It is that time of year once again. The start of the NHL season is only a few short weeks away. Soon all of our favorite players will start to hit the ice for training camp and pre-season games. Thankfully to hold us over until that happens, we have the rookie tournament that has been... Continue Reading →
The End Of An Era: Corey Perry
Today the Anaheim Ducks bought out the contract of one Corey Perry, officially ushering us in to a brand new era of Ducks hockey. https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1141381840239910912 First let’s get this out of the way… NOOOOOOOO!!!! PERRY, WHY? NO, DAMNIT. Ok now let’s talk about this like adults. In case you didn’t know, Corey Perry, 34, had... Continue Reading →
Ranking Every First NHL Goal For 2018-19 Anaheim Ducks Rookies
Photo Courtesy Of The Orange County Register Videos Courtesy Of NHL and First NHL Goal on Youtube.com In a lost season where not much matters there is always one thing you can look forward to, first NHL goals. Thanks to another injury plagued season and a sub-par team performance for 3 months of said season,... Continue Reading →
Trade: Cogliano For Shore
Andrew Cogliano was traded on 1/14/19 to the Dallas Stars for forward Devin Shore. Ducks twitter was understandably shocked when the news dropped early Monday morning. I think we all knew in the midst of an 11 game losing streak that changes were possible. I just don't think anyone expected fan favorite, locker room leader,... Continue Reading →
DFR Recap: The Mom’s Trip (11/25 – 12/2)
Games: 25-29 Predators, Lightning, Panthers, Hurricanes, Capitals Scores: 2-5, 3-1, 3-2, 2-1, 6-5 Road Trip Record: 4-1 If you weren’t nervous going into a long 5 game road trip against 3 of the best teams in the league then you are insane. Going in to play against Nashville, Tampa and the defending cup champs is... Continue Reading →
DFR Recap Ducks @ Golden Knights (Game 20)
DFR Recap (Game 20) Ducks at Golden Knights Score: 0-5 11/14/18 This sucks. Everything about this freaking sucks. We play our best game of the season on Monday against the Predators and earn a shoot-out win. Everyone was pretty good and while Gibson did bail us out a couple times, it wasn’t all on him.... Continue Reading →
DFR Recap Ducks vs. Flyers (Game 13)
DFR Recap Game 13 Ducks vs. Flyers Score: 2-3 10/30/18 This isn’t so much a recap of one game as it is an angry rant about the past 6. WHAT THE HELL is going on with this team. I know they have injuries and are “trying” to learn a new up-tempo style in play and... Continue Reading →
DFR Recap: Ducks vs. Red Wings – Game 3 (18-19 Home Opener)
Boy did it feel good to be mighty again. The Ducks started their home schedule in style by throwing it back to the 1990’s all night for the 2018-2019 home opener. The night was filled with eggplant and jade jerseys, Mighty Ducks’ merchandise, throwback videos, 90’s music, original Mighty Ducks’ players and Wild Wing repelling from the rafters
DFR Rants: What Is Nick Ritchie Doing?
As of writing this post on October 5th, Nick Ritchie still does not have a contract with the Anaheim Ducks and I believe the question deserves to be asked. What is he doing? If you don’t know, Nick Ritchie is currently a restricted free agent who is in a contract negotiation standstill with the Anaheim... Continue Reading →
DFR Recap: Ducks at Sharks – Game 1
Game 1 10/3/18 Ducks @ Sharks Score: 5-2 Just like they drew it up, right? I mean, who didn’t see the ducks getting outshot by 18 yet still winning 5-2? Let’s go through who looked good and who is still playing like this is the pre-season. Lookin’ Good! Max Comtois: FIRST NHL GOAL, BABY!!! I... Continue Reading →