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kinsmen7 · 10-16-2018, 04:30 PM

*After my Seattle franchise was ruined with an error code, I've decided to take a stab at my favorite team. Hopefully the game won't get ruined again.*

September 15, 2018

Early this morning, Bob Murray tendered his resignation as General Manager of the Anaheim Ducks. It's widely expected that he will be taking over as president of hockey operations in Vancouver. Murray leaves the team having won the Pacific division title 6 out of the past 7 seasons.

Former team captain and hall of fame member Paul Kariya will be named GM later today.

Kariya stepped away from hockey after retirement, and only recently re-appeared before the public eye before his recent induction.

Known as one of the smartest players in the game before his career was derailed by concussions, it will be very interesting to see what he does with this aging franchise.

Veteran players like Corey Perry, Ryan Kesler, and Ryan Getzlaf are all over 33 years of age, and take up over $23.5 million of the $79.5 million cap.

Speaking of the salary cap, the Ducks, with Patrick Eaves starting the season on the LTIR, have $4.495 million in space available. With raises coming in 2019-2020 to key players, such as starting goaltender John Gibson, it will be interesting to see how Kariya navigates the cap this year.

The team will try to inject some youth into it's lineup to start the season, as forwards Troy Terry, Sam Steel and Maxime Comtois will apparently make the opening night roster.

Bigwebb48 · 10-16-2018, 04:41 PM

Booooo Ducks. haha just playing. this should be fun. definitely an interesting team... go for it 1 last time, or tear down now and trade away Getzlaf, Perry etc and build on Rakell and those guys.

kinsmen7 · 10-16-2018, 04:45 PM

September 16, 2018

Ducks farm ranks 15th in Sporting News preseason poll

Consistent leadership at the top has kept Anaheim at the forefront of player development. Will new GM Paul Kariya be able to maintain or improve on this ranking? Or will the magic fade?

It should be noted, the Athletic has the team ranked 24th.

Top prospects/ETA:

1: C Sam Steel (2018)
2: D Jacob Larsson (Late 2018/Early 2019)
3: C Troy Terry (2018)
4: C Isac Lundestrom (2019)
5: D Josh Mahura (2020)
6: LW Maxime Comtois (2018)
7: D Marcus Petterson (2018)
8: C Antoine Morand (2020)
9: LW Benoit Olivier Groulx (2021)
10: LW Max Jones (2020)

kinsmen7 · 10-16-2018, 05:25 PM

October 2, 2018

Ducks move RFA Ritchie to free up space

A day before the 2018 season opener in San Jose, Anaheim moved Nick Ritchie (a contract hold out) and Patrick Eaves (expected to be activated from the LTIR before the season opener) to Florida for their 2019 1st round pick.

The Ducks are retaining 15% of Eaves contract, which runs through the 2019-2020 season.

This is a sizable gamble for the Ducks, as Ritchie has shown flashes of being a solid power forward, and is only 22 years of age.

The Ducks will now start the season with $6.015 million in cap space.

kinsmen7 · 10-16-2018, 05:27 PM

October 3, 2018

Opening night lineup vs. San Jose

Rakell-Getzlaf-Perry
Steel-Kesler-Silfverberg
Comtois-Henrique-Kase
Cogliano-Terry-Gibbons

Lindholm-Manson
Fowler-Montour
Petterson-Sustr

Gibson-Miller

kinsmen7 · 10-16-2018, 06:23 PM

October 3, 2018

Ducks top Sharks in opener

ANA 4 (Silfverberg, Gibbons, Perry, Steel EN) SOG 17
SJ 2 (Hertl 2) SOG 24

The Ducks used the NHL.com preseason power ranking report (released this morning), as bulletin board material in a 4-2 shocker in San Jose. The report, which placed Anaheim at number 18, seemed surprising, especially given the team has finished 1st in the Pacific in 6 of the past 7 season, and despite the fact that they didn't take the title last year, they still had over 100 points.

