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What Will It Take For the Anaheim Ducks to Turn This Team Around?

By Ciara Durant

CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 23: Anaheim Ducks head coach Randy Carlyle looks on in the 3rd period of game action during an NHL game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Anaheim Ducks on October 23, 2018 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 23: Anaheim Ducks head coach Randy Carlyle looks on in the 3rd period of game action during an NHL game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Anaheim Ducks on October 23, 2018 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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ANAHEIM, CA – NOVEMBER 1: Cam Fowler #4, Adam Henrique #14, Rickard Rakell #67, Jakob Silfverberg #33, and Ryan Getzlaf #15 of the Anaheim Ducks celebrate Silfverberg’s goal in the second period of the game against the New York Rangers on November 1, 2018, at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA – NOVEMBER 1: Cam Fowler #4, Adam Henrique #14, Rickard Rakell #67, Jakob Silfverberg #33, and Ryan Getzlaf #15 of the Anaheim Ducks celebrate Silfverberg’s goal in the second period of the game against the New York Rangers on November 1, 2018, at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images) /

The Anaheim Ducks ended October with a less than perfect record of 5-6-3. The evident issues can no longer be avoided. The staff at Pucks of a Feather answer the question that is on everyone’s mine: what will it take for the Anaheim Ducks to turn this team around?

October has come and gone, and the Anaheim Ducks find themselves already facing a treasure trove of issues. Their lackluster performance as of late has not only been frustrating for the fans to watch, but it has been somewhat of a snooze fest.

Their chemistry has burnt out, their defense is a mess, and they have left their goaltenders high and dry. Goaltending has been the one consistency for the Anaheim Ducks as of late. However, John Gibson and Ryan Miller can only do so much. When you’re facing over 30 shots on goal per game, it is a rarity that one does not slip in. Especially when, again, the defense is a ruinous heap of what it once was.

The first month of the Anaheim Ducks season has left the taste of melancholy in our mouths. We all hope that in November, we, along with the rest of the team, are singing a different tune. Nevertheless, something needs to change.

Pucks of a Feather’s expert panel of contributors may not have the exact answer on how the Anaheim Ducks plug the holes in their sinking ship. We do, however, have a pretty good idea on what steps they need to take to get there. All of us have watched this team play hockey for years, so it’s easy to see that what they’re doing isn’t working.

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