The Official 2022-2023 Anaheim Ducks Thread

[arch stanton]

 I don't know how you guys can watch that team night after night

[deepdrive]

12 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Still didn't want the one point each day this weekend.  

It doesn't leave us any leeway in the final two games.

[deepdrive]

12 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

 I don't know how you guys can watch that team night after night

I spend a lot of time playing with the candle on the coffee table in front of me.

[gotbeer]

2 minutes ago, deepdrive said:

It doesn't leave us any leeway in the final two games.

And I have a bad feeling against Vancouver also.

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8 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

And I have a bad feeling against Vancouver also.

I actually have a worse feeling about the Kings. If they're not in a position that the game matters (or a loss is better), they could just mail it in.

[gotbeer]

@deepdrive  Helleson played last night.  I didn't really see or hear much of him in the game (granted I was listening to the game in French).  Did you get any impression?  Of course with how bad our defense has been, maybe no impression is a really good thing.

[mrwicked]

OTL not ideal, but better than the regulation win we had in store with the 4-2 lead in the 3rd. 

0-9-2 in our last 11, can't ask for more wrt a tank than that. I figured we'd luck out and win the Yotes game outright, so 2 points between that and Avs is reasonable.

I think we lose out the rest of the games and just hope for hawks and CBJ win at least one. We have the tie-break so we'd claim the top-loser spot.

[gotbeer]

Official.  Glad he was a man of his word.  Hopefully we see him on Tuesday.

Gophers senior defenseman Jackson LaCombe signs with Anaheim Ducks

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1 hour ago, mrwicked said:

OTL not ideal, but better than the regulation win we had in store with the 4-2 lead in the 3rd. 

0-9-2 in our last 11, can't ask for more wrt a tank than that. I figured we'd luck out and win the Yotes game outright, so 2 points between that and Avs is reasonable.

I think we lose out the rest of the games and just hope for hawks and CBJ win at least one. We have the tie-break so we'd claim the top-loser spot.

I'm not quiet as optimistic. I think we have a decent chance of staying behind SJ. We just need that one regulation loss.

Two losses gives us a chance at #2 I would guess. Out of 6 games, I think there's a chance of Chicago or Columbus winning a game.

#1 looks really remote to me at this point. Only three games left, I don't see either winning a game and especially not both.

Actually, at this point, I think Chicago is our best shot to pass us. I just don't see Toews tanking, and thus, the team behind him. But Minnesota - no; Pittsburgh - no; Philly - maybe.

I'm hoping for 2; will be happy with 3; and just flinching that no more than one team will jump us in the lottery.

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2 hours ago, gotbeer said:

@deepdrive  Helleson played last night.  I didn't really see or hear much of him in the game (granted I was listening to the game in French).  Did you get any impression?  Of course with how bad our defense has been, maybe no impression is a really good thing.

I watched the game, but not very closely. Didn't even notice Helleson until they showed him on the bench. No opinion at this point.

Maybe, they will pair him with Jackson the last two games. Play them 20-25 min. and see how bad it can go.

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5 minutes ago, deepdrive said:

I watched the game, but not very closely. Didn't even notice Helleson until they showed him on the bench. No opinion at this point.

Maybe, they will pair him with Jackson the last two games. Play them 20-25 min. and see how bad it can go.

I'm joking. They wouldn't do that to those guys. Now Ek...

[gotbeer]

50 minutes ago, deepdrive said:

I'm not quiet as optimistic. I think we have a decent chance of staying behind SJ. We just need that one regulation loss.

Two losses gives us a chance at #2 I would guess. Out of 6 games, I think there's a chance of Chicago or Columbus winning a game.

#1 looks really remote to me at this point. Only three games left, I don't see either winning a game and especially not both.

Actually, at this point, I think Chicago is our best shot to pass us. I just don't see Toews tanking, and thus, the team behind him. But Minnesota - no; Pittsburgh - no; Philly - maybe.

I'm hoping for 2; will be happy with 3; and just flinching that no more than one team will jump us in the lottery.

Also remember, that if, and that's a big if, we lose the last two games.   We just need Chicago and Columbus winning one game each, as we own the tiebreaker.  I can see them doing that.

Ducks

• Vancouver
• Kings

San Jose

• @ Winnipeg
• @ Calgary
• @ Edmonton

Chicago

• Minnesota
• @ Pittsburgh
• Philly

Columbus

• @ Philly
• Pittsburgh
• Buffalo

[mrwicked]

Yep exactly. All we can do is hope to lose out, and they each somehow get 2 pts over their final 3 games.

But I don't see us getting loser-hopped by SJ - we'd need to go on a winning streak. 

Who knows though. But man us bottom 4 are TERRIBLE.

Anyways watch Oilers / SJ? The Oilers looked awful, if I didn't know better I'd assume they were a fringe team. I don't see them doing much playoff damage other than what McDavid and Drai do. 

[gotbeer]

And Chicago leads for 3/4 of the game.  Only to suck dick the last 7 minutes of the game and lose it.

[deepdrive]

3 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

And Chicago leads for 3/4 of the game.  Only to suck dick the last 7 minutes of the game and lose it.

That game just didn't look right.

[gotbeer]

Interesting, Helleson and LaCombe are friends, and played as kids, in So Cal.

[gotbeer]

Fuck you Columbus.  

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Buddy Robinson!!!  I always did like you.  

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Athanasiu.  Thank god you are no longer on the Kings.  You were a Duck killer.  Now add Penguin killer.

[gotbeer]

Good job Chicago.  Eliminate the Penguins.

[gotbeer]

Drew Helleson with his first.  

Now let Vancouver score some more.

[gotbeer]

The more I watch Nesterenko, the more I like what I'm seeing.  He isn't afraid to shoot it.  He goes for the net.  He has jump.  He seems to have hand like Zegras also.  

[gotbeer]

good job Ducks.  Exciting game.  But a regulation L.  

I do like what I saw from Helleson and LaCombe.  They may make a lot of people expendable in the offseason.  LaCombe being a big boy helps too.  And still like what I see from Nesterenko.  

@deepdrive What did you think of the Fowler/Benoit combo?  Two left handed shots.  But they didn't look bad.  

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4 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

good job Ducks.  Exciting game.  But a regulation L.  

I do like what I saw from Helleson and LaCombe.  They may make a lot of people expendable in the offseason.  LaCombe being a big boy helps too.  And still like what I see from Nesterenko.  

@deepdrive What did you think of the Fowler/Benoit combo?  Two left handed shots.  But they didn't look bad.  

Umm... I was too busy rooting Vancouver on to notice.

Well, that guarantees us no worse than 3. It was a good day for a Ducks fan.

[gotbeer]

BTW.  If I'm reading the standings right.

Ducks vs Kings

Vegas @ Seattle

Kings have a 2 point advantage on the Kraken.  But Kraken have 37 regulation wins, Kings have 36 regulation wins.  If the Ducks beat the Kings, and Seattle beats Vegas, means the Kings would have to face either the Winner of the Central or Winner of the West.  

In other words, zero chance the Kings take the game off.