GDT FIRST ROUND: Game 1 (5)Dallas at (4)Anaheim 7:00 PM PST

WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS


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Goaltending Match-up
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Injuries: Sergei Zubov (Sports Hernia)




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Injuries: Corey Perry (Quad Tendon Laceration)

GO DUCKS!

Im nervous about this.......I love playoff hockey so much though. So many memories.

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ZOMG, look how huge Giguere looks compared to Turco! It's like he stuffed a monolith in there!! They need to check his pads, they HAVE to be illegal!

I'll be in 434. I'm so damn excited for this game...

The Ducks have been so up and down this year. I really don't know what to expect. I know that both winning and losing seem plausible, no real favorite in this series.

The Ducks have been so up and down this year. I really don't know what to expect. I know that both winning and losing seem plausible, no real favorite in this series.

My thoughts exactly, I don't know how hungry this team will be this post-season.

Corey Perry (leg laceration) skated for 30 minutes before practice Tuesday and then joined his teammates for part of the practice. Perry said he felt good after the skate and should be back at some point in the first round. Todd Marchant is out due to injury and Doug Weight is the odd man out. The lines in practice were: Kunitz-Getzlaf-Selanne : Bertuzzi-Carter-Ryan : R. Niedermayer-Pahlsson-Moen : May-Sutherby-Parros. The defensive pairings were: Pronger-O'Donnell : S. Niedermayer-Beauchemin : Schneider-Huskins. Jean-Sebastien Giguere is expected to start on Thursday.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=10460

Playoff time usually means Rob Niedermayer finally earns his pay. I hope Todd Marchant plays as well. I like Bobby Ryan but I think the kid should sit for the first game.

Corey Perry (leg laceration) skated for 30 minutes before practice Tuesday and then joined his teammates for part of the practice. Perry said he felt good after the skate and should be back at some point in the first round. Todd Marchant is out due to injury and Doug Weight is the odd man out. The lines in practice were: Kunitz-Getzlaf-Selanne : Bertuzzi-Carter-Ryan : R. Niedermayer-Pahlsson-Moen : May-Sutherby-Parros. The defensive pairings were: Pronger-O'Donnell : S. Niedermayer-Beauchemin : Schneider-Huskins. Jean-Sebastien Giguere is expected to start on Thursday.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=10460

Great news, but I'd rather him take his time to fully recover. We need to take advantage of Dallas missing Zubov.

Playoff time usually means Rob Niedermayer finally earns his pay. I hope Todd Marchant plays as well. I like Bobby Ryan but I think the kid should sit for the first game.

Id take him over Weight at this point. He'll sit when Marchant is ready, and Parros will probably sit in favor of Weight.

I think Bertuzzi-Carter-Ryan and May-Sutherby-Parros will be close to equal in ES ice time. Or at least they should be.

I think Bertuzzi-Carter-Ryan and May-Sutherby-Parros will be close to equal in ES ice time. Or at least they should be.

Well, they probably have equal goal-scoring potential so, yeah. :sarcasm:

I think Rando's going to mix and match the top two lines over the course of the game. Bertuzzi-Carter-Selanne would have the potential to produce. He'll throw some different looks at Dallas.

No Marchant worries me a little. It may be a little harsh, but the idea of May and Parros on the ice at the same time for any decent stretch is a terrifying thought for me. That is, unless Carlyle plays them for 3 minutes a game like last year. Either way, I hope Marchant's injury isn't too serious (the story link didn't work); he's the kind of guy who earns his pay in the postseason.

Also, this appears to be the first playoff run since 2003 that we'll start with Giguere. After his minor injury in 2006 and the birth of his son last year, it'll almost be a little weird seeing him between the pipes from the get-go.

Well I guess now I call second game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!



Anyways GO DUCKS

No Marchant worries me a little. It may be a little harsh, but the idea of May and Parros on the ice at the same time for any decent stretch is a terrifying thought for me. That is, unless Carlyle plays them for 3 minutes a game like last year. Either way, I hope Marchant's injury isn't too serious (the story link didn't work); he's the kind of guy who earns his pay in the postseason.

Also, this appears to be the first playoff run since 2003 that we'll start with Giguere. After his minor injury in 2006 and the birth of his son last year, it'll almost be a little weird seeing him between the pipes from the get-go.

I don't mind having May get decent ice time at all. He plays hard and with tons of energy, makes smart plays and is pretty defensively responsible. He's on another level than Parros in terms of skill.

