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Anaheim Ducks Round Table: 5 Bold Predictions for 2019

By Ciara Durant

ANAHEIM, CA - JANUARY 04: Anaheim Ducks center Carter Rowney (24) with teammate3s after Rowney scored a goal during the second period of a game against the Vegas Golden Nights played on January 4, 2019 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA - JANUARY 04: Anaheim Ducks center Carter Rowney (24) with teammate3s after Rowney scored a goal during the second period of a game against the Vegas Golden Nights played on January 4, 2019 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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BUFFALO, NY – DECEMBER 22: Daniel Sprong #11 of the Anaheim Ducks skates during an NHL game against the Buffalo Sabres on December 22, 2018, at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Stephanie Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Jonathan Maxfield — Daniel Sprong will score 15+ goals and Ondrej Kase will finish within 5 points of being a point per game player

If Daniel Sprong started the season with the Ducks, my prediction would be 25 goals, but alas, he’ll only play just over half of the season. That is if he steers clear of injury. Simply put, Sprong has been a spark plug since joining the team in early December.

He’s got a real jump in his step, and while some can criticize him for playing soft and not hounding the puck the way Andrew Cogliano or Ondrej Kase do, it doesn’t drastically affect his game negatively in the Ducks lineup to this point.

Sprong, in 12 games dressed as a Duck, has scored 5 goals and an assist for a total of six points. That’s a great start for a player who couldn’t find a consistent place as a part of the lineup with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Even better, he’s starting to show some chemistry with captain Ryan Getzlaf, who has elite level passing that can make even the most mundane shooter look like Alex Ovechkin. This is made even easier when you consider that Sprong has a great shot (the best shot on the team as I’ve been preaching since we acquired him!)

The brass ring is there for Sprong. All he has to do is take it, and so far, I’m impressed with what I’ve seen. I predict Sprong will end up with 17 goals as a Duck this season.

Another player who has been lighting it up recently is Anaheim Ducks former 7th round draft pick, Ondrej Kase. On the back of a breakout 38 point campaign in 2017, fans were excited to see what Kase could do as he continued to develop.

So far, he has not disappointed. Kase started the season with an unfortunate injury, but since coming back has been playing as a man possessed. It took four games for him to finally break through on the score sheet due to being insanely snake bitter, but since then has posted 19 points in 24 games.

Remarkably, he has scored two or more points four times this season. Kase is a stud in the making, and while his season may be shorter due to the injury at the beginning of the season, I strongly feel that Kae will be 5 points from being a point per game player.

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