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I'll just leave this here to remind everyone that sports success is cyclical.
 
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TheGoodShepard1 said:
Man, we only have FIVE regulation wins all season? I honestly didn’t realize it was that bad
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And three of those regulation wins were 1-0 shutouts. LoL

Piggybacking off of those 1-goal games, the Ducks have been involved in 19 one-goal games out of the 30 games we've plays so far. That's about 2/3rds of our games are 1-goal games this season. Our record stinks in those 1-goal games, of course, going 6-7-6 (18 pts). If there is a silver lining, the team is close to making a turn for the better. The team will need a few more talents to help improve those one-goal game results.

In our recent 4-game losing streak, none of them have been one-goal game differentials. We've lost all four games by 2 or more goals. The four-game losing streak production: GF = 6, GA = 22, GDiff = -16. Anaheim is missing three of it's top defensive-minded players in 1D Lindholm, D Manson, and RW Rowney. Rowney will miss the rest of the season. Lindholm will be out for at least another four weeks. Manson is day-to-day.

Although we've been pining for scoring, it's because of our defense and Gibby (3 shutouts) that gives us a chance to win games. We do not have enough talent on the blue line to compete without Lindholm and Manson. Our PK also took a nose dive without them there along with Rowney.

Which brings us back to this thread. We're losing mightily due to our lack of talent depth on the blue line. Should the Ducks focus on adding another blue liner with a potential top pick for this draft?
 
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Hockey Duckie said:
And three of those regulation wins were 1-0 shutouts. LoL

Piggybacking off of those 1-goal games, the Ducks have been involved in 19 one-goal games out of the 30 games we've plays so far. That's about 2/3rds of our games are 1-goal games this season. Our record stinks in those 1-goal games, of course, going 6-7-6 (18 pts). If there is a silver lining, the team is close to making a turn for the better. The team will need a few more talents to help improve those one-goal game results.

In our recent 4-game losing streak, none of them have been one-goal game differentials. We've lost all four games by 2 or more goals. The four-game losing streak production: GF = 6, GA = 22, GDiff = -16. Anaheim is missing three of it's top defensive-minded players in 1D Lindholm, D Manson, and RW Rowney. Rowney will miss the rest of the season. Lindholm will be out for at least another four weeks. Manson is day-to-day.

Although we've been pining for scoring, it's because of our defense and Gibby (3 shutouts) that gives us a chance to win games. We do not have enough talent on the blue line to compete without Lindholm and Manson. Our PK also took a nose dive without them there along with Rowney.

Which brings us back to this thread. We're losing mightily due to our lack of talent depth on the blue line. Should the Ducks focus on adding another blue liner with a potential top pick for this draft?
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Blue liner easily. Lindholm is injury prone and so is Manson
 
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This is the price you have to pay in order to be successful. Injuries, the expansion draft, stupid trades all cost us an easier rebuild but it is what it is. The ducks look like they have some core guys already, Z, drysdale, lundestrom, comtois, Perrault, dostal. Not to mention this years top 10 pick. Guys like thrun, McLaughlin, lacombe and groulx, Tracey also can contribute but they’re all years away from helping. We are going to lose a lot the next couple of years but hopefully they’re only 1 score games not blow outs. The next 2 drafts are going to be extremely important for this fanbase. Hopefully we land one of the big time guys in 2022
 
Swedenheim said:
Buffalos roster should legitimately at least be in playoff discussions, like Hall Eichel Reinhart Dahlin Skinner Oloffsson Staal their is so much good talent, I honestly think Buffalo has been detrimental to the League and the young talent they get, Ristolainen had so much potential, the guys I listed, many could have been better, they are a parasite

edit: they have also killed Montour who should be better than he is, I’d like to see a list of players who could be way better if Buffalo weren’t the ones that owned their rights
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They are trying to pull a Penguins/Oilers stunt. Suck suck suck (while having talent) until they are loaded. It has worked in the past...

The Midnight Burrito said:
94-95, the first lockout year. 16-27-5. Our lowest-ever finish was 27th, last year, although quite a few teams have entered the league after we did.
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Geez, I didn't realize we sucked WORSE than when this franchise was born...
 
It's time for me to take a much needed shot at the anti-tank crowd that thinks we can win forever and don't need top picks (like Drysdale and zegras). If we just hold onto our vets the team will just magically figure it out from veteran leadership...lmao. like someone else said tonight, give me power and lambert and the league better watch out.
 
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Trojans86 said:
It's time for me to take a much needed shot at the anti-tank crowd that thinks we can win forever and don't need top picks (like Drysdale and zegras). If we just hold onto our vets the team will just magically figure it out from veteran leadership...lmao. like someone else said tonight, give me power and lambert and the league better watch out.
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The Power and Lambert picks will be ones that come from being bad like we currently are, not ones that we get in return for Rakell or Henrique
 
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Goose of Reason said:
The Power and Lambert picks will be ones that come from being bad like we currently are, not ones that we get in return for Rakell or Henrique
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Trading rakell is what will move us from 7th oa to a top pick, plus give us a first or high end prospect that gives us cheap depth but also gives us another shot at that late round steal. You don't get top picks from trying to win today. You have to embrace the rebuild to an extent.
 
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Trading rakell is what will move us from 7th oa to a top pick, plus give us a first or high end prospect that gives us cheap depth but also gives us another shot at that late round steal. You don't get top picks from trying to win today. You have to embrace the rebuild to an extent.
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I'm all for moving Rakell if we get a good return like the one you're suggesting, but with Rakell we're the 3rd worst team in the league already
 
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