Playoff Hockey Returns to Anaheim!!!
For the first time since the amazing run to the Stanley Cup Finals, the Mighty Ducks are back in the playoffs. They clinched a spot with a 4-2 win in Vancouver. That gives them a 42-24-12 record good for 96 points. This is the Ducks' best record in franchise history (previous record for wins was 40 and points was 95, both set in 2002-2003, the year we went to the finals). The Ducks are now 35-14-8 since a huge losing streak in November, and only the Red Wings have been better during that time. Right now the Ducks look like a team that will be damn hard to put down, and that's a good feeling. The only teams that could give Anaheim a lot of trouble in the playoffs would be Detroit and Dallas (the other teams are teams I think Anaheim can take), and even those two I think would have enormous difficulty with the Ducks.
All in all I think this Ducks team is better than the finalist team in 2003, and they have a very real chance of winning the western conference again. It'll be exciting to see how they play this final week and into the playoffs. Bring on the Cup baby!!!
All in all I think this Ducks team is better than the finalist team in 2003, and they have a very real chance of winning the western conference again. It'll be exciting to see how they play this final week and into the playoffs. Bring on the Cup baby!!!