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Originally Posted by bomber317

Has anybody watched much of the ducks this season?

I'm curious to know what happened to them, they were the front runners as a stanley cup contender for this year.

Rob Vollman just did an AMA on reddit, he basically answered this question

It's a puzzle! Three of the five forwards with the worst shooting percentage (minimum 1 goal) are on the Ducks!
Last year, the Ducks got all the breaks. Their underlying numbers were merely ok, but they had an almost unbelievable record in one-goal games. They actually had one of the worst goal differentials among playoff teams! This year, it seems like all the great luck from last year has turned into bad luck.
Unfortunately, the team did make a lot of inadvisable moves that were designed to get them "over the top", like that risky Ryan Kesler extension, and the acquisition of players like Chris Stewart and Kevin Bieksa. Unless you are a true Cup contender, moves like that that may make matters worse.
However, they do have great coaching, good youth and cap flexibility on the blue line, and no obvious weaknesses. They may come around yet.