Marchant is injured? In Adam Brady's blog yesterday, he said the lines at Wednesday's practice were:

Bertuzzi-Getzlaf-Marchant
Kunitz-Carter-Selanne
God's line
4th line was a mix of May-Parros-Sutherby-Weight-Ryan

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Good luck, Ducks! Go get 'em!
GO DUCKS!!!! http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/2994/otsuk0.gif

Why put Marchant on that line instead of Ryan? Carlyle drives me crazy.

At least Selanne and Kunitz are back together; that seems to work best so far. I like Getzy with them as well. Ryan and Tuzzi had some chemistry early on so maybe that'll work as well for the second line.

I'm excited about the game but like others don't really know what Ducks team will show up tonight.

Very nice GDT DucksRule! Now the precedent has been set...

GO DUCKS! :handclap:

My nerves are already on high. Ducks need to win this series in 4 so I can relax and enjoy the playoffs.

ok my cable says the game is on FSH HD tonight as well as on Versus......which one is it?

I wanted to say good luck (honestly). This is going to be a great series that i think will come down to the extremely stingy Anaheim D and the scoring depth for Dallas. I hate it when teams from both states i have lived in for most my life are battling it out in the first round. Would rather see Anaheim win the cup if Dallas doesn't (2nd to only the kings as my fav. California team..but they suck). So sit back and drink a beer and get ready to watch a great great series.........!

Marchant is $$$ against Dallas in his career for the playoffs.

I grew up in Canyon Country (Over by Six Flags)..So my Cali ties run deep.

GO DUCKS GO!!!!
I just browsed yahoo and the only listed player for us under Injured/Reserves is Weight
Perry to play tonight???

GOOO DUCKS!!!

I made this pump up vid yesterday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6jz8qgfQHg

GO DUCKS GO!!!!
I just browsed yahoo and the only listed player for us under Injured/Reserves is Weight
Perry to play tonight???

I think that somehow Perry never made his way onto the I.R... honestly, Yahoo sucks at listing things like that. As far as I know, Weight has been a scratch, so I am not sure why he would be on that list.

I think that somehow Perry never made his way onto the I.R... honestly, Yahoo sucks at listing things like that. As far as I know, Weight has been a scratch, so I am not sure why he would be on that list.
LOL
yea, that's true to

Let's win another Cup for Braincramp!!!!

Here is to hoping Pahlsson outscores Ribeiro.

Good luck to you guys tonight. Hope for a great series.

GOOO DUCKS!!!

I made this pump up vid yesterday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6jz8qgfQHg

Very cool! Thanks for posting. Good choice of music as well; starts off slow (like our Ducks this season) and then it gets going. Let's hope the Ducks keep going and step it up a few notches starting tonight.

Who has the video of Giguere punking Modano in '03 with the infamous kick save?

Man I can't wait for this game to begin.

I'm glad Carlyle is sitting Dead Weight, but, I really think he should put Carter with Selanne, those two had great chemistry right before carter got hurt.

Here is to hoping Pahlsson outscores Ribeiro.
yea.. i "bet" you do hope that.. :biglaugh:

yea.. i "bet" you do hope that.. :biglaugh:

so do I

Go Ducks

Any news on the Line Ups yet

Man I can't wait for this game to begin.

I'm glad Carlyle is sitting Dead Weight, but, I really think he should put Carter with Selanne, those two had great chemistry right before carter got hurt.

Is it official that he's sitting out?

I'll be in 434. I'm so damn excited for this game...

I'll be in 442, I'll wave to you lol

GOOO DUCKS!!!

I made this pump up vid yesterday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6jz8qgfQHg

Haha, wild, I e-mailed the Ducks about how they ought to use that song in a warm-up video. Great minds think alike!

nvm
guess i can't link it..

Leaving to go to the game, see you guys tonight afterwards. Let's Go Ducks!!

Shiba and my pre game drawings...

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Is that magic johnson giving chickletts aids........

Is it official that he's sitting out?

I'm guessing no it isn't official, but based on the practice lines, I would assume he's either sitting, or relegated to 4th line duties.

Well boys, my prediction for this years playoffs is, we will see why Scott Niedermeyer is the best defenceman in the world. He had a nagging injury last year and still won the Conn Smythe. I have a feeling we will see a level we have yet to see from him.

Shiba and my pre game drawings...

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His legs are too straight...

Is that magic johnson giving chickletts aids........
"Did you infect Mike with the HIV virus, yes or no?"

