When I listed the players I would select for the 2010 Canadian Olympic Team , I picked Jean-Sebastien Giguere as the third goalie on the team. This is a choice that is highly unlikely to be made by the powers that actually pick the Olympic Team. It appears quite likely that Marc-Andre Fleury will be the team’s number three goalie. In all likelihood, there is no consequence in either decision, as it is not too likely the number three goalie plays at all, but I would like to explain why I... Read Full Story
Sports Illustrated rolled out its all-decade teams for all the major sports this week, and two Ducks dot the hockey squad .
Ducks captain Scott Niedermayer was a first-team selection along with Nicklas Lidstrom of Detroit on the blue line.
SI’s Michael Farber also made Jean-Sebastien Giguere the goaltender on the second-team (New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur was on the first team).
Giguere was also the top player in the Register’s top Ducks of the decade , although fans seemed to be... Read Full Story
Some quick thoughts from the Ducks’ practice sesssion at Honda Center on a very rainy Monday:
– In theory, if Ducks coach Randy Carlyle applies his “if you’re win, you’re in” approach to tomorrow’s home game against Dallas, it would mean that Jonas Hiller would get the start given that Jean-Sebastien Giguere took the loss in Sunday’s 4-3 shootout defeat against Ottawa.
The fact is Giguere and Hiller have been alternating starts the last four games since Hiller got the nod against the... Read Full Story
Some quick hits on a fairly busy practice Wednesday …
General manager Bob Murray said the trade for Montreal center Kyle Chipchura does not portend a bigger move.
Murray reiterated that he’s always looking to make the team better but said, “Do I have a lot planned? No.”
That’s not to say Murray was entirely pleased with the last portion of the team’s homestand. We’ll have more on that later.
The trade Wednesday was faciliated by a lack of depth up front. The Ducks are without... Read Full Story
If Ducks goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere has looked differently lately, it’s not just because of his improved play.
Giguere has been wearing a new mask for about two weeks. He said Francois Xavier Allaire , the son of former Ducks goaltending consultant Francois Allaire , asked him if he could paint his mask.
The new design still has the Terminator Duck on top, although it is more Duck than Terminator.
There is also what appears to be a hockey referee caught in a hurricane with a... Read Full Story
DUCKS (10-12-4) vs. DALLAS (12-8-7)
Time: 5:30 p.m., Thursday
Site: American Airlines Center
TV-radio: KDOC; KLAA/830
How they match up
Ducks
How they match up
Stars
2.77
Goals per game
2.93
3.15
Goals-against avg.
2.82
24.5%
Power play
20.3%
77.5%
Penalty killing
78.9%
Outlook
This is the first of three games in four days for the Ducks, who are 1-4-2 in Pacific Division play and will play the Stars again on Tuesday... Read Full Story
DUCKS (10-12-4) vs. DALLAS (12-8-7)
Time: 5:30 p.m., Thursday
Site: American Airlines Center
TV-radio: KDOC; KLAA/830
How they match up
Ducks
How they match up
Stars
2.77
Goals per game
2.93
3.15
Goals-against avg.
2.82
24.5%
Power play
20.3%
77.5%
Penalty killing
78.9%
Outlook
This is the first of three games in four days for the Ducks, who are 1-4-2 in Pacific Division play and will play the Stars again on Tuesday... Read Full Story
Jean-Sebastien Giguere looked almost playoff-worthy in this 3-2 shootout victory over Calgary, stopping Curtis Glencross late and going 3-for-3 in the shootout itself.
A Ducks’ goaltender was the No. 1 star of the game. Has that happened this year?
But Giguere wasn’t just positioning himself and letting pucks hit him. He came out high to challenge Calgary shooters and used his blocker in those situations.
“Pete’s told me I need to do that more often,” Giguere said.
Pete is Pete... Read Full Story
Through success and stretches of mediocrity, the Ducks seem to be defined by their goaltending.
The club rode Jean-Sebastien Giguere and Ilya Bryzgalov in their Stanley Cup run two years ago, and then got on a roll with Jonas Hiller late last season.
This season again has gone the way of Giguere and Hiller: Spurts of solid play but mostly inconsistent.
Not one to sugarcoat a situation, Giguere put the onus on himself and his partner to lead out of last place in the Western Conference... Read Full Story
COLUMBUS, Ohio — As he hoped when he spoke out about his role earlier this week, Jean-Sebastien Giguere figures to get his latest shot at regaining the job as the Ducks’ No. 1 goalie.
Giguere is expected to play against the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight in what would be his first game since he aggravated his groin muscle Oct. 24 against the same Blue Jackets on Fedor Tyutin ’s decisive third-period goal in a 6-4 home loss.
Because of his groin issues, Giguere has been limited to just... Read Full Story
