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Originally Posted by Suburban Rhythm
Didn't see this added. I guess Frankie Beauchemin tore his ACL, done for the year. So that leaves Neidermeyer, and Pronger and...uh...hmmm...Kent Huskins?
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Huskins is actually pretty good. This will be his chance to step it up and become a major contributor.
The Ducks also have Montador and Hedican, who are solid (and McIver, who is not).
Obviously, losing a solid two way player and terrific hitter in Beauch does us no favors, but this is an area I think we can take a hit on and be fine. We have three basically NHL-ready D-man waiting at Iowa for a chance, and Brett Festerling (who was called up to replace Beauchemin) was insanely good in training camp. I am excited to see him get a chance.
Also, the loss of Beauchemin to injury means a percentage of his salary is now off the cap, which means we got to bring up Bobby Ryan, who should have been on our second line anyway.
It's even possible this awful situation will make the Ducks a better overall team. Go figure.