"... Kind of"

Shiba and my pre game drawings...

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I see your love for dipenta by any chance did you two go to the rally last year?

Is that magic johnson giving chickletts aids........

um... no :sarcasm:

I see your love for dipenta by any chance did you two go to the rally last year?

shiba no, me yes.

Shiba thought it best if dipenta take the suspension, so he's the one with the RPG i guess... Don't want to lose Pronger or someone else for any games.

shiba no, me yes.

Shiba thought it best if dipenta take the suspension, so he's the one with the RPG i guess... Don't want to lose Pronger or someone else for any games.
Speaking of which, SI had a players poll this week. Who's the dirtiest player in the NHL. Avery won, but Pronger was 2nd. Tied for 3rd was Ruutu, Simon, and someone else.

shiba no, me yes.

Shiba thought it best if dipenta take the suspension, so he's the one with the RPG i guess... Don't want to lose Pronger or someone else for any games.

Did you wear a cape?

Did you wear a cape?

no. haha. there was a joeyd fan guy in a cape?

GOOO DUCKS!!!

I made this pump up vid yesterday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6jz8qgfQHg

Awesome vid :yo:

:ducksGO DUCKS GO!!!!:ducks

20 more minutes to the game.

Is the game on both FSN and Versus?

Edit: Looks like it.....playoff hockey in HD! Horray!

Pronger laughs at stomping.

One game of Halo killed that 20 minutes, let's do this ****

Pronger laughs at stomping.

More like Pronger stomps on laughing...

Yeah, I got nothing.

I like the random static......

So TSN was wrong, Marchant isn't injured.

GO DUCKS GO!!! :yo:

Nothing like Marchant on a scoring line. It is annoying that they call Norstrom "Nordstrom"

OD turns it over.

They're crushing us on the boards.

Checking line owning.

there we go boys come out hitting

Now I see the Ducks I like.

PLAYOFFS HOCKEY RULEZ!!!!!!!!

Bert needs to be better on the boards.

What a move by Getzlaf, he totally fooled Boucher.

off to home now
will be listening to it on the radio as i drive my hour commute.. :(
Let's Go Ducks!!!

Nicely done Ryan. Camera guy is an idiot.

Ducks going on the powerplay...

looks like Modano got a little upset over a bodycheck.

Ducks going on the powerplay...

looks like Modano got a little upset over a bodycheck.

Probably because he is a whiny chump.

Great play by Ryan: crushed Modano and then earns a penalty.

Let's capitalize it!!!

the powerplay is so bad. They dont make good passes or control the puck cleanly. Not enough urgency.

Marchant looks great.

Niedermayer with a turnover. Come on Nieds.

Scotty with a terrible mistake, but Jiggy save us.

Damn, Kunitz was close.

Anaheim is carrying the play but they need to limit their turnovers. Dallas looks out of sorts so far, especially on the backend.

Eh, kind of an elbow.

fluke goal.

1-0 Dallas

Giguere lets in a soft goal. Wow. Come on giggy, what the ****.

Weak goal. WEAK.

DAMN IT!!! teams that score 1st are undefeated so far in the playoffs. it's over, kiss it goodbye...

Giguere looks shaky. I could have stopped that shot.....why would he go down on one knee there? Too many turnovers still as well.

Giguere thought it would be a pass down low and well.... It was a shot.

Fluke goal, Jiggy will save a dozen prime-scoring chances to make up for that.

All our impact players that played about half the season - Giguere, Selanne, and Niedermayer - look godawful.

And a line of Bertuzzi-Getzlaf-Marchant can't succeed, it just can't. Carlyle is so frustrating sometimes.

take the Dallas player as well for a dive.

weak.....

come on refs. Fans don't pay money to watch you call penalties.

Sutherby :shakehead

What a lame call. His ***** must be on his back.

Dallas is just playing better hockey right now...

2-0

Wow. Horrible coverage leads to a goal. Penalty kill looks awful.

2-0 dallas, weak. they are done...

The penalty kill is atrocious. My god.

Scotty made Modano his *****. And they score again. :banghead:

Penalty killers running around trying to throw big hits...even Scotty.

2-0. We've got to pull our heads out of our ass here.

Wow... 2-0. What's happening with the PK units?

They dont look like last year....no flow, no brains.

Way To ****ing Go!!!!!!!!!!

