DucksNPucks Podcast

This past week the Anaheim Ducks re-signed Jakob Silfverberg or the "SilfverBullet" as we call him to four more years. The deal is for four years at $15 million. Eddy Jones and I discuss his importance to the Ducks team. We give our prediction what line he will play on next season and how we think he will do. If you want to own a SilfverBullet shirt, then you can purchase one here: www.dnphockey.com We also cover all the latest news including the Carl Hagelin sighting in Sweden, Frederik Andersen's new goalie pads in Denmark, and the official announcement of the new Ducks third jersey coming in October! We provide more updates on the scoreboard system and news in the NHL. Lastly we also answer several fan questions.

Fox Sports recently aired a Ducks Live Off-Season special show with Mark Rogondino and Brian Hayward. Eddy and I discuss the Ducks off-season moves including the recent contract extension of Josh Manson. We analyze Bob Murray's comments in his interview with Hayward regarding the line-ups, defensive core, and starting goalie situation. We provide updates on the Ducks new jersey and scoreboard system. Lastly we also answer several fan questions. This is our 50th show, so we hope you enjoy it! If you want to watch any segment of Ducks Live Off-Season then please visit our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/ducksnpuckspodcast.

This past week the Anaheim Ducks made contracts with many players. Anaheim re-signed Chris Wagner and Michael Sgarbossa to one year deals each. Julius Nattinen was signed to a three year entry level contract. The Ducks also picked up free agent Shane O'Brien who was with the Ducks in the 2006-07 season. The biggest news was the 6 year $41.25 million extension given to Ryan Kesler. How will this signing affect the Ducks team for years to come? Eddy and I take a look at the Kesler deal and how it will affect the Ducks now and in the future. We also take a look at the other signings and how the Ducks line-up could look next year. We also discuss some other Ducks team and NHL news.

Since the off season the Anaheim Ducks have several players to their roster. Anaheim traded for Carl Hagelin from the New York Rangers and then traded for Kevin Bieksa from the Vancouver Canucks. The Ducks then added free agent Shawn Horcoff with a one year deal to help fill Nate Thompson's spot while he is out for the first couple of months of the season. Most recently the Ducks signed free agents Brian McGrattan and Chris Stewart. If you look at the Ducks roster now, then you will notice it is filled with tough guys. Last season Tim Jackman and Chris Stewart both had 11th fights which was 7th in the league. Clayton Stoner was right behind them with 10 fights last year. Patrick Maroon engaged in 9 fights last season. Kevin Bieksa was in just 4 fights last year, but he usually engages in about 6-7 a year. The total number of fights between these five players was 45 last year, which is the same number the ENTIRE Ducks team had last season. The Ducks squad was 6th highest in the league for number of fights. Also McGrattan was added to the team, but he mainly played in the AHL last season and had just one fight. In his career he has had 258 fights (Includes NHL, AHL, & OHL). He averages 14 fights per season. So does this mean we have an Anaheim Fight Club? Eddy and I tackle this issue and discuss the recent signings of Stewart and McGrattan. We also answer several fans questions. Lastly we discuss some news around the NHL as well.

In past few weeks surrounding July 1st, the Anaheim Ducks lost a few players and gained some as well. The Ducks saw Francois Beauchemin go to the Colorado Avalanche and Matt Beleskey went to the Boston Bruins. The Ducks also traded away Emerson Etem, Kyle Palmieri, and James Wisniewski. Bob Murray acquired a few replacements for the players lost. The Ducks traded a 2016 second round pick for Kevin Bieksa from the Vancouver Canucks. This move was made to fix the open spot that Beauchemin previously held. The Ducks also traded for Carl Hagelin from the New York Rangers. He is a speedy left winger that can replace Beleskey's role. Most recently the Ducks signed Shawn Horcoff to a one year deal. So did Murray do enough to replace the players lost? Eddy and I explore this question as we review the past moves by the Ducks in the recent weeks. We preview what the starting line-up may look like come October. We discuss the Ducks prospect camp that just happened this past weekend. We discuss the arrival of Paul Maclean and his impact on the team. Lastly we also answer several fan questions that cover all the topics discussed above, the NHL, and more.

