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Jake Rudolph@jake.crashthepond.com · last yr.As a heads up for all, @felix.crashthepond.com and I have entered the summer break for the @crashthepond.com podcast. We will continue with Patreon episodes for the summer but outside of that, it will be quiet for the pod until we get closer to camp or major news breaks!
There will be a brand new @crashthepond.com podcast tonight. Tune in at 8 pm to hear mine and @felix.crashthepond.com’s reaction to the Kreider trade and the rumors around the Ducks!
Victor Eklund and Carter Bear feel like two sides of the same coin, and I can't decide which side I prefer.
One solid period of hockey. All we need here. Find a way boys.
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Some games, Tristan Luneau looks like a sure-fire NHL top four defenseman. Other games, he looks like a third pairing/PP specialist type. Needs to find consistency on his breakouts at 5v5 to hit his potential.
Leo Carlsson's decisions with the puck have been a bit better of late. Used to get bad tunnel vision on entry, trying to dangle through multiple defenders. Doing a better job now of scanning for options and punting if he has to. Some mistakes cropping up still, but that's progress.
Zegras has done a better job of attacking middle ice off the rush in the last 3 games. He swoops into the middle and then tries to find either a trailer or a man driving to the net. The issue is that his ability to create off the wall is significantly weaker. Get him back at center.
McTavish has looked noticeably slower the last 3 games. Wonder if it's an injury cropping up or the grind of the season. Either way, wondering a bit if he has the skating ability to be a 2C on a contending team.
Another big game in the standings for Anaheim where they come up well short. Just not generating nearly enough offense, and the defense remains porous.
Tristan Luneau's defensive game is really coming along:
Is Leo Carlsson truly a "different player" since the Four Nations Faceoff? Dove into his shifts against Washington to check in: www.patreon.com/posts/leo-ca...
Leo Carlsson vs. Washington (Shift-by-shift) | Crash the Pond
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The gap between the Ducks and Capitals could not have felt any wider tonight. The Ducks had maybe 6 good shifts? And each time they made a mistake, the Capitals were quick to capitalize.
Shift-by-shift look at Colangelo's latest game. The playmaking and hockey sense is really starting to shine through. www.patreon.com/posts/sam-co...
Sam Colangelo vs. Islanders (Shift-by-shift) | Crash the Pond
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Shift-by-shift look at Colangelo's latest game. The playmaking and hockey sense is really starting to shine through. www.patreon.com/posts/sam-co...
Sam Colangelo vs. Islanders (Shift-by-shift) | Crash the Pond
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Close game, but a bad loss from the Ducks last night. Just couldn't generate much in the way of dangerous offense, and now their playoff hopes are essentially extinguished.
The logjam was very problematic for the Ducks while it lasted, but Verbeek got a home run return for Dumoulin, and Verbeek's comments make it seem like this trade is about giving young players more ice time. Ideal outcome.
Where would the Ducks be with competent special teams?
Tune in next Tuesday, 2/18 for a special edition of @crashthepond.com: Crash the Draft. @patrickcpresent.bsky.social, @jake.crashthepond.com, Connor Plutko and I will kick off a series leading up to the '25 draft where we will analyze this year's prospects, and who the Ducks should draft.
Myself and @felix.crashthepond.com will be back with a brand new @crashthepond.com podcast tonight at 8 PM. Felix just texted me tonight’s format will be different and I have no clue what that means so tune in to find out as I do!
