The ducks now having two straight loses must now focus on winning at home when they play Columbus at home.
It seems that coach Randy Carlyle is getting back to basics focusing on pentaly kill and power play special teams.Currently, Anaheim is tied for eighth in the NHL on the power play (21.6 percent) and tied for 14th on the penalty kill (81.5 percent).
Teemu has been doing well on these special teams but scoring contributions need to be widespread to increase the amount of goals per game. You can't continue to win games when your under three goals. SOG numbers don't lie and goalies are not perfect the same goes for defense.
I must say it is nice that the players were able to visit Choc hospital recently and support the local community. It is a testament to the Hockey club and overall the NHL does a great job promoting there clubs to get involved with those they play for. Perhaps if Avery was doing a bit more of community involvement he wouldn't have time dating worthless models and actresses in the Hollywood scene. He gives double meaning to the word "player".
Well I am sure we will do well this Sunday. Watch for our productivity on special teams to see if the extra practice helped us. To me I am much more supportive of a hard day of practice than a day off the ice to as Carlyle has put it in the past to "refocus". Refocus by busting your ass doing drills all day "punishment always works".
I have attached a great video of Kunitz fighting Avery and I really think Kunitz kicked his ass. Kunitz has a habit of going for the kill super quick. He is all about getting that first punch in before the opponent has a chance to tie you up.
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Outstanding performance by our 2nd line and our checking line...Parros aside from kickin' ___ is playing well and we were waiting for the Gordie Howe hat trick tonite!!!
Getsy....was great!Kudos to Perry for doin' major grunt work tonite and setting the table for Getzy to have a great nite... with the set up that Perry fed to Getsy, my 80 year old mother could have rang the bell!
Passing was superb...we owned the Blue Jays who limoped out of town
outplayed,, outhit, and outgunned...the score didn't tell the story....little worried about Jiggy...last goal was a cheap one that he would surely want to have back!
Good start to capitalize on.
CP
Jays Goalie played like he had a broken wing!!!Poor Nash...he stuck in the NHL hell in Columbus and even Hitchkock will not ne the anser....
With out other lines doing sojme good work tonite, we are starting to play like a playoff bound team....Bobby Ryan needs to stay uo full time....Morrison...he has had enough time and our patience is running out...
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