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Anaheim Ducks: Rise of the New Guard In 2019-2020

By Jonathan Watson

ANAHEIM, CA - APRIL 05: Anaheim Ducks players react after center Carter Rowney (24) scored a gaol in the first period of a game against the Los Angeles Kings played on April 5, 2019 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA - APRIL 05: Anaheim Ducks players react after center Carter Rowney (24) scored a gaol in the first period of a game against the Los Angeles Kings played on April 5, 2019 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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ANAHEIM, CA – MAY 5: The Anaheim Ducks celebrate their 4-3 win after double overtime against the Edmonton Oilers in Game Five of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Honda Center on May 5, 2017 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Debora Robinson/NHLI via Getty Images) /

The Cardiac Quack Attack Comeback

One of the staples of this franchise is their knack for coming back to win games they had no business in even keeping close. They sometimes would fall short by a goal or two, but then there were times such as the Comeback on Katella or Paul Kariya‘s “Off the Floor” moment where the Ducks faced adversity but found ways to rise above it. In quite a few recent seasons, there were stretches where the Ducks came from behind to win games that piled up to earn them long winning streaks. Their moxie and never-say-die attitudes that wouldn’t allow them to quit provided us Ducks fans with some of the most memorable moments in the franchise’s history.

If the Ducks are going to return back to where they were, that attitude has to return. They have to show why they were a force to be reckoned with in the first place, and why multiple teams had to fight tooth and nail to beat them in the playoffs. They have to give us reasons to believe, and early on as well. If they give us some early glimmering moments to at least coax us to hope things can change, it might be a consistent theme all season long. It doesn’t mean they will always win the close games, but this year, I believe the hope and the miracles that were plentiful in seasons passed will return. If so, Ducks fans can be assured that this team will be very special.

Another reason why I believe that this team will return to their comeback ways is the fact that they got a lot younger, which means that they will have the speed to match most opposing teams. If their speed is better than their opponent’s, that will determine a lot of important games. I can see guys like Rakell, Silfverberg, and Henrique finding their grooves once more.

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