Rookie GM Paul Kariya is surprised by the lack of respect league wide, claiming that his team isn't as old as the narrative implies: "Everyone looks at the big name guys on our team, the Kesler's, Perry's and Getzlaf's and say that we have an 'old' team. Our D core is one of the top in the game, and the oldest guy in our top 4 is 26. We had 3 rookies in our opening night lineup. Our core is growing."

kinsmen7 · 10-17-2018, 09:26 PM

5 Game Recap

October 14, 2018

5-0-0

Ducks ride hot powerplay to 5-0 start

SJ 2
ANA 4

ARI 1
ANA 3

DET 3
ANA 4 (SOW)

ARI 2
ANA 4

DAL 3
ANA 6

Headlines

Hot start for Rakell-7 goals in 5 games, including 4 goal effort against Stars

Getzlaf continues HOF career with 1G 8A

Perry looking for bounceback season. Has 6 pts in 5 games

Secondary scoring lacking for Ducks, Kesler has 3 pts, but they were in the same game

Troy Terry sent to San Diego. Blandisi recalled

Will Comtois stick? Junior eligible winger has 1 goal

Gibby holding strong-Ducks outshot in 4 of 5, but Gibson is 4-0-0

kinsmen7 · 10-21-2018, 01:49 PM

10-0-0

October 25, 2018

Outshot in 8 of 10, Ducks still winning

STL 0
ANA 3

NYI 2
ANA 3 (OTW)

LVK 2
ANA 3 (OTW)

BUF 2
ANA 4

CHI 2
ANA (SOW)

Headlines

Comtois plays 10th game-Will stick with team

Rakell: 10 goals in 10 games-Can he hit 50?

Gibby putting up big numbers-1.70 GAA, .947 SV%

Kase heating up. 3 goals in last 2 games.

Panarin playing for contract- leads league in points

No hangover for Ovi- 8 goals in 8 games to start season

Svechnikov for the Calder: Leads all rookies in points 1/8th of the way through the season.

10-16-2018, 04:30 PM	#1
kinsmen7 MVP OVR: 0 Join Date: Mar 2016	Duck Tales - 25th anniversary (NHL 19) After my Seattle franchise was ruined with an error code, I've decided to take a stab at my favorite team. Hopefully the game won't get ruined again. September 15, 2018 Early this morning, Bob Murray tendered his resignation as General Manager of the Anaheim Ducks. It's widely expected that he will be taking over as president of hockey operations in Vancouver. Murray leaves the team having won the Pacific division title 6 out of the past 7 seasons. Former team captain and hall of fame member Paul Kariya will be named GM later today. Kariya stepped away from hockey after retirement, and only recently re-appeared before the public eye before his recent induction. Known as one of the smartest players in the game before his career was derailed by concussions, it will be very interesting to see what he does with this aging franchise. Veteran players like Corey Perry, Ryan Kesler, and Ryan Getzlaf are all over 33 years of age, and take up over $23.5 million of the $79.5 million cap. Speaking of the salary cap, the Ducks, with Patrick Eaves starting the season on the LTIR, have $4.495 million in space available. With raises coming in 2019-2020 to key players, such as starting goaltender John Gibson, it will be interesting to see how Kariya navigates the cap this year. The team will try to inject some youth into it's lineup to start the season, as forwards Troy Terry, Sam Steel and Maxime Comtois will apparently make the opening night roster.

10-16-2018, 04:41 PM	#2
Bigwebb48 Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Oct 2017	Re: Duck Tales - 25th anniversary (NHL 19) Booooo Ducks. haha just playing. this should be fun. definitely an interesting team... go for it 1 last time, or tear down now and trade away Getzlaf, Perry etc and build on Rakell and those guys. nolman29 and kinsmen7 like this.

10-16-2018, 04:45 PM	#3
kinsmen7 MVP OVR: 0 Join Date: Mar 2016	Re: Duck Tales - 25th anniversary (NHL 19) September 16, 2018 Ducks farm ranks 15th in Sporting News preseason poll Consistent leadership at the top has kept Anaheim at the forefront of player development. Will new GM Paul Kariya be able to maintain or improve on this ranking? Or will the magic fade? It should be noted, the Athletic has the team ranked 24th. Top prospects/ETA: 1: C Sam Steel (2018) 2: D Jacob Larsson (Late 2018/Early 2019) 3: C Troy Terry (2018) 4: C Isac Lundestrom (2019) 5: D Josh Mahura (2020) 6: LW Maxime Comtois (2018) 7: D Marcus Petterson (2018) 8: C Antoine Morand (2020) 9: LW Benoit Olivier Groulx (2021) 10: LW Max Jones (2020)

