Anaheim Ducks: Are Camp Lines a Sign of Change?
The Anaheim Ducks opened Training Camp last week with an influx of youth. But that youth was spread throughout the forward lines instead of on one line. And the tempo was noted by many in attendance as significantly faster. Could we see these lines from camp carry over into action during the pre-season too?
The Anaheim Ducks officially begin pre-season play in the place where it all came crashing down last May. Yes, the Ducks return to the Shark Tank just about three and half months after being swept out of last years playoffs. But they return with a new faster style of play and a much more youthful line-up. Last weekend AnaheimDucks.com writer Kyle Shohara was in attendance and tweeting out his thoughts from the opening days of training camp. And while there was much of note that came out it was this tweet especially that caught my eye.
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Through two days of #NHLDucks camp, Getzlaf is skating with Roy and Terry, while Steel is centering Rakell and Perry. Comtois with Lundestrom and Silfverberg, Henrique with Kopacka and Kase. Wonder if any of these get a look in preseason.
Those were not the lines I was formulating all summer long but they could be just as effective. And actually could be incredible lines all for different reasons. Things will obviously change if/when Ryan Kesler and Patrick Eaves return from their injuries and one notable omission is Andrew Cogliano skating on a different line. But for the sake of the article, I will leave them off and look at these lines that Shohara noted.