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Anaheim Ducks: Three Musts At Training Camp

By Chris Bushell

ANAHEIM, CA - JUNE 29: GM Bob Murray watches form the stands during the Anaheim Ducks' annual development camp at Anaheim ICE in Anaheim on Friday, June 29, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan/Orange County Register via Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA - JUNE 29: GM Bob Murray watches form the stands during the Anaheim Ducks' annual development camp at Anaheim ICE in Anaheim on Friday, June 29, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan/Orange County Register via Getty Images) /
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ANAHEIM, CA: Anaheim Ducks leftwing Andrew Cogliano (7) in action during the first period of a Stanley Cup playoffs first-round game 1 against the San Jose Sharks played on April 12, 2018. (Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA: Anaheim Ducks leftwing Andrew Cogliano (7) in action during the first period of a Stanley Cup playoffs first-round game 1 against the San Jose Sharks played on April 12, 2018. (Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

It has been written on at nauseum. The Anaheim Ducks need to play and be faster. We all know how they looked in last years playoffs. (I promise this is the last time I will bring up post-season 2018, I hope). If there is a silver lining to that post-season it showed the Ducks their most glaring weakness.

Following the early exit, General Manager Bob Murray lamented on the team needing to get and play faster. In virtually all his media sessions this summer he has addressed the speed factor in some way. Whether it was calling out specific player’s off-season preparation like Corey Perry or the team as a whole.

At the Ducks beach party last month, Murray went as far as saying anyone who didn’t want to play fast has a seat with their name on it next to him. He also stated that the coaching staff had a “mandate” to play fast this season. So if that’s the case, next month’s camp should have one theme, speed.

Training camp is where the team comes together as a unit. Where players become a family to attack an 82 game gauntlet with and the hope of playing for sports greatest prize. So the Ducks need to be fast from the jump; whether its the drills, off-ice conditioning, or intra-squad scrimmages. I am going to want all the reports out of training camp to mention tempo, fast-paced and emphasis on quick puck movement. If it’s not Murray will know that Randy Carlyle hasn’t and won’t change.

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