KRISTEN:

Wayne Simmonds is awesome, B-Ry and Getz own the PP (generally), and yes, everyone, Cogs is still a centerman.

• Carlyle is frustrated by the "lack of effort" that he's seen from the Ducks in their first two preseason games. He also says that Andrew Cogliano will center a line this weekend. [OC Register]
• Ironically, the Ducks website published an article about Cogs' experiment on the wing. [Anaheim Ducks]
• Recaps of Tuesday's game versus Phoenix: [On The Duck Pond] [Ducks and Pucks] [Quackalackin']
• And Wednesday's game versus the Sharks: [On The Duck Pond] [Ducks and Pucks]
• Flashback: Watch Todd Marchant's son interview several former Ducks, including Captain Scotty. [YouTube]
• The Anaheim Ducks towel travels to Stonehenge. [Anaheim Ducks Towel Invasions]
• Quackalackin' examines an interesting Andrew Gordon-Teemu Selanne connection. [Quackalackin']
• Prime Ticket will air a special 'Ducks Live' preview over several days, beginning September 30 [Anaheim Ducks]
• Arctic Ice Hockey has compiled a list of the NHL's PP points leaders since 1997-1998. Bobby Ryan is fourth in the goals/60 minutes category. Ryan Getzlaf is second in the assists/60 minutes category, and has the most points/60 minutes. [Arctic Ice Hockey]
• Horrible incident out of London, Ontario: A crowd member at yesterday's Wings-Flyers game at the John Labatt Centre threw a banana at (former King) Wayne Simmonds during the shootout. In this LA Times piece, Ducks prospect Devante Smith-Pelly responds. [LA Times]
• RudyKelly's awesome response to the Simmonds situation. (Editors Note: Awesome and Rudy. Two words we rarely put together.) [Battle of California]