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Anaheim Ducks: Early Season Pacific Division Power Rankings

By Jonathan Maxfield

TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 28: The Pacific Division All-Stars celebrate after the 2018 NHL All-Star Game between the Pacific Division All-Stars and Atlantic Division All-Stars on January 28, 2018 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL. (Photo by Mark LoMoglio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 28: The Pacific Division All-Stars celebrate after the 2018 NHL All-Star Game between the Pacific Division All-Stars and Atlantic Division All-Stars on January 28, 2018 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL. (Photo by Mark LoMoglio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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TAMPA, FL – JANUARY 28: Rickard Rakell #67 of the Anaheim Ducks skates by the bench to celebrate with teammates during the 2018 Honda NHL All-Star Game between the Atlantic Division and the Pacific Divison at Amalie Arena on January 28, 2018, in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL – JANUARY 28: Rickard Rakell #67 of the Anaheim Ducks skates by the bench to celebrate with teammates during the 2018 Honda NHL All-Star Game between the Atlantic Division and the Pacific Divison at Amalie Arena on January 28, 2018, in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images) /

The first month of hockey may have just ended, but it’s never to early to look at the Anaheim Ducks, their divisional rivals, and where they all stand. Today, we’re breaking down the Pacific Division with power rankings for the first month of the NHL season.

The Anaheim Ducks and NHL season started just over one month ago; one of the most exciting nights of the year for hockey fans. Going into this season the Pacific Division was certainly one of the more wide-open divisions in the league, with very few teams considered true locks to be playoff teams.

We saw teams like the San Jose Sharks and the Vegas Golden Knights make huge acquisitions, Erik Karlsson and Max Pacioretty, in hopes of replicating their impressive seasons last year. Teams like the Los Angeles Kings, the Calgary Flames, and the Arizona Coyotes made significant additions as well, in hopes of becoming relevant once again.

We saw the Vancouver Canucks stand relatively pat while hoping their crop of youngsters continues to grow. The Edmonton Oilers offseason looked similar to Vancouver, with the hopes that their young star Connon McDavid could ignite a spark in the team.

Of course, then we saw the Anaheim Ducks do very little. They made a few small acquisitions, but for the most part, it was a quiet offseason for the Anaheim Ducks. It was surprising, considering how their season ended against the San Jose Sharks.

Then again, that is all speculation; guesses based on words written on paper. What do these teams actually look like once their skates touch the ice? Let’s take a look at the Anaheim Ducks and their Pacific Divison rivals by breaking down the power rankings for the month of October.

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