Don't Mess With Teemu!

good one bertuzzi.. take another penalty, you f**king idiot

Boucher wants nothing to do with Bertuzzi...

Boucher looked tough against Selanne. Turtled against Bertuzzi.

Relax, it still is Turco we are shooting on. I think Boucher and Ott just fired them up.

Great, looks like a 5-3 PP coming up. 4-0 Stars?

Yeah. I don't tink we're out of it.

Loved how Bertuzzi went after Boucher. :D

Boucher = turtle

By the way, that two hander that Boucher took was chicken****

Dallas going after the skill players is funny. Ott is a *****, always has been.

With all of the ruckus... at least the Ducks start looking for some kind of passion, eh?

Forget about going after Ott. Target Modano, Ribeiro and Richards.

Anaheim needs to light a fire under their ass. Maybe that scrum just did it.

Yah, that sucked.

That was about as bad as start as anyone could have imagined. Stupid penalties, poor execution, and our stars are our worst players.

That first goal was bad. Giguere's been inconsistent between saves. Some shots are bouncing off of him like he's Hiller, and other ones are sticking no problem like they've been for the past two months.

He made a few decent saves toward the end there, hopefully he's worked off all the rust from the quiet first ten minutes. Getzlaf made a nice move in the zone there, but he held on a second too long... again, so the Dallas guy got his stick on it and it ended up being a harmless chance. We can't afford to get shots from ten feet out that are harmless.

Sutherby's penalty was brutal.. could have been interference or cross-checking. It's bad enough to take a penalty in the offensive zone, worse when you're doing it in your 5-10 minutes of ice time. I thought Bertuzzi played well enough, very happy he stuck up for Selanne. I don't mind that penalty at all because Teemu shouldn't have to defend himself if he wants to stay focused.

Forget about going after Ott. Target Modano, Ribeiro and Richards.

I agree. But I think that's what the Stars were doing after Modano got slammed by Scotty on the Stars' PP. Except, the Stars are much more excessive about it.

Selanne should have just skated away.

Exactly, going after Ribeiro and Richards sends a message.

Caryle won't be endeared to the 4th line after that penalty.

The PK though was awful.

Do us a favor Carlyle and put Ryan on a scoring line.

TIA

Do us a favor Carlyle and put Ryan on a scoring line.

TIA

Yep, that is a good idea. His presence on the 4th line doesn't help the situation.

Forget about going after Ott. Target Modano, Ribeiro and Richards.

Pretty much the best thing we've got right now. Our PK blows from some reason.

Turnovers are killing us, as are the penalties. At least last year the PK kept the puck on the perimeter and didnt let passes through the middle. They look god awful.

Urgency needs to pick up as well. The skill players look lazy, and its effecting the forecheck. I miss Perry and his reckless gumbiness.

Pretty much the best thing we've got right now. Our PK blows from some reason.
When Nieds and Giguere are laying eggs like that, the PK's going to suck.

When Nieds and Giguere are laying eggs like that, the PK's going to suck.

To be fair, that blame can be partially shared with whatever other three random guys are out there on the PK that are actually trying. :sarcasm:

I think for the first time this year, nerves are showing. All of our penalties were deserved, and most a result of over-eagerness. We need to tone it down and remain aggressive. Toe the line, but get close enough to push it, so to speak.

Hmm. The last time we scored >2 goals against a decent team was March 12.

Hmm. The last time we scored >2 goals against a decent team was March 12.

Thx for depressing me even more... :p:

Man that is such an awful goal.....ahh.

come on refs...these are the playoffs...fans want to see rough hockey. They don't want to see you call a bunch of penalties on little hits and face washes.

Can we stay out of the penalty box, please?

ugh, lame.

What a joke of a game.

What the hell are the pkers doing?

Game over.

Maybe the org can send in tapes before the next game to get calls for embellishment and diving called against the stars.

Wow, what a joke. Terrible penalties.

2nd period started off with two great penalties by Getzlaf and Schneider.

this team just doesnt have it. every player except for getzlaf and perry had lower stats than in 2006-2007.

3-0 dallas. god damn, atleast the angels are looking good so far this season.

THIS GAME IS LOST, TAKE OUT GIGUERE AND REST HIM.

Yay PK!

holy **** another one.

There will be a line brawl soon. I guarantee it.

That stuff right there is killing them. Huskins just gives it away.

haha wow what a laugher of a game, oddly enough, I'm still very confident about this series.

haha wow what a laugher of a game, oddly enough, I'm still very confident about this series.

you're probably the only one. im over here having a heart attack... this is just a confidence booster for dallas. anaheim should pack it up.

