Getting Woodcroft as an assistant coach was huge for our PP/PK so have some hopes it’s turned around along with getting guys like Kreider and Grandlund
The power play. Over the last 5 years they are probably the worst unit in the NHL and a couple years ago they had the 2nd worst power play in NHL history.
Time. We just need our draft picks to become bonafide NHL players.
We need Mac. I think as a 2nd line center. But we need him. Pay the man. Maybe go get or wait for someone to become available
Connor McDavid and Quinn hughes.
If “that next level” is the playoffs, which it realistically is since we haven’t made the playoffs since the 2017-18 season, then Coach Q is that gemstone. He already has the player’s respect and attention which Eakins and Cronin never did. His systems and methods are proven to work and the team finally has enough depth to implement them.
Hiring Coach Q was the best offseason move the Ducks have made in well over a decade.
Granlund
Wins
imo this team will only go as far as Gauthier takes us. We really need him to become a dominant player and goal scorer. It won’t matter how good the others are. If he can’t break into 30 goal territory on the regular, the rebuild wont get out of 2nd gear. Hands down our most important player, with no disrespect intended to some of the others.
That said, Poehling is probably the biggest add this season. He immediately shores up the bottom 6 and PK, while he can provide support elsewhere. That should improve our team defence a fair bit. IMO that’s the area we improve in the most this year and I think he’ll bea huge part of it – Granlund being the other part.
Chris Kreider no doubt (like that band from Anaheim)
Reverting back to eggplant and jade. Bring the mighty back
Better players. No one currently on this team is taking us to the next level unfortunately.
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Connor McDavid
Getting Woodcroft as an assistant coach was huge for our PP/PK so have some hopes it’s turned around along with getting guys like Kreider and Grandlund
The power play. Over the last 5 years they are probably the worst unit in the NHL and a couple years ago they had the 2nd worst power play in NHL history.
Time. We just need our draft picks to become bonafide NHL players.
We need Mac. I think as a 2nd line center. But we need him. Pay the man. Maybe go get or wait for someone to become available
Connor McDavid and Quinn hughes.
If “that next level” is the playoffs, which it realistically is since we haven’t made the playoffs since the 2017-18 season, then Coach Q is that gemstone. He already has the player’s respect and attention which Eakins and Cronin never did. His systems and methods are proven to work and the team finally has enough depth to implement them.
Hiring Coach Q was the best offseason move the Ducks have made in well over a decade.
Granlund
Wins
imo this team will only go as far as Gauthier takes us. We really need him to become a dominant player and goal scorer. It won’t matter how good the others are. If he can’t break into 30 goal territory on the regular, the rebuild wont get out of 2nd gear. Hands down our most important player, with no disrespect intended to some of the others.
That said, Poehling is probably the biggest add this season. He immediately shores up the bottom 6 and PK, while he can provide support elsewhere. That should improve our team defence a fair bit. IMO that’s the area we improve in the most this year and I think he’ll bea huge part of it – Granlund being the other part.
Chris Kreider no doubt (like that band from Anaheim)
Reverting back to eggplant and jade. Bring the mighty back
Better players. No one currently on this team is taking us to the next level unfortunately.