The Official 2023-2024 Anaheim Ducks Thread

[gotbeer]

Woah.  Shorty by either Rico or Carrick.   

[gotbeer]

Well, the Ducks didn't disappear in the second.  If they played like this every game, we'd have a progressing rebuild.

[gotbeer]

[deepdrive]

2 hours ago, gotbeer said:

You should watch him game in and game out.  You will change your mind.  I was a big Fowler supporter, but this year he has been brutal.  

Yep.

[gotbeer]

Well, we didn't win.  But at least we were competitive.  Can't believe the shot difference was so much.  It didn't seem like it was that much.  

[deepdrive]

Good game. The Ducks played well. They were definitely into it.

[arch stanton]

2 hours ago, gotbeer said:

You should watch him game in and game out.  You will change your mind.  I was a big Fowler supporter, but this year he has been brutal.  

I was just pointing out that they're playing him above his head because he's as close as they can come to a #1 D

[gotbeer]

3 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

I was just pointing out that they're playing him above his head because he's as close as they can come to a #1 D

Fowler on a good team would be a 3rd liner, maybe a second. If he was close to a first liner, we should have people inquiring about him at 2 years $6.5 per. Instead he's considered an unmovable bad contract.

[gotbeer]

25 minutes ago, deepdrive said:

Good game. The Ducks played well. They were definitely into it.

Killtheducks. 2 penalties that the kings scored on, and a missed ot shot.

[deepdrive]

10 hours ago, arch stanton said:

I was just pointing out that they're playing him above his head because he's as close as they can come to a #1 D

Yep.

[deepdrive]

15 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Fowler on a good team would be a 3rd liner, maybe a second. If he was close to a first liner, we should have people inquiring about him at 2 years $6.5 per. Instead he's considered an unmovable bad contract.

Yep, depends how the team is built.

If he doesn't stop making so many mistakes, he's going to become another Shattenkirk.

Well, if Shattenkirk could move the puck up the ice and skate better.

[gotbeer]

maybe the Ducks figured something out last night?  They are playing like they kind of know what they are doing.

[gotbeer]

If this team could figure out how to score 5 on 5, they would be extremely tough to play against.

[gotbeer]

And another phantom call by the refs on the Ducks.  Like usual, the Refs suck.

[gotbeer]

Hey, elbows to the face is now permissible.  Sweet.  

[gotbeer]

Not a bad first for the Ducks.  This is the way they should always play.

[gotbeer]

About time Lundestrom scores.  What a beautiful bang bang play.

[deepdrive]

9 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

About time Lundestrom scores.  What a beautiful bang bang play.

Lol, he may have played a little too long with Silfverberg. Skidded it along the ice under the goalie.

[gotbeer]

1 minute ago, deepdrive said:

Lol, he may have played a little too long with Silfverberg. Skidded it along the ice under the goalie.

To be fair.  The defender caught him right at the last moment, and interrupted his shot.  Probably why the goalie missed it.  It was like a knuckleball.

[gotbeer]

and the Ducks finally show up turning the puck over in their own net multiple times. 

[gotbeer]

Oh well.  Predators wanted it more than we did.  

[deepdrive]

10 hours ago, gotbeer said:

To be fair.  The defender caught him right at the last moment, and interrupted his shot.  Probably why the goalie missed it.  It was like a knuckleball.

If I was being fair, I wouldn't compare his shot to Silfverberg .

[deepdrive]

If you consider the lines we iced last night, it's no surprise we lost. We're not that strong offensively. Take away Terry, Zegras, Gauthier and our pick this year...  It  should be a different story in a couple years. Until then, the standings 57 games in don't lie.

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, deepdrive said:

If you consider the lines we iced last night, it's no surprise we lost. We're not that strong offensively. Take away Terry, Zegras, Gauthier and our pick this year...  It  should be a different story in a couple years. Until then, the standings 57 games in don't lie.

It was a tale of 3 periods.  First 2 periods were like the 3 periods against the Kings.  Everyone was moving their feet.  The puck was moving.  Quick passes.  Players were anticipating each other.  Passing to where the player should be, instead of passing to where the player is.  Then the third period came around.   And they got into their old bad habits.  Standing around, stopped skating, stopped moving, waited for the pass to come to them.  Same with the D.  Instead of aggressively forechecking and hounding the puck.  They stopped moving and watched the play develop around them.  

[gotbeer]

@deepdrive  Trade porn.  Makes sense and would be a good landing spot for Rico.

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