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Four Anaheim Ducks Internal Free Agents That Must Be Resigned

By Ciara Durant

ANAHEIM, CA - OCTOBER 20: Ondrej Kase #25, Derek Grant #38, Dennis Rasmussen #22, Francois Beauchemin #23 and Brandon Montour #26 of the Anaheim Ducks celebrate after defeating the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 during the game at Honda Center on October 20, 2017 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA - OCTOBER 20: Ondrej Kase #25, Derek Grant #38, Dennis Rasmussen #22, Francois Beauchemin #23 and Brandon Montour #26 of the Anaheim Ducks celebrate after defeating the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 during the game at Honda Center on October 20, 2017 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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ANAHEIM, CA – DECEMBER 11: Derek Grant #38 of the Anaheim Ducks celebrates his first-period goal. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Derek Grant

Before coming to Anaheim, Derek Grant had never scored an NHL goal. He had a total of seven points to his name in parts of six seasons. I will be the first to admit that I doubted his ability at the beginning of the season. Who wouldn’t doubt him with numbers like those?

Something clicked for him when he put on the Ducks sweater. The 28-year-old center went from never scoring a goal in his NHL career, to being a breakout player for the Ducks. What impressed me the most, is the fact that he spent the season on the fourth line. He never had any stability or support needed to produce good results. Nevertheless, he somehow defied all of the odds stacked against him.

This season he was responsible for twelve goals as well as twelve assists, with a time on ice average of approximately eleven minutes-per-game. He is also a good asset to have in face-off’s, winning fifty-three percent.

He has proved his worth to this team. Imagine what he could do for the Ducks next season now that he’s comfortable in his role on the team.

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