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Here we are, about a month and a half through the season, and the Ducks are off to a rough start. With a losing record, Anaheim is falling behind in the Western Conference standings. No one would’ve questioned any team’s success that came off of such a huge playoff run, and such great additions in the offseason (Joffrey Lupul, Saku Koivu, Nick Boynton, Steve Eminger). And, that’s not to mention one of the hottest young goaltenders in the league. However, Ducks fans are finding themselves at the point as the Ducks continue to lose.
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The true beauty of blogging is not found in garnering the recognition and rewards that conventional journalism offers, but in being easily forgotten. It sounds contradictory to the mandate of good business (and website) ownership to wish your project an inconsequential existence, but in this case I think it’s entirely appropriate.
As of this posting, it has been slightly over five weeks since the last post on Quacked — but no need to fret, the season hasn’t kicked off yet and the games are not for keeps. Though it is true that the off-season brings with it very little of the excitement of the regular season and playoffs, to suggest that the last month has been uneventful would be patently absurd. The upshot for Ducks fans is that their team has been relatively unaffected by the maelstrom of recent activity. For better or for worse, Bob Murray took care of business early and things have remained relatively status quo ever since.
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