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Originally Posted by bhlloy
Lucky win for the Ducks this afternoon that easily could have been 4-1 Chicago but Hiller got lucky and got the shutout win. Nice to see us play with some discipline (2 minors) for once.
I don't see any way they can send Bobby Ryan back down with the way he's playing. He's really buying into the system and had 2 or 3 crushing hits, and a nice forechecking play that led to the only goal. In fact, he looked like the best player out there today. Good stuff for a kid who has all the tools to be one of the top 10 forwards in the game. Getzlaf-Perry-Ryan is a line with ridiculous upside.
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They won't send Ryan down again, unless he goes on some Gawd-awful pointless streak. They don't have to send him down for cap reasons anymore (or at least not much) because Beauchemin's injury gives them some sal cap relief. Although they did send down both Ryan and Festerling for a few days this past week in between games to save salary hits against the cap (just to Bakersfield, so they were on quick recall--in fact, I'll bet they didn't even leave Anaheim).
Good win for the Ducks today in Carolina. Now a franchise record eight straight point road game point streak. Wish we were more consistent at home.
BTW, bhlloy, you hear anything more on this weird Jiggy situation? I see he's back now. I have been out of town for the holiday, so I didn't hear a thing about it until I got back in today (or not much, at least).