Aside from competing in the upcoming 2023 Stanley Cup Final, there's one thing that Shea Theodore, William Karlsson, Brandon Montour, and Josh Mahura collectively have in common. Karlsson and Theodore have blossomed into essential pieces of a perennial Western Conference contender, while Montour and Mahura are key contributors in one of the most surprising playoff runs in recent memory ..read more

Another domino appears ready to fall after the Ducks' worst season in franchise history: Veteran Ducks goaltender John Gibson is apparently ready to move on from Anaheim, according to a report Friday from the Daily Faceoff. It is believed that Gibson met with Ducks GM Pat Verbeek last month to express those sentiments. Gibson is 29 and has four years remaining on a contract with an average annual value of $6.4 million and a limited no-clause of 10 teams ..read more

Another domino appears ready to fall after the Ducks' worst season in franchise history: Veteran Ducks goaltender John Gibson is apparently ready to move on from Anaheim, according to a report Friday from the Daily Faceoff. It is believed that Gibson met with Ducks GM Pat Verbeek last month to express those sentiments. Gibson is 29 and has four years remaining on a contract with an average annual value of $6.4 million and a limited no-clause of 10 teams. In an interview with the Orange County Register after the Ducks' regular-season finale on April 13, the three-time All-Star goaltender said ..read more

The Anaheim Ducks are looking to turn the page after the worst season in their franchise's history. Despite losing out on the Connor Bedard sweepstakes, the Ducks are set up to have an excellent draft. For this first mock draft, we're going to use the Future Considerations draft tool, which will be making the selections for the 31 other teams. With the defensive prospect pool fairly well spoken for, as well as adding a center with their first selection this year, my focus in the second round will be on the wings ..read more

Prospects Nathan Gaucher and Olen Zellweger are the only two Anaheim Ducks prospects competing for the Canadian Hockey League's (CHL) ultimate prize, the Memorial Cup. Annually contested to determine the top major junior team in the CHL, the Memorial Cup is a round-robin and knockout competition between the winners of the CHL's three leagues: the Western Hockey League (WHL), the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL ..read more

Kevin Shattenkirk is a pending unrestricted free agent after completing a three-year, $11.7 million contract. Shattenkirk might want to chase another championship via the free-agent market, and the Ducks could decide to go in a different direction, but it may be in the best interest of both parties to work out a contract extension to keep him in the organization for a little while longer. Anaheim currently has just over $39 million in cap space, according to CapFriendly. The Ducks still need to sign key restricted free agents Trevor Zegras, Troy Terry, and Jamie Drysdale this offseason while ..read more

There was a time when we didn't know what Troy Terry's NHL future held. Despite excelling at the college and American Hockey League (AHL) levels, the Anaheim Ducks' now-star winger struggled to adjust to the pro game and even popped up in trade rumors. Terry rounds out the Ducks' class of free agents that are imperative to the organization's success and potential to contend for the Stanley Cup in the future. Let's look at his game, as well as his impact, and predict his next contract with Anaheim ..read more

The short yet accomplished playoff history of the Anaheim Ducks includes a fair share of pivotal Game 5s. In fact, the Ducks have won many of them only to disappointingly lose multiple series in seven games. The Ducks defeated the Red Wings in Game 5 in overtime before closing them out in Game 6, securing a berth in the Stanley Cup Final for the second time in team history ..read more

In 2011, Matt McIlvane was hired to coach the Danville Dashers of the Federal Hockey League. It was November and by then, he was already the third coach for a team that was still searching for its first victory, having started the season 0-26. Danville's original coach had been fired and No. 2 was forced to leave because of a head injury he suffered after being accidentally tripped by a player during practice. When McIlvane walked in the door, he had no previous head coaching experience and couldn't even imagine the magnitude of the task that lay in front of him until he arrived on the scene i ..read more

It has the potential to be very busy across the NHL and more specifically the goaltending landscape could become drastically different. Personally, I see the trade market heating up in a major way as we creep closer to the NHL Entry Draft in June. The New Jersey Devils are set in net with Akira Schmid as the 'goaltender of the future' and Vitek Vanecek as a very capable 1-B backup. This leaves former second-round pick Mackenzie Blackwood the odd man out, and I'm fully expecting an offseason trade to transpire ..read more