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As the clock winded down to 12:00 PM PST many thought the Ducks and Bob Murray were not going to make a move and then at the last minute a trade was announced as Ben Lovejoy would go back to Pittsburgh for Simon Despres. The trade brought mixed reactions and the fans could not fully digest the trade as another one was made! The Ducks traded for James Wisniewski for Rene Bourque, William Karlsson and a 2nd round pick! So the Ducks were done trading now, right? Well not quite! The Ducks also acquired Korbinian Holzer from the Toronto Maple Leafs for Eric Brewer and a 5th round draft 2016 pick. The Ducks also made a fourth move sending Mat Clark to the Colorado Avalanche for Michael Sgarbossa.The Ducks GM Murray made a mad dash of trades starting at 10:30AM he said. Eddy Jones, Adam Bess, and I discuss all the trades and how Murray did an excellent job. We also give you our thoughts on the Ducks' lineup on offense and defense. We also give you our take on the current Ducks playoff run chances.

After the Anaheim Ducks made a move sending Devante Smith-Pelly to the Montreal Canadiens for Jiri Sekac, another move was made for another forward Tomas Fleischmann. We discuss the impact of this trade on team and how the possible offensive lines may look going forward.The big question now with the Ducks acquiring two forwards is where does that leave Matt Beleskey?Several teams have been calling Bob Murray showing interest in Beleskey. The Ducks have tried to work out a deal with Beleskey, but one has not been reached yet. Eddy and I give you are opinion of what we think will happen. We give you our thoughts on what players Murray should try to go after. We also cover the other moves the Ducks have made like the re-signing of Tim Jackman and Rene Bourque being placed on waivers.

Today the Anaheim Ducks made a move sending Devante Smith-Pelly to the Montreal Canadiens for Jiri Sekac. The Ducks also re-signed Tim Jackman and sent Ilya Bryzgalov to the AHL. We analyze all the moves by the Ducks and discuss what else Bob Murray could do before the trade deadline.We also talk about the line shuffling of the Ducks with the twins playing on separate lines. We cover the several milestones achieved by Ducks' players this week. Additionally we look ahead to the playoffs and what the Ducks need to do to have success in the post season.Finally we discuss the return of the Gulls and the success of HockeyFest in San Diego. If you want to write for us about the Gulls and/or the Ducks then email us at [email protected].

After the Ducks defeated the Nashville Predators they held the best record in the NHL. Since that time the Ducks have dropped 4 out of their last 5 games. And the Ducks have been 36 to 26 in the last 9 contests. The Ducks are now 3rd in the Western Conference.So are the Ducks still Cup Contenders or are they fading as the playoffs approach?Eddy and I address this and answer some difficult questions that YOU the fans have been asking. Some of these questions include:1. What is wrong with the Ducks? Is it a short term or long term problem?2. With the recent struggles, should the Ducks make a trade? If yes, then who should we target?3. How far will the Ducks go in the playoffs?4. If the Ducks don't go far in the playoffs, then should the Ducks get a new coach or new players?We also recap the last week of contests and preview this coming week. We are giving tickets to the Oilers and Stars contests in April so subscribe and listen for details on how to win FREE game tickets!

The NHL trade deadline is rapidly approaching and the trade rumors are heating up. Several names have been mentioned, such as Tyler Myers, Cody Franson, Jaromir Jagr, etc. in regard to players of interest for the Ducks. Eddy and I address the rumors and give you our take on whether some moves should be made. We also address the rumors of possible Ducks' players up for trade like Cam Fowler and Matt Beleskey.We have two special guests on this week as we recap the Carolina Hurricanes game. We have Mike and Derek of Section 328 with their "Cheaters Never Win" podcast that covers the Hurricanes and NHL. We also discuss some trade rumors and future draft moves with them.

Heading into the All-Star break the Ducks were rolling with four wins in a row including another close game against the Los Angeles Kings. So when the Ducks came out after the All-Star break you had to wonder how they would play. Sometimes a break can be a blessing and other times it can be a curse. Some teams use the time to rest and heal up. And other times teams get out of sync and have to a play a few games before playing well again.So how did the Ducks perform?The Ducks came out on fire dominating the Calgary Flames 6-3 for their 20th home win in a row against them at Honda Center. Then against the Vancouver Canucks, the Ducks put on another show beating them soundly 4-0. The Ducks extended their win streak to six games and four of the victories were multiple goal wins.So everything is going well for the Ducks, right? Well not exactly.The Ducks then had a set of back-to-back games with the San Jose Sharks and the Chicago Blackhawks. The Ducks were outplayed losing 6-3 and 4-1 in both contests. So what happened to the Ducks? Eddy and I look at the Ducks recent struggles and break it all down for you. We talk about what the Ducks need to do to prevent these kind of performances and we even talk about whether or not the Ducks should make a trade.

