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Anaheim Ducks: 5 Reasons to Look Forward to the 2019-20 Season

By Jonathan Watson

ANAHEIM, CA - OCTOBER 21: Sam Steel #34, Max Comtois #53, and Kiefer Sherwood #64 of the Anaheim Ducks celebrate Sherwood's second period goal during the game against the Buffalo Sabres on October 21, 2018 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA - OCTOBER 21: Sam Steel #34, Max Comtois #53, and Kiefer Sherwood #64 of the Anaheim Ducks celebrate Sherwood's second period goal during the game against the Buffalo Sabres on October 21, 2018 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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ANAHEIM, CA – MARCH 22: San Jose Sharks leftwing Timo Meier (28) scores a goal past Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson (36) in the third period of a game played on March 22, 2019 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

And as for the Rest…

As we look forward into the upcoming season, there’s been a lot of changes for the Anaheim Ducks’ rivals. San Jose lost Joe Pavelski, their captain. Joe Thornton is on his last legs as well. Vegas lost Erik Haula, one of their more dominant forwards. They also must wonder about the ever so looming wall, aka, missing the playoffs or at least fighting for their lives.

Calgary is another rival the Anaheim Ducks must look out for, and while they didn’t lose anyone big, their finish in the playoffs might cause their fans to wonder whether they’ll shake off their “flame-outs” pun intended. Their core will remain intact on offense, with Johnny Hockey, Matthew Tkachuk and Mikael Backlund on offense, but their goaltending must be improved if they want to be considered a huge threat in the West.

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As for the others, the Coyotes have improved yearly, almost making the playoffs last year, and now with an addition of Phil Kessel, the Yotes may have some big bite heading into this season. Time will tell however if they’re able to take the next step and push the other divisional rivals out of the way.

The same can be said for Edmonton, Vancouver, and the LA Kings. Their young rosters are filled with talent, but questions abound with either player having to deal with huge injuries (Connor McDavid), or guys must show that they’re no one-year wonders (Brock Boeser) The Anaheim Ducks may have a chance to reclaim the throne of Pacific division champions, but even if they don’t, a return to the playoffs looks bright. No matter what happens next year, there’s bound to be fireworks and that is something that all Ducks fans can look forward to.

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