Ducks road to......

Its been a crazy last couple of weeks and what a ride its been for the Ducks! The biggest news this entire time is the fact that the team has been functioning (barely) without the services of Hiller. Hiller seems to be the victim of vertigo all of the sudden. Experts say that it can cause people to react slowly and ofcourse get dizzy spills, which makes me wonder how long has Hiller had these problems. There have been many questionable games when I could've sworn some of the goals were just too soft. If this is Hiller's reason for that, and if (and its a big if right now) he can have it fixed, think of how great Hiller could potentially be after all this? Well, while that is being sorted out, the McGruber experiment came and went. Who would have thought the same guy that had consecutive shut-outs would be traded? The problem with McGruber is that the worst thing happened to him that could happen to any professional athlete...he lost faith in his playing ability. Its a sad tale, but one that happens many time in sports. Because of McGruber's issues, the Ducks picked up goalie Ellis and thus far, he has seemed to sink his feet into the starting position and has has some very entertaining games. The most recent being against the evil empire, Detroit Red wings. The game was tied 1-1, until Ryan Getzlaf made a beautiful pass to Bobby Ryan, who then was tripped drawing a penalty shot in overtime. Ryan made his opportunity count and scored the winning goal, sending the wings fans home, and giving the Ducks something to cheer about.

Red Wing Killing Machine- Bobby Ryan (courtesy Anaheim Ducks)

The deadline has come and gone and the Ducks did not make any real splashes. They did bring back Frankie Beachamin for some veteran help on the blue-line, and also large human Winchester in a trade that gave Maxim La-pee-pee-air the boot and a ticket to Vancouver. Since the moves, the Ducks are a little bigger, and focused behind the pipes.

Tonight the Ducks face the Stars, but worse than that, are in a familiar position this season, that they seem to always find themselves in....must wins!! Every game counts, and every loss hurts. Especially with the new tie-breaking rules that Adam Brady mentioned in his blog today. Basically the Ducks are in no position to rely on tie-breakers. So therefore, as I said before, every game counts and is a must win. What would I like to see happen? I'd like to see all the other pacific division teams hit a slump or two from now til the end of the season; I'd like to see Hiller come back half human, half cyborg; I'd like to see Getzlaf shoot the puck more; I'd like to see the power players wear less make-up; and I'd like to the see the Ducks not play down to their opponent but rather just beat them.
Go Ducks!