We can't score to save our lifes.

I think it may take an ass beating like this just to wake them up. The whole team was asleep, at least they are skating harder now.

The worst part is that the Ducks brought this on themselves with god-awful play/penalties.

Did he just say 0 shots in the last 22 minutes? Pa-the-tic.

Is it time to bump the "our special teams are terrible" thread?

Pronger joins the list of $5M+ retards.

Getzlaf trips himself lol

Looks like the Refs are going to decide this series.

Dallas special teams look good and the Ducks look awful.

5 on 5 the Ducks can win this series.

I'm saddy... :cry:

I did notice Carlyle yelling at the players to "wake the **** up" after Schneider's penalty. So that's some coaching there.

Watching our previous chances on PP, I have no faith at all for this one.

From now on I think we have to "target" the back of the net.

Atta boy Ott jump behind the linesman.

Basically that exchange means we're never going to score.

Cant get a bounce.

Daley murders Carter and no penalty?

yay for penalties

Damn... Carter was just being punished on the crease, Ryan didn't get the call for the slash in the face on the PP and I didn't see Turco with the puck. Isn't that a penalty if the goalie doesn't have it?

Man Boucher is a *****. Knee to Giguere's head.

How do they get the high stick on Beauch, but miss the Ryan slash?

Pkers suck.

Getzlaf free in the slot and he miss. Come on...

Time to run Turco if Boucher gets away with it.

pull jiggy??
wide open

4-0

It's over.

2 hour penalty kill practice tomorrow.

God Damn, Put In Hiller. Atleast Giguere Gets Rest.

:help:

Here we go, next shift there will be a brawl.

Time to settle some scores with Boucher and Ott.

This game's over. We just have to stay out of the box in game 2.

i totally see this game get out of hand now with the Ducks head hunting...

If history repeats itself, a Pronger suspension is forthcoming...

wow thats just dumb Huskins. Your stick is broken, drop it.

We played like a dumb team today.

Sniffle sniffle.

i totally see this game get out of hand now with the Ducks head hunting...

At least we would have something to cheer about.

This is pretty frustrating to watch....

Apparently we're as big of a joke as Ottawa.

It is unbelievable how bad the Ducks PK is today. Incredible.

Such a frustrating game.

2 hour penalty kill practice tomorrow.

...preceded by a 2-hour lecture on discipline. That gets my goat more than the poor PK. If they wouldn't put themselves onto the kill so much, their poor PK wouldn't matter.

I better stay away from the main board thread because if I don't I will end up with more points than any Ducks player tonight.

This game's been Bertuzzi'd.

Gee whiz, Billy Mac. Why don't you give Modano a bj too?

This is unwatchable. I'd rather sit in the corner and punch myself in the nuts over and over again than watch one more shift of this BS. :shakehead

Getzlaf it terrible, too. Who's played well?

Kunitz maybe? I can't find anything positive.

This is unwatchable. I'd rather sit in the corner and punch myself in the nuts over and over again than watch one more shift of this BS. :shakehead

I've pretty much already done that...but I can't shut it off. Me and my dedication.

This reminds of last years game one against Vancouver, I think the score was 5-1. I have faith the will come back and win.

I think they are just trying to make Dallas over-confident.

Ryan has had a good game. That is all.

Miracle on Katella.

This reminds of last years game one against Vancouver, I think the score was 5-1. I have faith the will come back and win.
Pretty sure we beat the crap outta Vancouver in game 1. Didn't Andy Mac have a hat trick?

You might be thinking of the 5-0 beating we took at the hands of Detroit.

Apparently we're as big of a joke as Ottawa.

I had the same thought :biglaugh:

This is a wake up call. Ducks will be much better in game 2. They can't be any worse. I have the feeling Perry will be in the lineup too. Along with Weight (is that a good thing?).

wow, im at the game and want to leave. ok not really, but hopefully we get a goal for confidence and punish the hell out of them. this 3rd period can be huge for our confidence.

Twenty bucks says Burkie is in the locker room right now, sacrificing the life of Joe DiPenta as a sign that this sort of chickenbleep will not be tolerated.

Carter's been fine, I'll be annoyed if he's scratched for game 2. I originally typed "dangerous" instead of "fine", but that's a bit strong for any Duck tonight.

