Category: Commentary

Bird's Eye View: Assessing the Anaheim Ducks from 30,000 Feet

By Justice for Rusty | Sep 17th 2023 | 8 min read |

The Anaheim Ducks will start training camp for the 2023-24 season this Thursday, September 21st. The front office and coaching staff will use training...

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COMMENTARY: In Praise of Jakob Silfverberg

By DerekSatterfield | Mar 6th 2019 | 5 min read |

When Jakob Silfverberg finished last year’s playoffs tied with Corey Perry for second on the team in postseason scoring, a number of observers d...

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DUCKS DISH: About The Andrew Ladd Chatter... Intriguing, But Not A 'Must' For The Ducks

By EricTheHawk | Mar 6th 2019 | 6 min read |

When it gets mentioned on the All Star game broadcast, it’s pretty sure there’s some fire to go with the smoke. Such is the case surroundi...

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DUCKS DISH: Stephens' Piece The Next Step In Changing National Dialogue On Ducks

By EricTheHawk | Mar 5th 2019 | 9 min read |

To pull back the curtain a bit on the editorial thought process behind Anaheim Calling since taking over as Managing Editor during the offseason, one ...

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COMMENTARY: Ducks Future Is A Cloudy Crystal Ball

By DerekSatterfield | Mar 5th 2019 | 5 min read |

This was supposed to be The Year for the Anaheim Ducks. Partly out of opportunity — because they are a talented team coming off a run to the confere...

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HAWK THOUGHT: Returning Past Head Coaches Rarely Fares Well

By EricTheHawk | Mar 5th 2019 | 7 min read |

Sequels generally don't perform as well as the original. With folks wrapped up in the nostalgia of Back To The Future II, what with this Wednesday...

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Ducks Dish: National Media Perpetuates Lazy, Disprovable Anaheim Goaltending Narrative

By EricTheHawk | Mar 5th 2019 | 7 min read |

Did you know that the Anaheim Ducks didn’t win the Stanley Cup last season? Key cornerstones Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, and Ryan Kesler are all ...

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Kid's Ish About Counts Against

By kidish | Mar 4th 2019 | 5 min read |

I have written a lot about the Anaheim Ducks possession play. At this point, you know the numbers and metrics and rates as well as all my impressions ...