Dallas Eakins

Oilers Game 1: Vancouver Canucks

We’re back. We’re finally back. It’s Christmas in October, and we can cheer and rant about hockey games again. The Edmonton Oilers season opener starts on the road against a team vastly different from them with regard to leaguewide view. In one corner, we have a team with the biggest Stanley Cup aspirations in Canada. […]

Anaheim Ducks: A Monumental Twelve Hours

As the final horn sounded at the end of Thursday night’s finale against the Kings, I sat on my couch and breathed a sigh of relief. They had done it; The Anaheim Ducks’ season had finally reached its conclusion, and the mission had been accomplished. Thursday night’s loss and some other external factors officially locked […]

Depth Scoring Boosts Ducks to OT Win Over Hawks

The Anaheim Ducks traveled to Chicago to take on the Blackhawks on Tuesday evening after losing in a shootout to the Stars in Dallas the night before. The Ducks came into this game 4-1-1 in their last six contests in a shocking mid-season turn of fortune for the club. On the other side, Chicago entered […]

Pat Verbeek: Year One as General Manager in Review

It has been 365 days since Pat Verbeek took the “big chair” as the Anaheim Ducks general manager. He has been through his first trade deadline, NHL entry draft, re-signing player period, and free agency period. To say Verbeek’s been busy over the last calendar year would be an understatement. While currently doing his best […]

Vatrano Hat Trick Ignites Ducks Unexpected Defeat of Avalanche

Well, who saw that coming? The Anaheim Ducks traveled to Colorado to wrap up their six-game road trip with a matchup against the defending Stanley Cup champion Avalanche. The Ducks were fresh off of their Mullett Arena debut, where they handily defeated the Arizona Coyotes and looked to end their road trip on a high […]

Isac Lundestrom’s Future with the Anaheim Ducks

The name Isac Lundestrom has become very polarizing of late. Whether it be among national media, regional media, or Anaheim Ducks fans, a wide range of opinions about Lundestrom are shared. He has been referred to as anything and everything from “Bergeron-lite” to an “offensive void” with only fourth-line center potential. Coaches love the player, […]

Penalty Parade Dashes Ducks Chances

The Anaheim Ducks returned to Honda Center to host the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday evening. Anaheim was set to play their second back-to-back game after losing to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday by a score of 4-1. This is to be the 1st game of a whopping 10-game homestand for the Ducks that is […]

Jakob Silfverberg’s Future With the Ducks

Jakob Silfverberg is not the same player that he was a few years ago during the tail end of the Ducks’ stretch of dominance, where they were a shoo-in for the Pacific Division title. Acquired from the Ottawa Senators in July 2013 along with a 2014 first-round pick (Nick Ritchie) and Stefan Noesen for Bobby […]

Will Dallas Eakins be fired before the season ends?

Frustrating loss after frustrating loss, Ducks head coach Dalla Eakins has been the center of attention in Anaheim as there is speculation that his job is in jeopardy. Last April, the Ducks decided to pick up the club option of Eakins’ contract for the 2022-2023 season after finishing the 2021-2022 season 31-37-14 (76 points). Last […]

Ducks Fall to Kraken 5-4: Perfect Game for a Tanking Team?

The Anaheim Ducks hosted their Pacific Division rival Seattle Kraken on Sunday evening, their second meeting of four this season and last at Honda Center. The Kraken entered Sunday sitting in 2nd place in the Pacific with 27 points and searching for their 5th win in a row. The Ducks sit drearily at the bottom […]