If you're going to use a speed line of Kunitz-Carter-Selanne then use it, that line has potential. 48 different line combos + the God line is not going to settle everyone's nerves.

Was It Over When The Germans Bombed Pearl Harbor? No!

Just got in to see the last 9 minutes of the 2nd. :( Maybe we'll get back into the game like the one against Phoenix.

Was It Over When The Germans Bombed Pearl Harbor? No!
:biglaugh:

hey, the Ducks sucessfully killed a Dallas powerplay....

Pretty sure we beat the crap outta Vancouver in game 1. Didn't Andy Mac have a hat trick?

You might be thinking of the 5-0 beating we took at the hands of Detroit.

Maybe, I could have sworn that the nucks beat us 5-1 or something in either the first or second game though, I don't know i was pretty drunk all playoffs. Anyways, my point remains! The team always comes out strong after they **** the bed.

Have they shown any signs of life? I stopped watching to watch the Office. Yes, it was that painful.

This team can't even goon it up right tonight, pathetic.

Ok, lets send a message to next game NOW...

The Stars have been fantastic. The game gets a whole lot easier when you score 4 short-handed goals, but they've been close to perfect for most of the game. If they play like that every game, they'll win this series, probably the next one, and the next one after that. I don't see them doing that, but who knows.

From the Ducks' side, Pronger absolutely blew, the pk obviously blew, and the team took too many penalties. Improve in those areas, and it will be a different story.

Impressive effort by the Stars. The Ducks will respond.

Wow, fail. Didn't even start a line brawl to send a message. Where did the Ducks go? Pansies.

Kunitz played a good game though. :shakehead

*** is wrong with this team?? You get pummuled in front of your home crowd and no message sending to next game?? Pathetic.

Major beatdown.....wonder what this team is going to do.

This is a good time to bring up Helene Elliot's article today, that I think is pretty applicable:
Ducks don't appear to be on track to repeat
They have given it a good ride despite injuries and late returns of key players, but passion and conviction of last season appear to be missing as they go into playoffs.

A year ago, the Ducks cruised through the season fueled by the conviction they were on a mission that would not end until they hoisted the Stanley Cup.

This season, they scrambled to score goals, find effective line combinations, and stay out of the penalty box.

"I think last year we had more of that eye of the tiger, 'We need to do this,' " defenseman Chris Pronger said.

"Going into this year it was, 'Man, it's here already?' "

A long playoff journey and short summer made it feel as if the Ducks began defending their title a few days after the last speck of confetti was scraped off the ice at the Honda Center.

It also feels like their reign will end short of a repeat.

It won't end in the first round against the Dallas Stars, a series that begins tonight in Anaheim.

Maybe not in the second round, either. The Ducks' terrific goaltending -- second-best in the NHL this season -- and experienced defense should compensate for an offense that was the weakest among the 16 playoff qualifiers.

Their reign will end, though, leaving the Detroit Red Wings of 1996-97 and 1997-98 as the last team to win back-to-back championships.

Continued here. http://www.latimes.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ducks/la-sp-elliott10apr10,1,5714578.column


Doesn't sound like they even bothered to try to send a message at the end. That's what's most disappointing to me.

that's ok
we just spotted them 1 game..
The Ducks wanted a challenge...
i hope....

Well, this game doesn't inspire a whole lot of confidence.

This year has been very frustrating. The team...well...you just don't know what team your going to get. They don't make teams pay for winning either like they did last year. Last year, if you beat the Ducks, you frickin' paid for it.

DFC is somewhat disillusioned, but DFC still believes! :nod:

Worst playoff game ever. To occupy my time, I noticed from this site (http://wordsmith.org/anagram) that my name rearranges to Preach Cuss Nerd, which is about right.

Chris Pronger = Corn her prigs. Okay. Or Scorn her grip, which is obviously what he did to Ryan Kesler.

If you're talking about usernames, mine does Elixir no rut.

My name turns into A Karma Thrush. Kind of scary that I control/thrush karma.

Worst playoff game ever. To occupy my time, I noticed from this site (http://wordsmith.org/anagram) that my name rearranges to Preach Cuss Nerd, which is about right.

Chris Pronger = Corn her prigs. Okay. Or Scorn her grip, which is obviously what he did to Ryan Kesler.

funny. I did Preach Cuss Nerd which gives you amongst others...Chancre Dress Up.

I've played that before.

Was It Over When The Germans Bombed Pearl Harbor? No!

Im thinking it was the japanese, regardless Ducks are done.

