John Klingberg

Kraken GM Ron Francis Talks Deadline Plans

The Seattle Kraken are heading in the right direction in just their second season as an NHL franchise. They currently sit in second place in the Pacific Division, only trailing the Vegas Golden Knights by two points while having a game in hand. With the team in playoff contention, general manager Ron Francis will need […]

Costly Mistakes Sink the Ducks

The Ducks have lost their fifth straight game at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 at Wells Fargo Center last night. The Flyers have now won eight of their last ten games and now sport a 19-19-7 record with 45 points, just five points out of a playoff spot in the East. Even after […]

Ducks Dance With The Devils and They Got Served a 6-2 Defeat

The Anaheim Ducks hosted the New Jersey Devils on Friday night at Honda Center in an ESPN+ exclusive matchup. Besties Jack Hughes and Trevor Zegras were at the center of the game’s marketing as ESPN rightfully highlighted two of the NHL’s brightest young stars. On Friday, the Ducks were wrapping up a franchise-record 10-game homestand […]

Bruins and Fans Crush the Ducks 7-1

A really good team beat a really bad team tonight at TD Garden West. (Honda Center) The Anaheim Ducks fell embarrassingly to the Boston Bruins 7 to 1. I had written five pages of notes for the first two periods. I just wrote the goals in the third. So, the game got well away from […]

An Early Look at John Klingberg’s Trade Market

A large disco ball dropped, champagne bottles popped all around the world, and kisses were shared, ushering in a brand new year on planet Earth. On a slightly smaller scale, it also meant a clause in a contract for a certain defenseman for the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks was altered. John Klingberg’s 1-year, $7 million contract […]

Mason McTavish’s Announcement Game Lifts Ducks Over Sharks in OT

Welcome, one and all, to the Mason McTavish Show! He has arrived. The Anaheim Ducks hosted the San Jose Sharks for a Friday night showdown on national television at Honda Center. This was game seven of a ten-game home stand for Anaheim, in which they’ve managed a 2-3-1 record. The Sharks entered play looking to […]

The Improved Ducks Power Play: How it Works and How it Doesn’t

After being one of the worst teams on the power play all season, the Ducks are finally starting to turn it around. On December 14th, the Ducks owned the 30th ranked power play at a measly 14.3%. The power play was stagnant, passive, and lacked basic puck movement. Everyone stayed in the same general area […]

Ducks Fan New Year’s Resolution: Patience

As we get past the holiday and into the New Year, I reminisced about of the state of Anaheim Ducks hockey one year ago. We were the surprise team in the NHL, first or second in the Pacific; John Gibson was playing his ass off and became an All-Star along with Troy Terry. It was […]

Report: Bruins In Deep Trade Talks With Familiar Team

It’s that time of the year, as the NHL is fresh out of the Holiday Break and is nearing the halfway point of the season. With that, trade rumors will be heating up around the league as the trade deadline is quickly approaching on March 3rd. That includes the NHL-leading Boston Bruins, who every year […]

The One Area The Bruins Could Improve At The Deadline

What do you do to improve a hockey club that is 27-4-2 through 33 games of the National Hockey League season? The Boston Bruins are second in the league in goals per game (3.88), third on the power play at a 29.3 percent success rate, and their penalty kill is third at 84.7 percent, just […]