Um, everyone asleep?

1-1...Carter with a brain cramp on the Avs goal, Parros banks it in off an Av.

Oh goody, they upgraded Perry's penalty.

Someone call McNab because Carter blew it !!!! lol
Way to give up the first goal ....
Good bounce back by Ducks to tie game.

Ducks need points or else ...

Double minor to Perry :(

Devils fan here, but I have a fantasy league question regarding the Ducks. Hiller is available in one of my fantasy leagues. I have Clemmensen who is going to have little value in a few weeks because Brodeur will be back. Is Hiller starting more games for the Ducks? When it comes playoff time and the last few weeks of the season, will Hiller be the #1? Thanks in advance.

i'm not going to lie. i could have buried that kunitz attempt

Kunitz, lift the puck! If it hadn't been on the ice it would have been in the net.

Lift the puck Kunie... had the goalie beat.

Kunitz has the moves but not the hands.

Big George showing he's all hands on the other hand....I like hands.

Defensive breakdown right there...letting some step from behind the goal to the front.

Hiller's having a good start to the game and Mikkelson is starting to play better, showing a bit of confidence the last few games.

Ducks score! 2-1
Getz pokes one in, Budaj blow it.

What an effort for Getz! Nice pass by Kunitz too.

What a dominant play by Getzlaf there.

Getzlaf roughs up the world!

Hooooray for Getzloler, 60 points on the season now.

Battle of terrible balance, Parros Vs. Ryan....nobody wins.

Avs announcers noted Selanne is passing Rucchin in GP by a Duck with 617.

Another great shift by the Getzlaf-Perry duo. Perry has great jump so far.

Another great shift by the Getzlaf-Perry duo.

Indeed. I wouldn't been surprised if Getzlaf got a Gordie Howe Hat Trick the way this game is going.

Good period overall...Ducks were kind of running around in the defensive zone, but I somewhat attribute that to Caryle's new defensive pairings.

And Mikks does look better. Good for Parros too!

I'm so drunk, hopefully we keepo winning

Congrats to Brendan Mikkelson for scoring his 1st NHL Point !! :handclap:

Add it to the 1st database.

What a weak powerplay. Teemu with a weak play, Hedican with an even weaker one...

Our first PP unit is pretty much an all star line when you think about it. Doesn' matter though cos Hejduk scores stupid ****ing PP

Holy crap Hedican...

Yikes, tie game.

Holy **** we're bad

And the ducks playoff hopes are finally destroyed

Unbelievable... Time for Jiggy?

Colorado scores again!!!!
Ducks collapsing under their own weight.

Great game so far, two bad giveaways, and all of the sudden they're down.

If Scotty gets the goal instead of the pipe, this game is 3-1 Ducks..

Damn

Unbelievable... Time for Jiggy?
Send in the clowns?

3 on 1...by jeebus.

:laugh: this team is just a laugh to watch lately.

Hiller has been terrible since the all star break.

Hiller has been terrible since the all star break.

You can't hang this on Hiller with a straight face.

I am really starting to think that losing the goaltending battle is becoming a trend for BOTH our goalies.

Since we're clearly not going to make the playoffs I want Boston or Washington to win it all. If it has to be a western conference team then I want Calgary to win it, they're one of the few Western teams I don't hate.

Send in the clowns?
Whatever works...

i never knew a 3 on 1 and a breakaway were the goalies fault

Are you guys battling over the Negative Nancy Cup?

Ducks score!
Niedermayer

Ryan is awesome 3-3

eww still hope.

Niedermayer!! 3-3

Hedican - ouch!
Hope you feel better - lots of blood.

Yeah, Hiller sure sucks...

**** Hedican looks hurt, PP ducks

Hedican bleeding all over the place...what the hell happened there?

Was it a puck in the face or a high stick?

Ducks were pretty lucky there; Hiller standing his ground.

Bobby Ryan should be on the 1st PP unit no mattter what.

Elbow by stewart - broken nose?

Sorry it's actually a for the PP avs.

Elbow on the nose for Hedican. PK.

Now its 4 on 4

Hey Pinhead ( Carlysle ) you better sit Ryan now, he got another point, and you are out of lines to demote him to.

There aren't many players in the league I'd rather have than Getzlaf.

Too bad Ryan missed that...it was from a tough angle.

I like Festerlings decision making and ability more every game i see.

And now he gets a penalty to prove it :laugh:

I don't know if that warrants a penalty

Yeah, Ducks will start the 3rd period on the PK again ..

There aren't many players in the league I'd rather have than Getzlaf.

As far as fowards go there's only really 4 or 5 that are better, if that.

As far as fowards go there's only really 4 or 5 that are better, if that.

Crosby, Ovechkin, Malkin...Iginla?

How is Selanne looking? He's gettting **** all for ice time.

