Anaheim Ducks – Raise, Call, Fold on Randy Carlyle
By Ed Stein
Randy Carlyle did a good job this season.
Ciara Durant – Call. We all know I’m not the biggest fan of RC, but I have to give credit where credit is due. He coached a team plagued by injury this season to the playoffs. However, his unwillingness to utilize young players and keep the team accountable makes me a little irritated.
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Greg Johnson – Raise. I’m no Carlyle fan. But getting this team to the playoffs with the injuries they had was almost a miracle. That team the Ducks had in October and November looked like an AHL team playing against NHL teams because it almost was.
Blake Navarro – Call. He wasn’t good. But I believe injuries in this situation kinda effected what happened, at least early in the season.
Jacob Robles – Call. I have to give him so leniency because of how many guys came and went through the lineup all season long. It’s hard to judge his choices, especially early on because there was so much juggling going on that the team chemistry was all out of whack.
Ed Stein – Raise. Sure the season didn’t end the way Ducks Nation wanted it to. Remember, Carlyle kept this team viable early in the season when Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Kesler, Hampus Lindholm, and Sami Vatanen were on the injured list.