The Teemu Selanne banner raising came and went. The Anaheim Ducks organization again did it right and with class. The entire evening from the flashing lights in the crowd, to the set up of the trophies on the ice, to the special guest appearances, and of course Teemu's speech was one the greatest moment's in the Ducks' young franchise history. We also recap the Ducks last three victories against Toronto, New Jersey, and Los Angeles. We preview the upcoming matchup against the Calgary Flames. We give you our three stars of the week. Listen and see you agree!Lastly, we talk about the trade rumors surrounding the Ducks team. We give you our opinion what we think will happen and if any pending trades may or should occur.

It's finally here, the day Teemu Selanne's jersey getting retired! On this podcast we talk about Teemu's career, our favorite moments (personal and professional), the pre-game ceremony, and we preview the game itself as well. We also have a shirt honoring Teemu! You can buy it now for $15.99!Check it out here! http://www.dnphockey.bigcartel.com/product/h8ro-shirt-honoring-teemu

The Ducks just beat Martin Brodeur and the St. Louis Blues this past week 4-3. So what is next for Brodeur with the Blues having three healthy goalies? We have guest Jake Asperger on from the Loose Chicklets Show to discuss the situation with the Blues team. We also look at the Ducks situation with Bryzgalov. The Ducks face a similar situation with Frederik Andersen, John Gibson and Ilya Bryzgalov. What will the Ducks do next?We recap the last couple of games this week and give you our predictions for this week. If you want to know how we think the Ducks will do on this upcoming week, then listen for our predictions!We also discuss our three stars of the past month for the Ducks. See if you agree or disagree with us.

Recently the Ducks sent Dany Heatley to waivers and he is currently at Norfolk. There have also been rumors about Jaromir Jagr maybe coming to the Ducks. Eddy Jones and I analyze each player and how the moves will or could impact the Ducks.We recap last couple of weeks games in December and give you our predictions for the week. If you want to know how we think the Ducks will do on this upcoming week, then listen for our predictions!If you would like to submit a question to be answered on our podcast, then email us at [email protected]. You can also send us a message with your question at twitter @ducksnpucks or Facebook www.facebook.com/ducksnpucks . Please only serious hockey questions!Click here to subscribe and listen to the podcast on iTunes: Ducks N Pucks iTunes. And if you have trouble with the link then go to iTunes and search for “ducksnpucks” in the podcast category.And we also have a YouTube channel! Click the video below to hear this weeks podcast and SUBSCRIBE. Subscribers will will be randomly selected throughout the season to win free prizes!

In the Anaheim Ducks game against the Minnesota Wild on December 5th, Keith Ballard delivered a hip check that injured Corey Perry knocking him out of the game. By league standards it was a clean check, but should the use of hip checks be banned or modified in the league to prevent injuries? Eddy Jones and I discuss if any changes should be made. We also discuss the Ducks signing Ilya Bryzgalov to a tryout contract and whether or not we think the Ducks should sign him for the remainder of the year.We recap last weeks of games in December and give you our predictions for the week. If you want to know how we think the Ducks will do on this upcoming week, then listen for our predictions!We also have our segment on our three stars of the week. Who do you think are deserving of the three stars? Listen and see if you agree!

The Anaheim Ducks started out the season on fire in the month of October going 10-3-0. In the month of November it was a different story as the Ducks went 5-3-5. Besides missing players what else is going with the Ducks? Eddy and I look why the Ducks have slowed down a bit and how they can improve heading into the month of December.We recap the last two weeks of games in November and give you our predictions for the week. If you want to know how we think the Ducks will do on this upcoming week, then listen for our predictions!We also have our segment on our three stars of the week. Who do you think are deserving of the three stars? Listen and see if you agree!If you would like to submit a question to be answered on our podcast, then email us at [email protected]. You can also send us a message with your question at twitter @ducksnpucks93 or Facebook www.facebook.com/ducksnpucks . Please only serious hockey questions!

The flu has affected several teams in the NHL including the St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Wild, Los Angeles Kings, and the Anaheim Ducks. It was determined this past week that Corey Perry and Francois Beauchemin both had a case of the mumps. We discuss their status for this week and the rest of the injuries plaguing the Ducks. Despite the flu and injuries to the team, the Ducks are still first place in the Western Conference at the start of today.We also recap the Ducks past games against the Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles Kings. In addition to the game recaps we also the upcoming games against the Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames, and Vancouver Canucks. We also give you our predictions for the week. If you want to know how we think the Ducks will do on this upcoming home stand, then listen for our predictions!We also have our segment on our three stars of the week. Who do you think are deserving of the three stars? Listen and see if you agree!

