We have an exciting Friday planned here at Pucks of a Feather, but the reality is, it’s still Thursday. Fortunately, the best part about Thursday is that it is almost Friday. So, here is a little something to cure the Thursday blues.
When my shift at work ended today, I sat down with two of my customers for some friendly conversation. One of these customers is a San Jose Sharks fan, the other thinks he’s too old to follow the puck. Nevertheless, they have both taken an interest in Anaheim Ducks hockey. Unbeknownst to them, they are always inconspicuously planting ideas in my head during our chats.
Sometimes they quiz me on hockey terms, asking me to explain to them what a “biscuit” or an “apple” is. Other times they will listen to me vent about how I would solve the Ducks issues (thank goodness I’m not the coach or the GM, just saying.)
We’ve talked at length about this summers exciting contract extensions and other interesting acquisitions. However, today we had a very different conversation. Although different, it was very thought-provoking.
One of these men, who I admire very much, began to talk about how easy it is for the outcome on the scoreboard to change in just a matter of seconds. A 30-second window is all a team needs to change the course of a game. It reminded me, yet again, of why the Anaheim Ducks are called the “Come Back Kids.”
We’re coming up on a new season quickly, with only 34 days until the season opener. There are bound to be many more games where the Anaheim Ducks pull off unexpected rallies. However, since the “nostalgia flu” seems to be running rampant here at Pucks of a Feather, now is the perfect time to look back on a few of those unimaginable Anaheim Ducks 30-second comebacks.