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Long Rest Good For Ducks
by Paul on 08/05/08 at 07:05 AM ET
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from Dan Wood at Ducks Blog,
Last summer flew by even faster, of course, because every member of the Ducks was accepting handshakes and pats on the back, attending celebratory gatherings and enjoying their individual days with the Cup. By the time training camp, and the regular season, rolled around, the club was nowhere near emotionally or physically ready to get back to the grind that is life in the NHL.
The contrast now is striking. While Ducks fans are growing increasingly impatient as they await some hockey action, most players are still at least a couple of weeks away from getting back on the ice in preparation for camp. By the time they arrive at Anaheim Ice next month, the Ducks will be in much better shape, physically and mentally, than a year earlier.
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In their Cup year, the Ducks had two very good scoring lines. With the departures of Penner and McDonald, and the flakiness of Selanne, they basically only had one scoring line last year.
I’m not sure a possibly washed-up Brendan Morrison is enough to change that.
Posted by shep from california on 08/05/08 at 10:15 AM ET
second line: morrison, selanne and ...sutherby.., they need a LW for this line.
Posted by callmedrw on 08/05/08 at 04:03 PM ET
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it’s now or never for the ducks. with so many players (11 or so i think) on the last year of their contract, this team will undergo some major reconstruction at the end of this season. don’t expect GM Burkie to bust his butt to try and get players re-signed as he is in the last year of his contract as well and will probably be moving to another team as well. (no point in trying to get guys signed to a team that will be someone else’s next season)
Posted by Animal Drew from A Nightmare on Helm Street on 08/05/08 at 08:32 AM ET