Spoke at length with Ducks general manager Bob Murray , who touched on several topics in light of his team’s 6-8-2 start that has them in last place in the Pacific Division.
– As he did when the Ducks were struggling midway through last season, Murray said Randy Carlyle isn’t going to be fired as coach and shouldn’t be the reason why the team has been one of the NHL’s most disappointing outfits.
“Let’s get this out of the way,” Murray said. “I did stand very firm behind him and I am... Read Full Story
I don’t know about you but I am sick of hearing about the Anaheim Ducks. First we heard all the crying from the fans about the officiating in their loss to the Leafs a couple of weeks ago and since then there has been the goaltender controversy.
This week Jean-Sebastien Giguere tells the LA Daily news that he would rather retire than be a back up goaltender. With Giguere back in the line up, the Ducks have some decisions to make. Jonas Hiller has held the fort down and played well as he... Read Full Story
Bobby Ryan scored twice and the Anaheim Ducks beat Colorado 4-1 on Sunday to remain in the thick of the fight for a playoff spot and send the Avalanche to their seventh consecutive defeat. The losing streak is the franchise's longest since they were the Quebec Nordiques and dropped eight in a row in 1992. The Ducks, meanwhile, won all four meetings against Colorado this season to sweep the series for the first time. With six games left, Anaheim is competing for a postseason berth with... Read Full Story
Jean-Sebastien Giguere is rounding into his old form, something the Anaheim Ducks need to have happen if they expect to turn their inconsistent season around. Giguere made 27 saves, Petteri Nokelainen scored the go-ahead goal with 7:17 left, and the Ducks beat Carolina 3-2 on Wednesday night to extend the Hurricanes’ road losing streak to a franchise-record 12 games to start the season. Read Full Story
Loui Eriksson scored two goals, Marty Turco bounced back from one of his toughest losses this season to make 36 saves, and the Dallas Stars beat the rebuilt Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Friday night. Dallas and Anaheim came in tied with Edmonton in the race for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff berth at 68 points apiece. The Stars are now tied with Nashville and Columbus for sixth place in the conference, four points behind fifth-place Vancouver following their second win in their last... Read Full Story
Martin Havlat scored 1:40 into overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. Havlat broke down the middle from center ice, and despite being pulled down from behind by Anaheim's Corey Perry, he managed to loft a shot past Ducks goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere. Chicago's Troy Brouwer and Andrew Ladd scored in the first period to give the Blackhawks a 2-0 lead. Anaheim's Drew Miller and Bobby Ryan scored early in the second to tie it at 2. Ryan leads... Read Full Story
Teemu Selanne scored Anaheim's third power-play goal 34 seconds into overtime for his 1,200th NHL point, rookies Andrew Ebbett and Bobby Ryan also connected with the man advantage, and the Ducks beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 on Wednesday night. Corey Perry also scored for Anaheim, Chris Pronger and Ryan Getzlaf each had two assists and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 28 saves. With 72 points, the Ducks are three points behind eighth-place Edmonton in the Western Conference playoff race. Joel... Read Full Story
Teemu Selanne scored the only shootout goal and the Anaheim Ducks beat Nashville 2-1 on Tuesday night to move into a tie with the Predators for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot. Anaheim has won four straight games while Nashville has lost three straight. Both teams have 78 points with nine games left. After the first three players for both teams were denied on their shootout attempts, Selanne skated in on goaltender Pekka Rinne and lifted a backhander just under the... Read Full Story
For those that missed it in print or online, Register columnist Randy Youngman reports that there have been preliminary discussions between the Ducks and Toronto involving a possible trade that would send goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere to the Maple Leafs.
The Maple Leafs would like someone to mentor goaltender Jonas Gustavsson, and the Ducks would likely have to take on Vesa Toskala’s $4 million salary, Youngman writes.
Speculation about Giguere going to Toronto has been thrown... Read Full Story
The season hasn’t exactly gone as planned for goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere.
The expected competition with Jonas Hiller for the No.1 job never really materialized in training camp. Giguere then got hurt, and trade rumors picked up again, specifically with Toronto.
Giguere made his dissatisfaction with his backup role known at the end of last season, and he let it be known again before the Ducks left for a four-game road trip.
It can’t get much worse, can it?
Stay tuned.
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