2009-2010 NHL Mid-Season Report: Part Two
Dec 10th, 2009 • Fantasy • History • Injuries • Players • Playoffs • Rumors • Scores • Standings • Teams • Trades • Transactions • Uncategorized
The young 2009-2010 season is fun and crazy. The fact remains that trying to call who will be successful in making it into the playoffs is difficult. Not one team is definitely yet out of the playoffs. The worst are the Carolina Hurricanes in the East and the Anaheim Ducks in the West. The Canes welcomed back the return of Goaltender Cam Ward yesterday and guess what? Eric Staal is heating up putting together some nice strings of assists. The Canes lost 13 in a row, three of which were overtime losses, and really it can’t get worse than last in the East, so they have only up to go. In the West, Anaheim is 7 points behind eighth place Detroit. Although starter Jonas Hiller has struggled, veteran Jean-Sebastian Giguere has begun to find his old self and should be poised to take over as starter for the season. Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf have been great, but the West is tough and they will need consistent play from defenders like Ryan Whitney, Joffrey Lupul (4 goals in last 3 games and heating up), and continued great play by Winger Bobby Ryan. I believe the Ducks have the fight to make it to the playoffs.
Getzlaf and Thornton Last Year in Playoffs
