Ducks News

Ducks set active roster
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October 7
Orange County Register
 
"The Ducks on Monday trimmed their roster to 22 players by assigning center Andrew Ebbett and left wing Ryan Donally to their American League affiliate, the Iowa Chops. The 22-man active roster expected to travel for Thursday night's NHL regular-season opener at San Jose does not include left wing Brad Larsen, who will open the season on the injured-reserve list after having undergone sports-hernia surgery Friday in Philadelphia. Defenseman Nathan McIver, whom the Ducks obtained on waivers Saturday from Vancouver, remained in British Columbia after having scored the overtime goal that produced Sunday's 4-3 victory over the Canucks. The Ducks wrapped up their exhibition campaign with a ..."
Ducks end Canucks' perfect run
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October 6
Vancouver Sun
 
"It wasn't the perfect ending they were hoping for, but the Vancouver Canucks are not going to let Sunday night's overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks spoil what was an excellent pre-season. "It has been a very good pre-season," defenceman Mattias Ohlund said after the Canucks dropped a 4-3 decision to the Ducks at General Motors Place. "We have had a lot of younger guys who have played great and are really pushing for jobs up here and it has been fun to watch. Guys are healthy, excited and ready to go." Sunday night's loss in their pre-season finale was Vancouver's first after six straight wins. And it was a guy who was a Canuck up until Saturday who handed them that defeat. Defenceman ..."
Ducks wrap up preseason with OT victory
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October 6
L.A. Daily News
 
"New Anaheim defenseman Nathan McIver skated out of the penalty box and into a breakaway, and beating Roberto Luongo at 22 seconds of overtime to give the Ducks a 4-3 preseason win over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night. It was McIver's first game for the Ducks after being claimed off waivers from the Canucks after Vancouver tried to send him down to the American Hockey League. Corey Perry scored once and added two assists, and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 27 saves as the Ducks wrapped up the preseason 6-1-1, setting a new franchise record. Mason Raymond scored two power play goals for the Canucks, who also finished the preseason with a franchise-best 6-0-1 record. Both teams started ..."
Ducks send Festerling to minors
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October 5
Orange County Register
 
"Brett Festerling made a remarkable run at breaking into the Ducks' lineup, but he will have to wait a little longer to make his NHL debut. The surprise of training camp, Festerling was sent down to AHL-affiliate Iowa on Saturday in a move that had little to do with salary cap issues. Festerling, 22, was slightly behind the curve and likely would not have gotten considerable playing time as the seventh defensemen, so the Ducks figured he would be better served at the lower level. "The kid had worked hard and shown tremendous progress," Coach Randy Carlyle said. "I told him that, in the last couple of games, he got overmatched in a couple of situations, where he was surprised at the speed of ..."
Top 6 forward lineup still a Ducks secret
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October 4
Orange County Register
 
"The most pressing mystery for the Ducks in the wake of their salary cap-forced assignment of highly regarded rookie winger Bobby Ryan to American League affiliate Iowa is who in the world is going to complete the club's top-six forward grouping. "We have some things in mind," Coach Randy Carlyle said after the morning skate, declining to offer specifics. The first was Travis Moen getting his second appearance of the exhibition season at left wing on a line with center Ryan Getzlaf and right wing Corey Perry during Friday night's penultimate game of the exhibition season, a 4-1 triumph over the Phoenix Coyotes at Honda Center. Teemu Selanne's hat trick, which gave him five goals in just ..."
Teemu Selanne caps off the Ducks' evening
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October 4
Los Angeles Times
 
"So that's what all the fuss was all about. The Ducks spent half of training camp trying to figure out a way to burrow far enough under the salary cap to sign 38-year-old center Teemu Selanne, and he showed why it was so important to get him back on the ice. In his third game since re-signing with the club, Selanne scored three goals Friday night against the Phoenix Coyotes, making the difference in a 4-1 exhibition victory at the Honda Center. "I don't believe that you can just turn the switch on when the season starts," Selanne said. "That's why it's important to do things right out there and try to win the games." Selanne was kept in limbo for the first two weeks of training camp, as the ..."
Ducks send Bobby Ryan to minors in salary-cap move
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October 4
Los Angeles Times
 
"The ripple effect from the summer of 2007 continues to wash ashore in Anaheim. Bobby Ryan, a top prospect for the Ducks, was sent to the minors Friday, a painful solution to the team's lingering salary-cap woes. "He was clearly in the hunt to make our team," said Ducks General Manager Brian Burke said. "It's definitely cap-related." Instead of taking the ice Friday night, when the Ducks defeated the Phoenix Coyotes 4-1, in an exhibition game at the Honda Center, the 21-year-old forward was preparing to join the Iowa Chops of the American Hockey League. Ryan's premature departure is another price the Ducks are paying for Teemu Selanne and Scott Niedermayer, who sat out much of last season ..."
Ducks trade Sean O'Donnell to Kings
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October 4
Los Angeles Times
 
"In a deal that solves most of the Ducks' salary cap woes and gives the Kings the veteran they sought to anchor their young defense, the Ducks traded Sean O'Donnell to the Kings on Tuesday for a conditional 2009 draft pick. O'Donnell, 36, won't have to move far. While playing for the Ducks the last 2 1/2 seasons, he commuted to Anaheim from the South Bay home he bought during his first tour of duty with the Kings, from 1994-95 through 1999-2000. The pick is a third-round selection that will be transferred only if the Kings trade O'Donnell elsewhere later this season. If the Kings keep him, the Ducks would not get the pick. O'Donnell, who will earn $1.25 million this season, was not at ..."
NHL To Monitor Deals Between Leafs And Ducks
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October 3
TSN.ca
 
"It seems the National Hockey League has their eyes on the Anaheim Ducks and Toronto Maple Leafs. According to the Globe and Mail, the league will look closely at any deals made between the two teams as rumours persist that Ducks' general manager Brian Burke may leave Anaheim at season's end to take over the reins in Toronto. Last week, the Ducks traded Mathieu Schneider to the Atlanta Thrashers in an effort to clear salary cap space for the signing of Teemu Selanne. Sources told TSN the Maple Leafs made a strong pitch to acquire Schneider as part of a package that included Bobby Ryan, a prospect Burke drafted second overall behind Sidney Crosby in 2005. In an interview with The Sporting ..."
O'Donnell's absence continues to leave a mark