Ryan Kesler and David Booth aren't there, and we hang 7 on the Canucks. Color me surprised. [insert evil laugh here].

DUCKS NEWS

• More recaps of yesterday's win against Vancouver: [On The Duck Pond][The Orange County Register]
• Despite yesterday's win over the Canucks, Teemu is still frustrated that it took so long for the season to start. [The Province]
• The Ducks are Ryan Getzlaf's "first choice." [FanNation]
• The Fort Wayne Komets played their 25th game in 44 days yesterday. Unfortunately, it was a 3-2 loss to the Kalamazoo Wings. [The Journal Gazette]
• Sheldon Souray gets a new start in Anaheim. [Edmonton Journal]
• Emerson Etem patiently awaits a call up to the big club. [Whittier Daily News]
• Marco Cousineau is just happy to be back on the ice in Fort Wayne after having been sidelined for 24 games with a groin injury. [The Journal Gazette]
• The Second Annual Anaheim Ducks High School Hockey League All-Star Game is this Tuesday, January 22nd. [Anaheim Ducks]

AROUND THE NHL

• The Toronto Maple Leafs have locked up Joffrey Lupul for five years, thus ending our hopes of him returning to Anaheim anytime soon. [NHL.com]
• Why Detroit Red Wings fans should and shouldn't panic after laying an egg against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. [Winging It In Motown]
• Tim Thomas wants to play hockey next year, and will be a free agent this offseason. But the Bruins may "toll" his contract, forcing him to play the 2013-14 season with them. Also: Luongo has not been traded yet. [Ottawa Sun]
• Apparently, the Bruins are winning the Stanley Cup. [Eyes On The Prize]
• Was Henrik Lundquist's "Save of the Year" really a save? [Backhand Shelf]