The front office of the Anaheim Ducks will take a well-deserved summer holiday after what is being hailed as the end of the team's rebuilding phase. The Ducks were able to add a significant amount of talent to the team without jeopardizing its future. The Ducks have added an entire first line this off-season with the addition of Marian Gaborik, Brad Richards, Alex Kovalev, Rob Blake and Brian Campbell. Also joining the Ducks as its starting goaltender is Jonathan Quick.
With potential stars like Jakub Voracek, Kyle Turris, Erik Johnson, Cory Schneider, Kevin Shattenkirk, Oscar Moller, Mikhail Grabovski, Fabian Brunnstrom and Tom McCollum all at various stages of development, the team's outlook is more than positive.
A handful of other players possess some top six/top four qualities as well (Shawn Matthias, Kirill Petrov, Alex Grant, Maxim Goncharov, Chris DiDomenico).
And with that, I wish you all the best for the remainder of this off-season... Surely you'll find me on ICQ and on the message boards if you are interested in swinging any deals.
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2007-08 - missed playoffs (29th overall) 2008-09 - missed playoffs (26th overall) 2009-10 - 7th place in Western Conference (99 pts), Conference Semi-Finals 2010-11 - missed playoffs (19th overall) 2011-12