Crosby, Ovechkin, Malkin...Iginla?

Those 4 plus maybe Datsyuk.

Considering he's only 23 it's scary to think how good he will be in a few years.

Odd man rushes are 5-0 avs.

How is Selanne looking? He's gettting **** all for ice time.

He's working hard, but he's not ready. His leg doesn't seem to respond in reaction plays like it should. The terrible giveaway on the PP looked like me to be due to him not having the strength in his leg that he should.

I just lol'ed at watching two ducks run into each other as they crossed the blue line. Colorado should be blown away in this game, you guys have so much more talent...

I just lol'ed at watching two ducks run into each other as they crossed the blue line. Colorado should be blown away in this game, you guys have so much more talent...


that's Morrison brought to you by the great Oz.

Um, scratch that...

4-3 ducks Selanne off an amazing pass by Ebbett

Ducks score! 4-3 Ducks ..
Great pass by Ebbett !!

This line is starting to click ..

Finally the line we have wanted to see for a long time...Ebbett, Ryan, and Selanne.

And they score on their second shift!

Hah, the fan favored line of Ryan-Ebbet-Selanne scores, who would have though that :sarcasm:.

Hah, the fan favored line of Ryan-Ebbet-Selanne scores, who would have though that :sarcasm:.
Give it a minute; RC will put Morrison back on there no doubt...

Credit to RC for rolling the line. :nod:

Any coincidence that Teemu scores an even strength goal the shift Morrison gets taken off? Nah, RC can't be reading the message boards can he?

Give it a minute; RC will put Morrison back on there no doubt...

...RC doesn't disappoint. Morrison back out there.

Give it a minute; RC will put Morrison back on there no doubt...
Hate to quote myself but unfortunately I was right...

Give it a minute; RC will put Morrison back on there no doubt...

Done.

Niedermayer has been our best player the last month IMO.

I didn't realize that Scott is two points back of the league lead for scoring amongst d-men. He's been awesome tonight, and very good of late.

Niedermayer has been our best player the last month IMO.

I completely agree...he has looked like an all star ever since the break.

Niedermayer has been our best player the last month IMO.

Ha, yes.

Our PP s*cks a$$!

Thriller !!! woo hoo

Hiller can win a load of "clutch points" by throwing up a wall from here on out.

Our PP s*cks a$$!

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They have scored at least one goal in past 8 games (including today) ..
Currently ranked 5th in the NHL. Kind of a bright spot IMO.
I agree at times they look really confused - but overall it seems to be working. :)

If Niedermayer keeps playing like this and the Ducks somehow manage to make the playoffs, he'll win his second Norris.

Did Perry take some skating lessons over the past week? He actually looks....gasp....fast!

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They have scored at least one goal in past 8 games (including today) ..
Currently ranked 5th in the NHL. Kind of a bright spot IMO.
I agree at times they look really confused - but overall it seems to be working. :)
Three out of four today were absolutely terrible; I'm not talking about not scoring but rather the effort and precision of passing etc. In my opinion it's been pretty bad.

Wow Pronger just saved a goal

Hiller coming up clutch.

Hiller with a Jiggy move; grabs the puck out of a scramble in front of the net and raises his hand :handclap:

Ducks Win!! :wave:

Good game:
Scott, Getzlaf, Ebbett, Ryan, Hiller

Congrats Mikkelson on 1st point.
Congrats Teemu on All Time Ducks Game Played.
Feel Better Hedican - Hope you are back soon!

Ugly win but they didn't give up. Uggh, should be interesting going forward !!

HUGE win. Great job!

We needed that win. Now we're in 5th

Huge win.

Hiller was great, I don't know how some of you could blame him for the goals Colorado scored.

Getzlaf and Ryan were dominant.

Niedermayer was the best player on the ice.

Selanne is getting better by the shift. Now, if we can only seperate him from Morrison permanently.

Rest of League > Drew Miller > Brendan Morrison

Stars
-------------------
Ryan Getzlaf
Goals: 1
Assists: 2

Milan Hejduk *cough *
Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Scott Niedermayer
Goals: 1
Assists: 2

Damn, Getzlaf is the bomb.

Didn't want to start a thread over this...

What do your lines and powerplay units look like now that Teemu Selanne is back from injury and Bobby Ryan is red hot?

Who do you think your top right wing will be down the stretch?

...RC doesn't disappoint. Morrison back out there.

Don't worry... Morrison is still shaking the cobwebs off his knee surgery. I hate RC so much.

Congrats to Brendan Mikkelson for scoring his 1st NHL Point !! :handclap:

Add it to the 1st database.

And below it right "first time someone named Brendan did something good for the Ducks."

3 straight good performances since the break, Niedermayer is back and Teemu really balances out the forwards, but we're still a top 4 d away from being a contender.

