till at least the second round.  IMO, I think the Sharks are the most vulnerable right now.  they are 6-3-1 in their last ten, but have lost 3 in a row.  Let the Kings take on Vegas.

[gotbeer]

One other thing.  Wellinski needs to get more aggressive out there.  He just seemed too timid on D.  And very hesitant on his decisions.  It really hurt us a few times in the last game where the Wild were having their way with us.  There were a few times, when he just let people skate around the boards, because he didn't want to leave the center of the ice.  So he was stuck in a no mans land covering no one.  

I'm hoping it was just jitters.  But we shall see.

[tennischmp]

The Sharks have lost 4 straight, we actually have a chance for home ice in the 1st round. I think that will be the difference maker. 

[nate]

Good timing for Beauch to play his best game of the year.  Montour was excellent too, he has really matured this year.

Kase with yet another huge goal.

Glad they made the playoffs, for most of the season I didn't see it coming, gotta hope they can get hot and make a run.

[gotbeer]

Looking at some sites.   And here is how I think it works for playoffs.  And it's a big + for us.

Nashvile #1 seed.  Vegas.  #1 seed, #2 overall.  Wild Card #1 Kings #7 seed.  Wild Card #2 Lanche #8 seed.

First round, as it stands now.

Vegas vs Kings

Sharks vs Ducks.

Second round.

Winners of the first round.

So Vegas/Kings/Sharks/Ducks may not have to face Nashville or Winnipeg till the conference finals.  So of the two games left, it's pretty vital to get at least one point, or Colorado not 4 points to guarantee that we stay in the easier bracket.  

Here is where it gets interesting. 

San Jose has Lanche and Wild 

Kings have Wild and Dallas

Ducks have Dallas and Yotes.  

Wild have Kings and San Jose

Lanche has San Jose and St Louis

St Louis has Chicago and lanche

I don't think the Wild will want to go into the playoffs with a 3 game losing streak.  Just like I don't think San Jose will want to go into the playoffs on a 5 game losing streak.  Lanche also have to win against St Louis to keep serve.  Playoff wise, the last 2 games don't mean much except to the Lanche and St Louis.  But it still has some great matchups and really can set the tone for the playoffs.  

[nate]

Kings play Dallas and the Wild on the second night of back to backs which is a huge advantage for them.  My guess is that the Ducks end up as WC1

[nate]

Quinville retained by Chicago so there goes my #1 coaching option.  My guess is that RC gets retained which means another year of antiquated hockey.

[gotbeer]

42 minutes ago, nate said:

Quinville retained by Chicago so there goes my #1 coaching option.  My guess is that RC gets retained which means another year of antiquated hockey.

As long as RC doesn't play antiquated players, we are fine.  Hopefully Murray got the memo.

[tennischmp]

6 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Looking at some sites.   And here is how I think it works for playoffs.  And it's a big + for us.

Nashvile #1 seed.  Vegas.  #1 seed, #2 overall.  Wild Card #1 Kings #7 seed.  Wild Card #2 Lanche #8 seed.

First round, as it stands now.

Vegas vs Kings

Sharks vs Ducks.

Second round.

Winners of the first round.

So Vegas/Kings/Sharks/Ducks may not have to face Nashville or Winnipeg till the conference finals.  So of the two games left, it's pretty vital to get at least one point, or Colorado not 4 points to guarantee that we stay in the easier bracket.  

Here is where it gets interesting. 

San Jose has Lanche and Wild 

Kings have Wild and Dallas

Ducks have Dallas and Yotes.  

Wild have Kings and San Jose

Lanche has San Jose and St Louis

St Louis has Chicago and lanche

I don't think the Wild will want to go into the playoffs with a 3 game losing streak.  Just like I don't think San Jose will want to go into the playoffs on a 5 game losing streak.  Lanche also have to win against St Louis to keep serve.  Playoff wise, the last 2 games don't mean much except to the Lanche and St Louis.  But it still has some great matchups and really can set the tone for the playoffs.  

I think it's a forgone conclusion that the Ducks will stay in the Pacific bracket. The only way not is getting 0 points next 2 games while the Avalanche get all 4