Ryan Getzlaf

Embed from Getty Images On the evening of May 12, 2016, the Nashville Predators were terminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Game 7 by the San Jose Sharks. Though, it would seem the team collectively missed their wake up call as they were caught sleep-walking through Game 7 on their way towards premature elimination...again. They…

NHL Playoff Preview: Pacific Division Embed from Getty Images Unlike past seasons in which a playoff spot in the Pacific Division was up for grabs every night until the very last game of the season, the writing was on the wall fairly early (once the Ducks turned the calendar to 2016 anyway). For the most part, it was waiting for the math to…

http://gty.im/498966204 Puck Luck Plucked The Anaheim Ducks just cannot catch a break.  They had a goal 62 seconds into their Black Friday bout with the Chicago Blackhawks and generally outplayed the reigning Cup Champs for 58 minutes. With most teams, that would be enough, but if we're being honest, it is more than the Ducks have been bringing…

http://gty.im/494394814 Duck, Duck, Disaster Before the start of the season, there were very few people who would bet against the Anaheim Ducks leading the Western Conference, in dominant fashion.  After all, this team made few changes from the team that took the eventual Stanley Cup Champion, Chicago Blackhawks to seven games in the Western…