Leading the NHL in points after 39 games with 62, puts The Anahiem Ducks on pace for 130 points. This would put them on pace to end the season well over their franchise record of 98 points (2005-2006 season). Can The Ducks maintain this over the course of the season? or will they crumble under the new NHL? This years Ducks has 16 Canadian players on their roster, Including Vezina Trophy candidate Jean-Sébastien Giguère. The 6ft 200lb goaltender already has 23 wins (1st in the NHL) and the 2nd most shutouts with 4. They have the NHL's highest scoring defencemen in Chris Pronger. Pronger, on pace for 82 points would elipse his previous career best of 62 points by 20. Not very many teams in the west that could keep pace with The Ducks for a full 60 minutes. When playoffs come, Anahiem must watch out for teams with good goaltending such as Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. The Ducks have only lost 2 games by 3 or more goals, and only 4 games by 2 or more goals. This means that The Ducks have been in every game this year except 2. Critics could say that because both goalies are injured right now, that The Ducks could fall. I say to that, They wont for 2 reasons. First reason is their 3rd string goalie this year is 2-0-0 with a .885 save% and a GAA of 2.15. So the goaltending shouldn't be an issue for the short term. The second reason The Ducks should be fine is, they have a 9 point lead on the second place team in the conference, Nashville, and a 12 point lead on the second place team in the devision, San Jose. So to answer the question "Do The Ducks Have What It Takes?" Yes, they do...
Leading the NHL in points after 39 games with 62, puts The Anahiem Ducks on pace for 130 points. This would put them on pace to end the season well over their franchise record of 98 points (2005-2006 season). Can The Ducks maintain this over the course of the season? or will they crumble under the new NHL? This years Ducks has 16 Canadian players on their roster, Including Vezina Trophy candidate Jean-Sébastien Giguère. The 6ft 200lb goaltender already has 23 wins (1st in the NHL) and the 2nd most shutouts with 4. They have the NHL's highest scoring defencemen in Chris Pronger. Pronger, on pace for 82 points would elipse his previous career best of 62 points by 20. Not very many teams in the west that could keep pace with The Ducks for a full 60 minutes. When playoffs come, Anahiem must watch out for teams with good goaltending such as Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. The Ducks have only lost 2 games by 3 or more goals, and only 4 games by 2 or more goals. This means that The Ducks have been in every game this year except 2. Critics could say that because both goalies are injured right now, that The Ducks could fall. I say to that, They wont for 2 reasons. First reason is their 3rd string goalie this year is 2-0-0 with a .885 save% and a GAA of 2.15. So the goaltending shouldn't be an issue for the short term. The second reason The Ducks should be fine is, they have a 9 point lead on the second place team in the conference, Nashville, and a 12 point lead on the second place team in the devision, San Jose. So to answer the question "Do The Ducks Have What It Takes?" Yes, they do...
