At the sports station somewhere below the RedState deck of the Good Pirate Ship, we have been following the NHL season with keen interest. Considering how can we not see a shark and a kraken spitting stinky eyes at each other every time we look out of the porthole?
In any case, so far this season has provided several surprises, the most important of which is the unexpectedly strong Anaheim Ducks. At the beginning of the season it was almost entirely regarded as a reconstruction project, and suddenly the terrible poultry has won eight consecutive games, including three or two overtime victories in the Washington Capitals team last night.
The three players have led Anaheim’s strong season overall, especially in winning streaks. One, anticipation, two, not so much.When goalkeeper John Gibson was performing as expected, Which is very good (0.925% save rate and 2.33 goals-average), and the great contributions of forwards Troy Terry and Ryan Gotzlaff are amazing. Terry did not score more than 7 goals in the previous season, but has already scored 11 and is currently scoring 15 game points. Getzlaf seems to have ended his long career after last season. He has apparently found a fountain of youth somewhere in Duck Pond — uh, Honda Center — and is averaging one assist per game. His assists last night gave him 1,000 career points, and this game happened to be the Ducks 1,000day Win the regular season.
In addition to the figures released by the government, the figures will not lie, and the figures in Anaheim are the most impressive. The team that couldn’t buy the ball last year ranked third in the league in scoring this year. In terms of the number of goals, the current 21st-ranked defense in the league may need to do some work. But so far, the Ducks’ ability to hit another team’s net far surpasses Donald’s success in throwing snowballs at Chip and Dale, and they have brought them to No. 1 in the Pacific Division.
Obviously, whether the Ducks can maintain this level of play throughout the season remains to be determined. It is appropriate to point out that if the team previously known as the Anaheim Powerful Ducks continues to prove that they are indeed strong, it will not be surprising.