It looks like the NHL wants to start having advertisements on their team jerseys. We bring on guest Jacob from the blog SabreNoise to discuss this issue. We talk about the NHL's plan(is there really one?) and what we think of the idea and how it will impact the game and jersey sales. We also recap the Ducks past games against the Colorado Avalanche, New York Islanders, and Arizona Coyotes. In addition to the game recaps we also discuss injury news and rumors surrounding the Ducks. We also give you our predictions for the week. If you want to know how we think the Ducks will do on this upcoming home stand, then listen for our predictions!We also have our segment on our three stars of the week. Who do you think are deserving of the three stars? Listen and see if you agree!

John Gibson or Frederik Andersen? That is the fan question of the week. Is there really a goalie controversy? Listen to hear what we think! You might be surprised!We also recap the Ducks past games against the San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues, and Dallas Stars. We have a member of the Loose Chicklets PodCast on to discuss the Blues game. We also have guests on to discuss the games against the Sharks and Blackhawks.We give you our three stars of the week. Who do you think are deserving of the three stars? Frederik Andersen and John Gibson were solid this week. Corey Perry continues to be on fire leading the league with ten goals. Francois Beauchemin has played well defensively. Listen and see if you agree!In addition to the game recaps and three stars selections we also discuss injury news and rumors surrounding the Ducks. Lastly, we give you are predictions for the week. If you want to know how we think the Ducks will do on this upcoming home stand, then listen for our predictions!

The NHL seems to be pushing for less fighting during the hockey games this season. We give you our opinion and listen to see if you agree!We have guests that help us recap the Ducks past home games against the St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres, and Columbus Blue Jackets. We have a member of the Loose Chicklets PodCast on to discuss the Blues game. We also have a guest from the SabreNoise blog to discuss the Ducks victory over the Sabres.We give you our three stars of the week for week two. Who do you think are deserving of the three stars? Frederik Andersen has another great week. Corey Perry continues to be on fire leading the league with nine goals. How about the emergence of Sami Vatanen on the power play as the quarterback? He leads the Ducks defense with three goals.In addition to the game recaps and three stars selections we also discuss injury news and rumors surrounding the Ducks. Lastly, we give you are predictions for the week. So far we are 8-0 in predicting the Ducks games! If you want to know how we think the Ducks will do on this upcoming difficult road trip, then listen for our predictions!

So after the first week and half of games this season, who are your three stars on the Ducks? Do you like Corey Perry with his five goals in five games? How about Frederik Andersen and his 4-0-0 start? And what about the play of newcomer William Karlsson with his two goals and game winner in the shootout over the Flyers? Ryan Kesler has played well too including a sniper goal on his first career penalty shot. The point is there are many names we can argue as the top three stars. Who do we think deserves the honors this week? Listen to our podcast and see if you agree!We recap this past weeks games as we will do all season long. This episode we have not one, not two, but THREE special guests that each represent the Sabres, Flyers, and Wild. Each guest joins us as we look back at the games and get their perspective on the games. Obviously we are for the Ducks, but it's good hear from other fans and bloggers as well.In addition to the game recaps and three stars selections we also discuss injury news and rumors surrounding the Ducks. Lastly, we give you are predictions for the week. So far we are 5-0 in predicting the Ducks games! You want to know how we think the Ducks will do on this home stand, then listen and see if you agree!

We are going to be starting something new on our podcast called "Through Three Periods". We plan to review the weekly games the Ducks played and preview the upcoming week's games. Bruce Boudreau stresses winning each week of the season, so we will give you our weekly analysis of how the Ducks did and if they won the week or not.On this week’s podcast Eddy Jones and I discuss the Anaheim Ducks performance during each week. For this week we look back at the season opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins and the second game against the Detroit Red Wings. We review each game and give you our thoughts on the good and bad aspects of the game. We also preview this coming weeks games against the Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, and Minnesota Wild. We analyze the matchups and give you are predictions for the week.Make sure you come out to Honda Center on October 17th for the home opener against the Minnesota Wild and enjoy the improvements at the arena. The Ducks organization has been listening to the fan's suggestions and added new restaurants including Wahoos. They also upgraded the drink section as well.

On this week’s podcast Eddy Jones and I discuss the Anaheim Ducks performance in the preseason. We talk about some of the latest roster moves and the injuries to some of the current players. We discuss how the lineups may have to be adjusted due to some of the injuries. We also talk about Hilary Knight skating with the Ducks this past week. Lastly we preview the Ducks opening game and four game road trip to start the season. We give you our predictions how the Ducks will do for the first four games.

On this week’s podcast Eddy Jones and I discuss Teemu Selanne's critical comments about Bruce Boudreau in his latest book. We break down the comments by Selanne and give you some analysis regarding his ice time during last season and the timing of his comments. We summarize the discussion by answering the question "Where do the Ducks go from here?"We also discuss the signing of Devante Smith-Pelly, some injuries news, and the ESPN ranking of the Anaheim Ducks as being second in their ultimate team rankings. We answer some fan questions about the Ducks.