The Anaheim Ducks finished the 2014-15 season just one game away from getting to the Stanley Cup Final. So one might expect the Ducks to not do much this off season right? Wrong. On day one of the NHL draft the Ducks traded Kyle Palmieri to the New Jersey Devils for a 41st pick and a draft pick for the 2016 draft. The trade was made on Friday June 26th, but declared official on the 27th because Palmieri was out of the country and not able to be reached immediately. Then early on the morning of day two of the draft the Ducks made two more trades. They sent Emerson Etem and their newly acquired second round pick (41st overall) to the New York Rangers for winger Carl Hagelin, a second round pick (59th overall), and a sixth round pick (179th overall). In their final deal of the day, the Ducks traded James Wisniewski to the Carolina Hurricanes for goaltender Anton Khudobin. On day one of the draft the Ducks selected Swedish defenseman Jacob Larsson. On day two they had six draft picks and selected center Julius Nattinen with the 59th overall pick, center Brent Gates with the 80th overall pick, winger Deven Sideroff with the 84th overall pick, center/winger Troy Terry with the 148th overall pick, defenseman Steven Ruggiero with the 178th overall pick, and goaltender Garrett Metcalf with the 179th overall pick. Lastly, we analyze the moves around the league and how the other team's may stack up next season.

With the Anaheim Ducks season now over, who should they target in the offseason? Names like Milan Lucic, Phil Kessel, and Rick Nash has been mentioned recently in the news as possible players the Duck could be interested in. We discuss the Ducks free agent situation and who they Ducks should try to keep internally before looking to other players outside the organization. We discuss the Ducks injuries to Ryan Getzlaf and Nate Thompson. We look at how it affected the team in the playoffs and the implications the injuries could have at the start of next season. Additionally we cover the Ducks assistant coaching situation. Lastly, we briefly look at the Stanley Cup Final through the first five games. On this podcast several of our writers join Eddy and I to talk about the Ducks possible moves in the summer. Adam Bess, Tasha Clift, Thomas Harrington, and Phil Wunderlich all join us to share their thoughts on the Ducks season and potential moves.

With the Anaheim Ducks season over, it's time to focus on the NHL Draft coming up June 26th and 27th. Thomas Harrington joins Eddy and I to talk about the Ducks strategy this summer. With Bruce Boudreau returning, Bob Murray can focus on re-signing some players and the draft. The Ducks have two unrestricted free agents in Francois Beauchemin and Matt Beleskey. They also have three restricted free agents in Chris Wagner, Emerson Etem, and Jakob Silfverberg. We discuss how the Ducks should handle their free agents this summer. Then we look at the Ducks drafts picks and who they could try to pick. We discuss some of the top picks in the draft and whether or not the Ducks should try to trade up in the draft. Lastly, we talk about the Ducks strategy for next season in terms of the lineup and goalie situation.

After sweeping the Winnipeg Jets and beating the Calgary Flames in five games, the Ducks faced the Blackhawks in the Western Conference Final. The Ducks and Blackhawks battled to seven games. The Ducks had a 3-2 advantage and had two opportunities to close out the series. Unfortunately, history repeated itself for the third year as the Ducks lost games six and seven just like the previous two years against Los Angeles and Detroit. The Ducks lost their third game seven in the last three years. Eddy and I briefly look at the last couple games of the series. We then turn our attention to the future with free agents like Matt Beleskey and Francois Beauchemin. We discuss the Ducks strategy to signing players in the off season and the upcoming draft.