All in all looks like the ducks may be holding true to previous years form of being a second half team

and i'm digging the line of Ryan/Ebbett/Selanne, Ebbett has played really well, he seems to have chemistry with Bobby, I can guarantee you guys Selannes even strength production will be up with a speedster like Ebbett and a playmaker/puckhandler like Ryan

3 straight good performances since the break, Niedermayer is back and Teemu really balances out the forwards, but we're still a top 4 d away from being a contender.

All in all looks like the ducks may be holding true to previous years form of being a second half team

Or, we dropped our last game and we barely squeek past a depleted, struggling colorado squad :)

<- half empty. Trade Pronger. Rebuild.

Or, we dropped our last game and we barely squeek past a depleted, struggling colorado squad :)

<- half empty. Trade Pronger. Rebuild.

Where are you on the chart?

I'm Optimistic.

Or, we dropped our last game and we barely squeek past a depleted, struggling colorado squad :)

<- half empty. Trade Pronger. Rebuild.
Yeah but the Chicago game we easily could've won, i'm more concerned with how they play and they look good right now

and i'm digging the line of Ryan/Ebbett/Selanne, Ebbett has played really well, he seems to have chemistry with Bobby, I can guarantee you guys Selannes even strength production will be up with a speedster like Ebbett and a playmaker/puckhandler like Ryan

Please forward this message to Randy Carlyle. Apparently, he doesn't read message boards or watch the game as it is played on the ice.

Nieds has been great lately...him being two points out of the top dman scoring pretty much came out of nowhere.

On the radio, they mentioned that Niedermayer is the highest scoring Dman in January.

Funny story. I'm on the road, and am listening to the sports report on the news station. They mention that the Ducks were leading, but that Colorado recently scored to tie it at 2. Then I go "oh, switch to the Ducks station to hear the game."

I switch... only to hear Laperriere score within a second. Now that's timing.

Scotty has been great the last few games. As hayward calls it, "roving", he's been up and down the ice chasing the puck and even charging the net.

Pronger hasn't been half-bad either. He's been actually hitting people lately.

Festerling had a couple good plays in the defensive zone too.

Yamaguchi's husband needs to retire.

Is it just me or have the Ducks actually toned down their physical play considerably? Also fights have become much more rare in the last 2 or so months.

Is it just me or have the Ducks actually toned down their physical play considerably? Also fights have become much more rare in the last 2 or so months.

Well, when you get penalties based on reputation alone, you're going to be forced to tone it down. Especially with our PK not playing well.

I thought Festerling had one of his worst games. Seems like the fast Colorado forwards were getting past him very often.

We also gave up a lot of odd man rushes.

Hedican looked awful too.

I think Mikkelson has looked better but he's far way from being someone you can trust in the playoffs.

I'm not sure 1 top 4 defenseman is enoug, to me our defenseman ranking is now:

1) Niedermayer
2) Pronger
3) Montador
4) Festerling
5) Hedican
6) Huskins
7) MacIntrye
8) Mikkelson

If by some miracle Beach gets back into game shape before the playoffs I like our chances a lot better, but I think we need 2 defenseman. Niedermayer and Pronger are just taxed too much every shift by playing with rookies.

I thought Festerling had one of his worst games. Seems like the fast Colorado forwards were getting past him very often.

We also gave up a lot of odd man rushes.

Hedican looked awful too.

I think Mikkelson has looked better but he's far way from being someone you can trust in the playoffs.

I'm not sure 1 top 4 defenseman is enoug, to me our defenseman ranking is now:

1) Niedermayer
2) Pronger
3) Montador
4) Festerling
5) Hedican
6) Huskins
7) MacIntrye
8) Mikkelson

If by some miracle Beach gets back into game shape before the playoffs I like our chances a lot better, but I think we need 2 defenseman. Niedermayer and Pronger are just taxed too much every shift by playing with rookies.

MacIntrye = McIver?

Is it just me or have the Ducks actually toned down their physical play considerably? Also fights have become much more rare in the last 2 or so months.

Anybody think Burke would have traded May and Sutherby away in favor of Ebbett and Miller?

Why did Ryan only get 11 minutes of pt?

Why did Ryan only get 11 minutes of pt?

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/topstory/sports/carlyle_randy050801.jpg

MacIntrye = McIver?

Man, I thought I missed a trade or something. :laugh:

I don't mind Ryan playing in the fourth line but it STILL sucks we could have a REAL second line with Ryan-Ebbett-Selanne Combination.
Also, it was nice to see selanne score an even strength for a change :handclap: So, Carlyle please. Just dump Morrison to the fourth line already.

Why did Ryan only get 11 minutes of pt?

Because RC is gay.

<---- His pissing me off lately made me sport the new avatar.

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/topstory/sports/carlyle_randy050801.jpg

I laughed.