Im thinking it was the japanese, regardless Ducks are done.
Whoosh.

fO6LVE_P-A8

I missed the game, but how did May earn a star in a 4-0 thumping?

Obviously stats don't tell the whole story, but May didn't even have any PIMs - so what did he do in his 7:35 of ice?

my regular name anagrams to: Annals John Toy... that's pretty awesome... :(

Teemu Selanne = eneme eel nuts. ****in A.

*enema eel nuts. Still can't edit. Thanks Frink!

:thumbu:

when it was four zero they all should dropped the gloves

When's the last time there's been a line brawl? Feels like awhile. I can remember a couple games where I felt like there should have been one, but it didn't happen. I think it was Calgary and a game or two after that? This year's team has no heart. It's been Bertuzzied.

Sadly, obobo doesn't anagram to anything. Who'da thunk it?

Booob is a word in my world.

You mean like Anne Boleyn, who some say had a 3rd breast?

Or 23 of them.

Hey this is distracting from the Ducks getting killed.

I missed the game, but how did May earn a star in a 4-0 thumping?

Obviously stats don't tell the whole story, but May didn't even have any PIMs - so what did he do in his 7:35 of ice?

He threw bodies on every Dallas player he could find. He was like a man possessed during one shift at the end of the game. Don't think it was worth a star though.

So anyone else growing, or attempting to grow, a playoff beard.

This year has been very frustrating. The team...well...you just don't know what team your going to get. They don't make teams pay for winning either like they did last year. Last year, if you beat the Ducks, you frickin' paid for it.


That's what I miss too. Even when they lost, you knew they were going to bring it next game. It was like they felt greatly insulted and embarassed any time they were beaten by a good team, and did anything to send a message w/ tough/"dirty" play towards the end of an out-of-reach game...then the next game, they'd totally dominate. They never just laid down, or shrugged and accepted losing--they had too much (or the perfect amount of) pride. This year, you don't get that feeling.

It also made losing more tolerable and entertaining (as entertaining as losing can be) because if the Ducks started the rough stuff in a loss, the winning team's fans were more focused on crying about the atrocities the Ducks had commited against their players instead of the fact that their team won.

Anyway, hope I'm wrong. Hope this was a wake-up call (thinking game 3 of last year's WCF) like some of you said

So anyone else growing, or attempting to grow, a playoff beard.
So we can shave off our playoff 5:00 shadows when we get swept?

But look at the bright side. I'll get a refund on my game 5 ticket!

Hey, I want a refund too. I was all stupid and got tickets to game 2.

What a crappy game! The Ducks had poor gap control and played with no urgency. The Stars did a great job boxing our players out and earned the win. Essentially, they played playoff hockey while we are stuck in exhibition mode. If the Ducks lose game 2, season over.

im still scratching my head as to why we didnt goon it up the 3rd period. we played less aggressive that period than the other 2!!

LOL i think u guys like to play cat and mouse. You guys let dallas give it all they got and you guys probably study all their holes and what not and run a train through them for the rest of the series like you did to vancouver last year.

We'll know after game 2 whether this is going to be a long series or the beginning of the end of this team as we know it(Guarantee a substantial roster overhaul if the offense remains lame). Nothings been easy for this team all year so why start now eh...

Hopefully we see Parros and Weight next game
Bertuzzi/Getzlaf/Ryan
Kunitz/Weight/Selanne
Moen/Pahlsson/Niedermayer
Parros/Marchant/May

The first line I listed played very well together in the Phoenix game, yet for whatever reason Carlyle got bored and split them.

I really don't understand how a PP with so much talent can be so bad..this is where we miss Perry..he'll actually shoot the damn puck.

We'll know after game 2 whether this is going to be a long series or the beginning of the end of this team as we know it(Guarantee a substantial roster overhaul if the offense remains lame). Nothings been easy for this team all year so why start now eh...

Hopefully we see Parros and Weight next game
Bertuzzi/Getzlaf/Ryan
Kunitz/Weight/Selanne
Moen/Pahlsson/Niedermayer
Parros/Marchant/May

The first line I listed played very well together in the Phoenix game, yet for whatever reason Carlyle got bored and split them.

I really don't understand how a PP with so much talent can be so bad..this is where we miss Perry..he'll actually shoot the damn puck.