The Anaheim Ducks have a 2-1 lead in their series against the Chicago Blackhawks. Despite what some experts think, the Ducks are not a team to be taken lightly. Eddy and I review the first three games of this series. The Ducks were able to earn a 4-1 victory in the first game and a nail biter 2-1 win in Game 2. The Ducks could even be up 3-0 in this series, but lost Game 2 in a marathon Triple OT game. We discuss the Ducks success in this series as a team and highlight individual player performances as well. We address the team's ability to focus on playing hockey despite being underestimated by many. Even despite the comments of Mike Milbury the Ducks went to Chicago and won Game 3 in another hostile environment. No matter what the situation is the Ducks have fought through and handled everything well so far.

For the first time since the 2006-07 post season the Anaheim Ducks are going to the Western Conference Final! The Ducks defeated the Flames in the 5th game of the series in dramatic fashion. Entering the third period behind by one goal, Matt Beleskey scored to tie the game. Beleskey scored his fifth goal in five games against the Flames. He broke Teemu Selanne's record of scoring at least one goal in four consecutive games in a playoff series. Then the faithful at Honda Center had a big scare as Corey Perry would go down after a hard check. He would have to crawl on the ice to get back to the bench. Moments later he appeared on the ice and eventually scored the game winner to eliminate the Flames. The moment was compared to by many as the Paul Kariya moment when he was knocked out by Scott Stevens in the 2002-03 Stanley Cup Final. Kariya came back and scored a goal in Game 6. Eddy and I look at the Ducks current playoff run and discuss why the Ducks have had success against the Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Flames. We also look forward to the series against the Chicago Blackhawks. We break down both teams and give you our analysis on how this series will go.

After going up 2-0 in the series, the Ducks traveled to Calgary for games 3 and 4. The Ducks earned a split and now have a chance to close out the series tonight. One of our writers Phil Wunderlich joins us on the podcast as we recap the last two games. We talk about the hot play of Matt Beleskey and Jakob Silfverberg in the playoffs. We also discuss the controversial no goal call and the lime toss at Patrick Maroon's back. Lastly, we look at the other series and give our thoughts on who may prevail in those two series.

After taking out the Winnipeg Jets in four games, the Ducks had a week off to rest. They finally got to start round two against the Calgary Flames and haven't disappointed. The Ducks have out scored the Flames 9 to 1 in the first two contests and shut them out in Game 2. Eddy and I discuss the Ducks success so far in the playoffs and preview the road trip as Ducks head to Calgary for two games. We talk about team's success as a whole and several of the individual players standout performances. We also take a brief look at the other three playoff series going on in the NHL. We also have some updates on about the blog and upcoming watch party at Honda Center. Check out our hockey shirts, we added some women's V-Necks! DNPHockey.com

The Anaheim Ducks went on the road to Winnipeg to face the great "WhiteOut" and seemed unfazed by it. The Ducks won both games on the road and completed the swept of the Winnipeg Jets in four games. We recap both games and discuss how the Ducks were able to be successful against the Jets. We also talk about the recent call ups and recalls of players for the Ducks. Have you heard of the term Black Aces? We discuss what the call ups mean and how it usually happens during the NHL playoffs. We also explain the term Black Aces. Lastly we preview the series with the Calgary Flames and give you our predictions! Also don't forget to visit our hockey store. We added Fowl Towels and car window decals. DNPHockey.com

Two games are in the books for the Anaheim Ducks and they haven't disappointed. Despite trailing after two periods in each game by one goal, the Ducks have rallied to win each game. The Ducks lead the best of seven series 2-0 over the Winnipeg Jets. In game one the hero was Corey Perry as he scored two goals to lead the rally for the Ducks. In game two it was Jakob Silfverberg who turned and fired a bullet past Ondrej Pavelec with 21 seconds left to win the game. We recap games one and two looking at how the Ducks have succeeded so far. We also provide some injury and roster updates. We talk about possible lineups as the Ducks travel to Winnipeg, where the fans haven't seen playoff hockey since 1996! Also don't forget to visit our hockey store. For a limited time when you buy a t-shirt you will get a Ducks 2007 Playoff Fowl Towel! Hurry before they are all gone! DNPHockey.com