Ducks September Series: 2024-25 Expectations for Mason McTavish
When the puck drops on the 2024-25 season for the Anaheim Ducks, Mason McTavish will be entering his third full season in the NHL. After a solid rookie season and…
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Ducks September Series: 2024-25 Expectations for Pavel Mintyukov
The Anaheim Ducks were among the youngest teams in the NHL in 2023-24. Add in roster hopefuls Cutter Gauthier and Tristan Luneau, and this team gets even younger for the…
Ducks September Series: 2024-25 Expectations for Troy Terry
As we march through September toward NHL training camps, now is a particularly good time to look at what lies ahead for impact players on rosters across the league. If…
Ducks’ Offseason Acquisitions Revisited: Ryan Kesler
In my time with The Hockey Writers, I’ve used the offseason as an opportunity to look back on some of the most significant transactions in the 30-season history of the…
Ducks’ Offseason Trades Revisited: Chris Pronger (2009)
It’s almost the middle of September, but why don’t we continue our summer series, examining critical offseason transactions made by the Anaheim Ducks in their 30-season history? So far, we’ve…
Ducks’ Offseason Trades Revisited: Bobby Ryan
We’re about a week into August, the final month of the NHL offseason without any on-ice activity. Outside of a second straight surprise selection with their draft choice, the Anaheim…
Ducks: The Case For and Against Trading John Gibson
For the first time since the 2015-16 season, when John Gibson challenged and split goaltending duties with Frederik Andersen, the Anaheim Ducks will have a competition between the pipes when…
Ducks’ Offseason Acquisitions Revisited: Chris Pronger
Heading into the offseason, Anaheim Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek stated his desire to add a top-six forward or top-four defenseman. Both free-agent acquisitions and trades were on the table.…
Ducks: Evaluating Cam Fowler’s Role in 2024-25 and Beyond
Cam Fowler is the longest active tenured Anaheim Duck. He made his debut in 2010-11, the season following Scott Niedermayer’s retirement, when the likes of Francois Beauchemin, Toni Lydman, and…
Making Sense of Ducks’ Inactivity in Free Agency
As they so often do, the biggest names in the NHL’s free agent market disappeared rather quickly on July 1. We saw plenty of money both intelligently and perhaps recklessly…