Duck Calls
Duck Call: Sheldon Brookbank
by Daniel AC on Dec 15, 2009 11:50 AM PST
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DANIEL:
The play of Sheldon Brookbank over the past few games has been nothing short of inspiring. Clearly he attended the same "get ready for every game no matter how badly the team that employs you wants to forget that you exist and have a more than serviceable skill set at your disposal" school of professional preparation as Erik Christensen. Brookbank's time with the Ducks, and his career, has been centered on the belief that he is more of an extra defenseman than an everyday player.
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Duck Call: Erik Christensen
by Daniel AC on Nov 15, 2009 4:20 PM PST
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DANIEL:
This is Anaheim Calling to the Hockey World. It's an old sports cliché that you have to do the little things in order to win. With that in mind, we are starting a new segment here entitled "Duck Calls." Not every effort on the ice goes noticed, and sometimes the guys who are off the score sheet don't get the credit they deserve. For example, a glance at Eric Christensen's numbers since he returned to the lineup reveals that he's averaged just over 15:00 TOI with zero points, 4 shots on goal and a -1. What the stats won't tell you, is that Christensen took an injured Saku Koivu's spot on the second line a mere ten days after the Ducks had placed him on waivers.
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