Radko Gudas

Young Talent Shines, but Penalties Sink Ducks in Season Opener

The 2023-2024 season is officially underway, and the Ducks kicked things off with a 4-1 loss at the hands of the reigning Stanley Cup champions Vegas Golden Knights last night. Coming off a season where the Ducks finished dead-last in the NHL and had a franchise-worst winning percentage, the Ducks did not play as badly […]

Ducks Season Preview; What Can We Expect?

The 2023-2024 season is just over a couple of weeks away, and the Anaheim Ducks will be one of the more interesting teams in the league despite not being expected to win much. The Ducks finished dead last in the NHL with 58 points, and it was the worst season in franchise history based on […]

The Butcher and the Flock

Radko Gudas, one of the Anaheim Ducks’ newest defensive acquisitions, has made quite an impression throughout training camp and preseason. Coming off of free agency and a playoff run that landed him in the finals against the Vegas Golden Knights, Gudas penned a boastful three-year, twelve-million-dollar contract with the Anaheim Ducks in July. Gudas’s fans are […]

Carolina Hurricanes Add Grit This Offseason

The Carolina Hurricanes are certainly not known as one of the tougher teams in the NHL. In fact, they finished dead last in the league with only 5 fighting majors this past regular season. Obviously, much more goes into toughness than just dropping the gloves, but the Hurricanes also finished 30th in hits per 60 […]

Anaheim Ducks Sign Alex Killorn

Anaheim Ducks GM Pat Verbeek made a big splash with his second free agent signing today when he inked center/left winger Alex Killorn to a four-year $6.25 million per year contract. Alex Killorn Stats Killorn had the most points this season out of any UFA on the market. His 64 points this season was a […]

Anaheim Ducks Sign Radko Gudas

The Anaheim Ducks signed veteran right-handed defenseman Radko Gudas to a three-year $4 million per year deal. Radko Gudas Stats Gudas is 33 yeas-old and has 682 career games under his belt in his 11 year career. Standing at 6’0 208 pounds, Gudas has been a solid stay-at-home defenseman throughout his career. Gudas brings the […]

Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen (4) takes a shot on the Los Angeles Kings goalie during the first period at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, November 1, 2022.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)

Miro Heiskanen Needs an Enforcer Partner

The Dallas Stars have problems here and there. This week, I’ll explain why I think defenseman and alternate captain Miro Heiskanen needs an enforcer defenseman instead of veteran defenseman Ryan Suter. The Heiskanen-Suter defensive pairing likely won’t work in the long run. Here are three points to consider. Ryan Suter’s a Mismatch for Miro Heiskanen […]

NHL: A Hater’s Guide to the Stanley Cup Final

If you’re finding it difficult to get behind the Panthers or Golden Knights, here are a few reasons to cheer against them. If you’re a Florida Panthers or Vegas Golden Knights fan, you have every reason to tune in when the Stanley Cup Final begins on June 3. You’re one of the lucky ones whose team made it. […]

How Can Vegas Crack Bobrovsky?

In Vegas, all we have heard about leading up to the Stanley Cup Final is how good Sergei Bobrovsky has been. At an 11-2 record, 2.21 GAA, 935 SV%, I’d say he’s been pretty good. Let me remind you that Adin Hill has had a slightly better SV% (.937) and GAA (2.07). There is one […]

Leafs vs. Panthers (Game 5) Three Stars

The Leafs managed to grind out a 2-1 victory in game four down in Florida, bringing the series back to Toronto for game 5. Unfortunately, heading into this game, the Leafs were 1-4 on home ice, and they only managed to score two goals in each of their past six games. Surely the blue and […]