#anaheim-ducks

#anaheim-ducks

Here we are.Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final kicks off tonight at 8:00 p.m. It's going to be a great battle between two southern teams, surely irritating Canadians-and that may be the best part.I certainly don't think the league should have waited this long, but alas.On the home front, silence remains.

The Washington Capitals are still without a head coach after mutually parting ways with Peter Laviolette a month and a half ago and the next step of their process is expected to get going this week.Hockey insider Elliotte Friedman reports on the 32 Thoughts Podcast that the Caps are supposed to bring current Tampa Bay Lightning assistant Jeff Halpern in for his interview at some point in the coming days.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will meet with Joel Quenneville after the playoffs to review the veteran coach's status with the league, TSN reported Friday.Quenneville has been out of the NHL since October 2021, when he resigned as Florida Panthers coach.His resignation came after an independent investigation into how the Chicago Blackhawks handled a sexual assault allegation in 2010 implicated Quenneville and other then-Blackhawks leaders for their inaction in the case.

Spencer Carbery is one of the rising coaching prospects around the league.The Washington Capitals reportedly asked to speak to him about their open head-coaching position.Now, the former Hershey Bears' head coach is speaking to another team.Wednesday, the Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli reported that the Anaheim Ducks interviewed the 41-year-old for their open position after firing head coach Dallas Eakins at the end of the regular season.

Boston Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelyck was supposed to miss more of the beginning of the season than he did while he recuperated from offseason surgery.But in reality, he only needed four games before making his debut against the Anaheim Ducks on October 20.After acquiring defenseman Dmitry Orlov prior to the trade deadline, Bruins head coach Jim Montgomery had planned on rotating the defensive core as a way to keep guys healthy heading into the postseason.

A former Toronto Maple Leafs top goalie prospect has announced that he is retiring from hockey this past weekend.Justin Pogge who was drafted in the third round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs was once thought of as being the future number-one goalie for the organization, but was never ever able to live up to the hype.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in line for changes to their lineup this off-season.I think it's time to shake up the front office as well.The regime of Brendan Shanahan (President), Kyle Dubas (GM), and Brandon Pridham (Asst.GM) have not lived up to the hopes of Toronto Maple Leafs fans.A complete overall is not needed, but rather, some reshuffling.

The NHL held the draft lottery on Monday.It's huge news for all the teams who were contending for the top pick.For the Toronto Maple Leafs, they remain firm in their position.The 2023 NHL mock draft gives perspective of what is to come when the general managers gather at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on June 28 and 29, including what the Toronto Maple Leafs might do.

Times are tough for the Anaheim Ducks.They entered the 2023 NHL Draft Lottery with the best odds to win the Connor Bedard Sweepstakes.Their 25.5 percent chance was over ten percent better than the next closest team.Well, they didn't win him.In fact, they now have come in second place in both the Connor Bedard and Sidney Crosby lotteries.

Lady Luck was not kind to the Washington Capitals after their worst full season in sixteen years.The Capitals gained no spots in the NHL Draft Lottery and will select 8th overall in the 2023 NHL Draft.The Capitals finished the season as the eighth-worst team in the league.The Chicago Blackhawks won the lottery and will pick first overall.