Sami Vatanen is a small yet highly skilled offensive defenseman that we hope will improve defensively and physically during his stay with Norfolk during the lockout.

Mat Clark (not a typo) has been in the Ducks system since the 2009 draft. Is he ever going to make it to the big show?

Who is Seth Jones and why should we care? That and so much more in your weekend edition of Ducks and NHL links.

Frederik Andersen is much better than Henrik Lundqvist (while playing for Frolunda).

Igor Bobkov will be one of the Ducklings vying for a starting spot with the Norfolk Admirals. It's still too early to tell if he'll be another Ilya Bryzgalov or nothing but a kid with a strong run in juniors.

This week in Ducks History (and NHL history) the 2004-05 lockout began, and can be considered a blessing in disguise for the Ducks, unlike the current lockout situation.

Ryan Getzlaf announced he was expecting another child in December. After his first child was born, his play suffered. Now in a contract year with two kids, how will Getzy react?

The Anaheim Ducks current Swedish obsession, Rickard Rakkell is reviewed. Is he everything we dreamed of?

We would be going to training camp this week, but plans cancelled on us. How rude!

We have a lot of time we need to fill. Since we won't be playing Fantasy Hockey anytime soon, we will post the Top 10 Ducks-Inspired team names sent in by Anaheim Calling readers anyway.