10-16-2018, 05:25 PM	#4
kinsmen7 MVP OVR: 0 Join Date: Mar 2016	Re: Duck Tales - 25th anniversary (NHL 19) October 2, 2018 Ducks move RFA Ritchie to free up space A day before the 2018 season opener in San Jose, Anaheim moved Nick Ritchie (a contract hold out) and Patrick Eaves (expected to be activated from the LTIR before the season opener) to Florida for their 2019 1st round pick. The Ducks are retaining 15% of Eaves contract, which runs through the 2019-2020 season. This is a sizable gamble for the Ducks, as Ritchie has shown flashes of being a solid power forward, and is only 22 years of age. The Ducks will now start the season with $6.015 million in cap space.

10-16-2018, 05:27 PM	#5
kinsmen7 MVP OVR: 0 Join Date: Mar 2016	Re: Duck Tales - 25th anniversary (NHL 19) October 3, 2018 Opening night lineup vs. San Jose Rakell-Getzlaf-Perry Steel-Kesler-Silfverberg Comtois-Henrique-Kase Cogliano-Terry-Gibbons Lindholm-Manson Fowler-Montour Petterson-Sustr Gibson-Miller creevjam9 and nolman29 like this.

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10-16-2018, 06:23 PM	#6
kinsmen7 MVP OVR: 0 Join Date: Mar 2016	Re: Duck Tales - 25th anniversary (NHL 19) October 3, 2018 Ducks top Sharks in opener ANA 4 (Silfverberg, Gibbons, Perry, Steel EN) SOG 17 SJ 2 (Hertl 2) SOG 24 The Ducks used the NHL.com preseason power ranking report (released this morning), as bulletin board material in a 4-2 shocker in San Jose. The report, which placed Anaheim at number 18, seemed surprising, especially given the team has finished 1st in the Pacific in 6 of the past 7 season, and despite the fact that they didn't take the title last year, they still had over 100 points. Rookie GM Paul Kariya is surprised by the lack of respect league wide, claiming that his team isn't as old as the narrative implies: "Everyone looks at the big name guys on our team, the Kesler's, Perry's and Getzlaf's and say that we have an 'old' team. Our D core is one of the top in the game, and the oldest guy in our top 4 is 26. We had 3 rookies in our opening night lineup. Our core is growing."

10-17-2018, 09:26 PM	#7
kinsmen7 MVP OVR: 0 Join Date: Mar 2016	Re: Duck Tales - 25th anniversary (NHL 19) 5 Game Recap October 14, 2018 5-0-0 Ducks ride hot powerplay to 5-0 start SJ 2 ANA 4 ARI 1 ANA 3 DET 3 ANA 4 (SOW) ARI 2 ANA 4 DAL 3 ANA 6 Headlines Hot start for Rakell-7 goals in 5 games, including 4 goal effort against Stars Getzlaf continues HOF career with 1G 8A Perry looking for bounceback season. Has 6 pts in 5 games Secondary scoring lacking for Ducks, Kesler has 3 pts, but they were in the same game Troy Terry sent to San Diego. Blandisi recalled Will Comtois stick? Junior eligible winger has 1 goal Gibby holding strong-Ducks outshot in 4 of 5, but Gibson is 4-0-0 nolman29 likes this.

10-21-2018, 01:49 PM	#8
kinsmen7 MVP OVR: 0 Join Date: Mar 2016	Re: Duck Tales - 25th anniversary (NHL 19) 10-0-0 October 25, 2018 Outshot in 8 of 10, Ducks still winning STL 0 ANA 3 NYI 2 ANA 3 (OTW) LVK 2 ANA 3 (OTW) BUF 2 ANA 4 CHI 2 ANA (SOW) Headlines Comtois plays 10th game-Will stick with team Rakell: 10 goals in 10 games-Can he hit 50? Gibby putting up big numbers-1.70 GAA, .947 SV% Kase heating up. 3 goals in last 2 games. Panarin playing for contract- leads league in points No hangover for Ovi- 8 goals in 8 games to start season Svechnikov for the Calder: Leads all rookies in points 1/8th of the way through the season.

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