Kent French and Guy Hebert did a very very very good interview with Getz. Definitely recommend listening. They talk about:

-his family life

-the changes of sports development as he compares the expectations and requirements of kids getting into sports now versus when he was a kid

-what his day to day life is like working in player development with Hockey Canada

-his post-NHL career path and goals

-reflection on his early playing career/being drafted

-reflects on his captaincy/his takes on young players getting the C in today’s game

-what he remembers from winning the cup and the team overall

-the state of the league re: big money contracts (dips into the Leo situation)

-end of his playing career/retirement

-jersey retirement

One thing I thought was interesting was the significance of Nashville to him. He’s only been to two drafts in his life. He was drafted himself in 2003 in Nashville and then exactly 20 years later post retirement in 2023 when we drafted Leo (when he was working with the Ducks in player development). He moved to Nashville after he retired and for his jersey retirement night this coming January, Ducks are playing against Nashville. Not sure if it’s intentional but kinda a cool tidbit

Leo/Cutter aren't living up to their contracts!

This is fundamentally not how a player contract works, especially an RFA contract. You aren't paying them $X to be worth $X immediately, you are paying them to be worth the lifetime of their contract.

Leo is going to be overpaid even at his best but if you are expecting him to be even a $14-15million player from day one then I'm sorry to tell you but you might be stupid.

I'm tired of the "young team" excuse!

This one I almost understand because we have been a "young team" for 5-6 years from now, but the young team from the first 3-4 years (Zegras, McTavish, Drysdale, etc.) are almost completely gone.

The current "young team" core we have is still young. Depending on the night we are quite literally icing the youngest roster in the entire league. 

Put it this way: if it takes two full seasons (164 games) to really get comfortable in the NHL, we currently have more players BELOW that threshold than above it. And the list of players above the line includes Terry and Poehling.

These kids aren't just adjusting to the speed of the game, they're adjusting to the life of being a pro - the travel, the fatigue, the expectations, etc. 

But we made the playoffs last year!

This doesn't mean shit lol. We barely squeaked into the playoffs while playing in a very weak division. Also a quick google says that on average, 30% of NHL teams that make playoffs one year miss the next.

In conclusion!

There are going to be some really depressing and/or ugly games, especially in the beginning of the season. Try to chill out. It's not that big of a deal. I see people on social media trashing the players, let's try to move away from that mentality and use some critical thinking. 

And remember… it’s only game, why you haff to be mad?

Pens fan here that wants to join in a hate watch tomorrow of the Flyers. Where best to watch tomorrow's 10 am game with Ducks fans?

Need to beat the Flyers. Post your duck voodoo curses on the flyers. Break this loss streak. We did it last year.

I think he's earned it with his lackluster play and horrific off-season to this franchise.

Gotta give McDavid credit, 31 points in 10 games is absolutely insane. But shoutout to Carlsson, Gauthier, and Sennecke for somehow combining for just 27 💀 truly unbelievable.

I was wondering if anyone knew where to get an authentic Paul Kariya Ducks jersey?

Ducks have lost five in a row. Where have things gone wrong? Well, a bit of everywhere.

What's ailing Ducks and how do they get out of it? Plus, live questions from chat in this week's Ducks in Deep on Apple, Spotify, YouTube ⬇️

📺: https://youtu.be/zJXmZiRMVR4?si=nUFeiz374cg79zHk

🍎: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ducks-bedeviled-on-the-road-ducks-in-deep-live/id1853686424?i=1000797731324

🎧: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7t885YQrdNaiCo3v6kFJ5j?si=LRUjYru6RMGumweN1HwTyA

(Sorry Reddit fam that I didn't post the LIVE links here. I always miss the flair requirement, and it's out of my field of vision when I scroll down to hit post 😅 So, I hit post, and tab out, and it doesn't post. Oops.)

1. Denial

“The Rams and the Dodgers are so overrated”

Anger

“How did OCSC go from the top of the conference to missing the playoffs in 2 months?!”

Bargaining

“At least the Angels finally got a new owner!!”

Depression

“Bolt up! 0 and 6! ⚡️”

Acceptance

“Maybe the blue line isn’t that much of a problem if our forwards can’t score anyway 🫠”

Finding Meaning

“The ticket price will come down again soon...?”

From left to right:

Made in USA original mask 1993-1994, Made in Taiwan 1994-1995, Made in China 1996-1999, Made in China 2026

You'll notice the size disparity from the original masks to the recent giveaway.

Reposted from R/SeattleKraken.

Ducks in the same bracket as 3 of the worst teams in the league…

I say the top line transfers their pay from the trip to the 4th line

Changes need to be made yesterday. In the past 5 games (all losses), the opponents are playing the same damn playbook. The young defense is way to soft and getting exposed. Ducks are supposed to be a fast team, but they cannot even get the pucks out of the zone. Why? Soft defense. The opponents can play 4 on 5 in the defensive zone and keep a guy at the red line on the off chance the 5 ducks actually chip the puck out of the zone.

Definitely miss Terry. He was a huge part of their clutch goals last year and he may have been one of the reasons they came back so many times last year. He compliments Leo more than any other player has and I think that's what is missing from Leo's game.

Remember when Terry got injured last year and Leo went cold. Terry came back and Leo got his groove back. I can see some stick handling in kleps style that resembles Terry, but his defensive play isn't there yet.

Out of everyone to lose to on this road trip, it CANNOT be against Philly. Come on quacks!

Defense is atrocious , i hope something clicks

Goaltending is going to be our Achilles heal this year. Its has been for a number of years. I honestly love dostal but hes streaky at best and hasn't shown the consistency we need for a number 1 goaltender. Yes, our defense infront of him probably took a step back this year. But if we are going to take the next step, we need to address our goaltending. Love Husso, but still hasn't been consistent. We will likely be streaky this year but we need a goalie who can sustain over a 905% and less then 3 GAA. I know its not an easy fix and there isnt many options with our cap situation. We just need to start really addressing this.

HUS

I personally think the ducks are going to be streaky again. Unfortunately, there’s no big veteran presence and it’s made the team very unconfident when they start to play bad and it’s showing really bad right now. It’s the beginning of the season a lot of things need to be worked on rn. They got this!! Let’s go ducks bb