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Whicker: Ducks' goalie prospect has wow factor

OC Register (By MARK WHICKER) — Why some goaltenders win, and why some don't, is an issue that remains tightly masked.Why was Tim Thomas so phenomenal in 2011 and so invisible since? Why is Marc-Andre Fleury suddenly behind the boards? Who can predict, understand or explain Ilya...
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Ducks' Beauchemin has surgery to fix torn ACL

OC Register (ERIC STEPHENS) — Ducks defenseman Francois Beauchemin underwent successful surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee last week and is hopeful to be ready for the start of the 2013-14 season.The surgery was performed on Beauchemin's right...
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Ducks sign Karlsson to three-year contract

OC Register (ERIC STEPHENS) — The Ducks signed center William Karlsson, a 2011 second-round draft pick, on Monday to a three-year entry level contract.Karlsson, 20, is coming off a season in the Elitserien (Swedish Elite League) in which he was named the top rookie after scoring...
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Boudreau surprised about being Adams finalist

OC Register (By ERIC STEPHENS) — Momentum swings, it seems, aren't limited to Stanley Cup playoff games. It can happen to coaching careers as well.Less than 18 months after being fired and hired within a few days, the Ducks' Bruce Boudreau was named Friday as one of the three...
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Ducks' Boudreau finalist for Jack Adams Award

OC Register The NHL announced Friday that Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau is a finalist for the Jack Adams Award, given to the coach who has "contributed the most to his team’s success."The award is voted upon by the NHL Broadcasters’ Association. This marks the...
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Disgruntled Murray vows Ducks will have new look next season

OC Register (By ERIC STEPHENS) — ANAHEIM – Bob Murray knew what he wanted to be doing Tuesday night, and it wasn't taking part in a late-morning media scrum while players shuffled about around him.The plan for the Ducks general manager was to be up in his box high up in Honda...
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Miller: Ducks begin offseason with usual questions surrounding Selanne

OC Register (By JEFF MILLER) — ANAHEIM – Before we get to the sticky stuff, the real hard questions, let's start with what we know, since the tradition each year at this time is to not know.Teemu Selanne is certain he can continue playing, physically and mentally. He is 100...
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Murray: Ducks 'won't be the same team'

OC Register (ERIC STEPHENS) — ANAHEIM -- Bob Murray knew what he wanted to be doing on Tuesday night, and it wasn't taking part in a late-morning media scrum while players shuffled about around him.The plan for the Ducks general manager was to be up in his box high up in Honda...
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Ducks GM Murray honored, but he has more to do

OC Register (By ERIC STEPHENS) — So close at hand was hockey Armageddon in Southern California that it seemed too good to be true.It was.The Kings wanted the Ducks. The Ducks wanted the Kings, even if they couldn't say it with a Game 7 against Detroit at hand.The first playoff...
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Why Ducks' Selanne would stay, go

OC Register (By ERIC STEPHENS) — Teemu Selanne is a Ducks icon and one of the most beloved athletes to have graced the Orange County sports scene. But at 42, Selanne appeared to wear down as the NHL season progressed and it has become apparent that his role on the team is...
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Whicker: Ducks should gain from this pain

OC Register (By MARK WHICKER) — A year ago the Ducks were about to be locked out, which wasn't the worst thing. They had no password anyway.Their best player in 2011-12 was a 41-year-old.They missed the playoffs, decisively.They were 23rd in the league in 5-on-5 play, and in...
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Whicker: Winged victory

OC Register (By MARK WHICKER) — ANAHEIM – The Ducks now turn Honda Center over to the Rolling Stones, without satisfaction or shelter.The winner-take-all game in this first-round series was hanging in their wheelhouse, and yet the Ducks took nothing except a comprehensive lesson...
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Ducks GM is finalist as NHL's top executive

OC Register (ERIC STEPHENS) — Bob Murray, whose moves for the Ducks engineered a major turnaround for the franchise into a Pacific Division champion this season, was named one of three finalists for the NHL's general manager of the year on Monday.Murray was selected by a panel...
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Miller: For the Ducks, opportunity lost

OC Register (By JEFF MILLER) — ANAHEIM – So, how do we measure the Ducks' season now?By the distance gained or the opportunity lost?Last spring, the notion of this team losing a Game 7 in the playoffs would have been funnier than the video of that water-skiing squirrel.But...
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More Boudreau playoff woes

OC Register (By ERIC STEPHENS) — ANAHEIM – Players develop a reputation in the Stanley Cup playoffs depending upon how they perform when the games matter the most. And they aren't the only ones.Coaches also make their names in the postseason. Fair or not, deserved or not, their...
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