The Official 2015-16 Anaheim Ducks Thread

[UndertheHalo]

good lord getzlaf.  just shoot brah.

[UndertheHalo]

im gonna be ****ing pissed if we get burned cause Getzlaf wont shoot and we cant convert a 5 on 3 against shitty edmonton.

[UndertheHalo]

McClennan is doing everything possible to keep McDavid away from Kesler.

[UndertheHalo]

Edmonton is a team that can score and they are swarming here in the 3rd. The Ducks gotta be more composed though.  Its stupid that its so helter skelter.

 

Gotta hold on for another 27 seconds.

[gotbeer]

Confused.  A ref call that was wrong, but was in our favor late in the game? 

 

Needed that win.

[UndertheHalo]

so, this is kind of hilarious.  but also kind of butt hurt of Patty Maroon.

 

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

What a petulant little brat.

[halobob]

Haha love it!  Seriously though, how are you not pissed if you are Maroon?  You go from one of the best run franchise in the league with a shot to win the cup to one of the worst franchises in the league and an early date with the golf course.  

[UndertheHalo]

So who do we prefer guys ? Nashville or San Jose ?

[HaloCory22]

I think what Maroon did was funny. Idk how people are legit mad about that. Take a joke FFS.

 

I'd rather have SJ. We've never had success against Nashville. I know that's in the past but I still don't like that matchup.

[OCAngelsNotLAA]

I sort of hope that SJ leapfrogs us and the Kings and we play the kings in the first round. 

[gotbeer]

I second SJ.  Nashville, if their goalie gets hot, can just shut anyone out.

[UndertheHalo]

I've gone back and forth a few times on this.  I think im sticking with my preference of winning the division and playing Nashville though.  Aside from getting home ice, which I think is important.  Nashville gives us a few positive matchups that I think are pretty big.  Their PK is about the same as the Sharks, which is not great.  They also don't have a very formidable PP.  San Jose has one of the best in the league.  In playoffs, the special teams battle will be huge.  We also should have a solid advantage vs. Nashville in the face off circle.  San Jose isn't fantastic but Joe Thornton is.  I'd rather not have Kesler canceled out by Joe Thornton.  Dominating the draw is I think a critical part of the Ducks game.  So give me the weakest opponent possible in that regard.  San Jose is a higher scoring 5 on 5 team as well.  Rinne has the pedigree to be sure, but this season.  Martin Jones has been the better goalie.  Maybe we can catch Rinne in his off year.  Finally, San Jose has the benefit of basically no expectations this year.  For them, this is new and I think it makes them sort of dangerous.  

 

Bottom line, its a pick your poison situation.  Nashville is very good, but so are the Sharks IMO.  I'm sticking with preferring Nashville and the division title.  <crosses fingers>

Edited March 29, 2016 by UndertheHalo

[mrwicked]

preds are getting hot at the right time.

sharks we know well, and have success against.

 

we should be fine vs anyone.

 

at some point we have to beat the kings or hawks in the playoffs, because we sh*t the bed vs them so bad recently.

losing when we were the better team.

might as well go through them now.

 

kings vs hawks in first round, if the preds pass them, would be awesome.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Give me the Sharks. 

[xboom28x]

any time you can stay in the pacific time zone, you take it. The fewer the miles traveled the better.

[Oz27]

Ritchie back down to San Diego, which I'm happy to see. The reality is his time has not arrived yet and that has become very clear from his play. A fourth line of Horcoff, Nate and Garbutt practically gives us a second shutdown option and I'm happier seeing that than trying to milk a little more offense out by playing Ritchie.

[UndertheHalo]

Ritchie back down to San Diego, which I'm happy to see. The reality is his time has not arrived yet and that has become very clear from his play. A fourth line of Horcoff, Nate and Garbutt practically gives us a second shutdown option and I'm happier seeing that than trying to milk a little more offense out by playing Ritchie.

 

agreed,  ideally he should have been down a while ago.  Ritchie isn't ready for the NHL yet.  I think Horcoff, Thompson, and Garbutt combined with Cogs, Kesler, and Silfverberg should make us a nightmare in the playoffs.  

[halobob]

any time you can stay in the pacific time zone, you take it. The fewer the miles traveled the better.

This!  Sharkies all the way.

[UndertheHalo]

I'm clearly in the minority here with picking Nashville lol

[halobob]

The positive to Nashville is it will be mostly Ducks fans in the Ponda...if we play Sharks or Kings there will be quite a few away fans. 

[HaloCory22]

Duncan Keith looking at a 6-10 game suspension. Might be enough for Nashville to leap over Chicago. Yikes.

[UndertheHalo]

Watch it actually end up helping the stupid ass Blackhawks. That's nice rest for their best dman right before the playoffs 😕

[Oz27]

No Rakell or Mason tonight. Rakell is sick apparently, no sure about Manson.

[Oz27]

lol Hiller. Like clockwork.