I've actually seen little correlation over the years between offensive talent, and having a consistently good power play. It has more to do with confidence as a unit, and the Ducks don't have it right now. When the confidence is high, the puck is moved around at a good pace, the battles for loose pucks are won, and the right shots are taken. The Ducks didn't do any of that last night.

They didn't execute at all at even strength or on the PK. It has little to do with being motivated or having passion, and everything to do with being focused and disciplined. I think they'll be better in Game 2.

Undisciplined thugs! Bertuzzi's karma sinks Ducks!

Or 23 of them.

Hey this is distracting from the Ducks getting killed.
Where are you going to find a 22-headed man with 22 mustaches?

I've actually seen little correlation over the years between offensive talent, and having a consistently good power play. It has more to do with confidence as a unit, and the Ducks don't have it right now. When the confidence is high, the puck is moved around at a good pace, the battles for loose pucks are won, and the right shots are taken. The Ducks didn't do any of that last night.

They didn't execute at all at even strength or on the PK. It has little to do with being motivated or having passion, and everything to do with being focused and disciplined. I think they'll be better in Game 2.
Related, but to me a PP needs poise and discipline. To stick to the system. But since our team has demonstrated little poise and discipline all year at ES, that also translates to the PP. Hence our suckitude.

Bertuzzi was actually the best and most dangerous player on the ice
The power of the stache needs to get in there

Rewatching the game, I have to agree with Dirk. The most dangerous offensive players were Bertuzzi, and then Kunitz, and then Selanne.

Getz was invisible, as was everyone else. And Bertuzzi wasn't that great, really. Just shoot and crash the net. All this endless stickhandling bull that Getz does now is useless. He's not a finesse player. Kick it to the points and drive the net. That's why we pay our blue line obscene money.

Undisciplined thugs! Bertuzzi's karma sinks Ducks!
The 2nd sentence anagrams to:

Kiss a buzzard's rectum kinks.

Sorry, very bored.

Cuddliest punishing! Kiss a buzzard's rectum kinks!

Rewatching the game, I have to agree with Dirk. The most dangerous offensive players were Bertuzzi, and then Kunitz, and then Selanne.

Getz was invisible, as was everyone else. And Bertuzzi wasn't that great, really. Just shoot and crash the net. All this endless stickhandling bull that Getz does now is useless. He's not a finesse player. Kick it to the points and drive the net. That's why we pay our blue line obscene money.

You re-watched the game :amazed:, wow I could barely watch it live.

Anyways, this is where all the leadership we have will show up, Getz needs to have a good game if they are going to win. Weird that Bert showed the most heart last night, maybe he stole everyone elses?

Very disappointed with the game but i am not surprised at all.. Its so predictable: the dump in, the cycle and the pass back at the point..... :shakehead. As long as the Stars players block shots from the point i dont think the Ducks can pull out of this one. We need more creativity.

Hey fellas, come have a look at some ducks at the zoo!

Seriously though I have a good article on your ducks at my blog...

www.hockeyzoo.blogspot.com

check it out!

im still scratching my head as to why we didnt goon it up the 3rd period. we played less aggressive that period than the other 2!!

It's kind of hard sending a message when your home rink is half-empty and booing you.

I'm just as confident as I was before the game that the Ducks will win this series. The first ten minutes we flat out dominated Dallas at all ends of the ice. We took a bad penalty and gave up a goal. From that point on we were down. The boys will come out to play tomorrow and put on quite the show.

It's laughable when Ducks fans are already calling it a sweep, wishing they didn't buy tickets, etc... give me a break. After the game tomorrow, you guys are going to say "Wow, look how good we are"! Get it together...

It's kind of hard sending a message when your home rink is half-empty and booing you.

No it isn't, that would have given them something to cheer for at least.

However, given our bad rep, its probably good nothing too over the top happened as its probably expected and we would have been hit hard with the suspension stick, I agree with ericnut, its 1 bad game, get real people.

We had some terrible games last year (5-1 loss to redwings, pronger got suspended), only to come out with the greatest win of the season.

It is just 1 game. Joking aside, my stance on the team hasn't changed. I've just never been convinced all year that they have it in them. And even despite this game, I still expect them to win this round. I just expect them to lose some time after that. The team is just too inconsistent and hasn't shown enough desire or mental fortitude to win the Cup.

Last seasons playoffs any game we were getting dominated we would send messages and go onto win the following game. I was disappointed to see them take the loss yesterday with no emotion.
Its true that the league warned the Ducks and Caryle now they cant play the game the same way that won a cup.
:shakehead