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Anaheim Ducks fans are losing confidence in management

By Ed Stein

ANAHEIM, CA - OCTOBER 21: (L-R) Anaheim Ducks CEO Michael Schulman, Executive Vice President and COO Tim Ryan, owner Henry Samueli, Executive Vice President and General Manager Bob Murray pose for a photo wearing purple ties in honor of Hockey FIghts Cancer night during the game against the Dallas Stars on October 21, 2011 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA - OCTOBER 21: (L-R) Anaheim Ducks CEO Michael Schulman, Executive Vice President and COO Tim Ryan, owner Henry Samueli, Executive Vice President and General Manager Bob Murray pose for a photo wearing purple ties in honor of Hockey FIghts Cancer night during the game against the Dallas Stars on October 21, 2011 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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In the other four metrics, Ducks Nation’s ratings put the team anywhere between 21st-24th place. It’s no surprise, that Anaheim fans ranked the team 21st in Cap Management for the reasons listed above, although the raw score wasn’t too bad. The fan population, in general, placed the Ducks 18th.

Roster Building is another area in the bottom quarter. This one comes back on Murray for setting expectations and then not following through. I wrote an article last month laying out why GMBM’s actions haven’t matched his words. Fans must feel the same way. After the playoffs ended in disappointment, Murray said the Ducks had to get faster to compete. The roster they are building, so far, for 2018-19 is almost status quo and doesn’t address the issue of being too slow.

Apparently, Ducks Nation is in step with the idea that “Big Deal Bob” has gone away and his replacement, “Minor Deal Bob,” isn’t doing so well. Their rankings in “Trades” has the team 22nd.

Aside from a splash here and there, the Ducks haven’t made many plus trades in the last few years. Additionally, the array of low talent, over-the-hill players Murray added to the team at last year’s trade deadline was more than disappointing. Combine that with post-deadline day spin Murray tried to put on those transactions, still leaves a bad taste in most Ducks fan’s mouths.

On the bright side, a few players hold the key to turning this one around. If Nick Ritchie (Bobby Ryan Trade) can start playing like a 10th overall pick, and Sam Steel (Frederik Andersen trade) lives up to his billing Murray will look much smarter.

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