On this week’s podcast Eddy Jones and I discuss Saku Koivu's retirement and Bruce Boudreau's contract extension. We look at the possible cities in Canada and the United States where we could see future hockey teams. We also cover all the NHL Rules and give you our thoughts on how they will or will not impact the game of hockey this coming season in the NHL.Make sure you listen for the fifth and FINAL keyword in this podcast for our Ducks Opening Night ticket giveaway! Remember to be eligible to win you must either be a twitter follower or have liked our Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/DucksNPucksblog . The complete rules and entry details are also listed here: Ducks Ticket Giveaway Rules

On this week’s podcast we take a look the Anaheim Ducks roster and give our predictions on how each of the players will do next year. We first look at the offensive players and then the defensive ones. In the second half of the podcast we look at possible playoff match-ups and how the playoffs could unfold this coming year. We give you are predictions who will win each round and advance all the way to the Stanley Cup Final!Make sure you listen for the fourth keyword in this podcast for our Ducks Opening Night ticket giveaway! Remember to be eligible to win you must either be a twitter follower or have liked our Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/DucksNPucksblog . The complete rules and entry details are also listed here: Ducks Ticket Giveaway Rules

On this week's podcast Eddy Jones and I take a look at the all NHL 30 teams. We first take a look at the Eastern Conference and rank the teams 1 through 16. We then take a look at the Western Conference and rank them 1 through 14. We talk about the roster additions and subtractions each team has made, strengths and weaknesses, and key players to watch throughout the season. We will also tell you who we think will make the playoffs and who will be left out.Make sure you listen for the third keyword in this podcast for our Ducks Opening Night ticket giveaway! Remember to be eligible to win you must either be a twitter follower or have liked our Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/DucksNPucksblog

On this week’s podcast we have editor/writer Dani join us and discuss the Anaheim Ducks from a Norfolk Admiral perspective. She tells us what it is like to go to an Admirals game and gives us some insight into the Ducks young players she has seen while playing with the Admirals.We discuss how next season how the Ducks will look in goal with John Gibson and Frederik Andersen. She talks about Devante Smith-Pelly and Emerson Etem's roles on the team. She also looks at the Ducks defense and the younger rising stars of Sami Vatanen and Hampus Lindholm.Make sure you listen for the second keyword in the phrase for our Ducks Opening Night ticket giveaway! Remember to be eligible to win you must either be a twitter follower or have liked our Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/DucksNPucksblog.

On this week's podcast we discuss the new Teemu Selanne Hockey Academy, the re-signing of Jakob Silfverberg, and Sean-Sebastien Giguere announcing his retirement.We talk about the Ducks defense and outlook for next season. We answer questions about who should play third line center and when should Giguere's jeresey be retired. Lastly, this episode contains our contest details on how to win two tickets to opening night Oct. 17th vs the Minnesota Wild!

Hockey fans love to chant "Ref You SUCK! Ref You SUCK!" at NHL hockey rinks when the referee makes a poor call.On this week's podcast we have owner and founder Brian Gilmore join our show. Brian tells us the story behind his RefYouSuck.com business and how it was started. Brian then stays on the show with Eddy Jones and I as we discuss the recent Anaheim Ducks' news, including the signing of Patrick Maroon and Nick Ritchie and the huge offer made to Teemu Selanne.This week we answered questions about Clayton Stoner, the Ducks' defense, what went wrong in the playoffs last year, and an interesting question comparing the Mike Babcock and Randy Carlyle. We then finish podcast with some news around the NHL.

Hello Ducks fans! Do you miss the sound of AnaheimDucksGooooaaalll! ?Well on this week's podcast we have a special guest Phil Hulett! We also take a look at the Ducks defense, possible defensive pairings, and the new player numbers.We discuss Teemu Selanne and the announcement of his retirement ceremony and the possibility of playing in Finland next seasonThis week we answered follower questions about the Ducks defense, who the Alternate Captains might be, and if the Ducks have made enough offseason moves to win it all.

This episode contains an interview with our prospect analyst Thomas Harrington. We discuss the young players on the Anaheim Ducks and how they will fill the lineup next season. We also discuss the draft and who we might see in a Ducks uniform at the NHL level this year. We also discuss the idea of summer hockey. We also recap the Bruce Boudreau interview from last week. We discuss what the 3rd and 4th lines may look like. We cover some NHL news and answer fans questions about the Ducks goalie situation, Jonas Hiller, and Sheldon Souray.

Interview of Bruce Boudreau (via Sportsnet). Discussions of the Ducks top two lines, Teemu Selanne's Future, Players to Watch on the Ducks, NHL news, Fan Questions, and more!

This segment discusses the Anaheim Ducks new players Ryan Kesler, Dany Heatley, potential line ups, starting goalie, and more!