For the last five years, Anaheim has been home to Bobby Ryan. However, midway through last season, the four-time 30-goal scorer had to keep his luggage handy and a real estate agent on standby amid rampant trade rumors. And even now, instead of enjoying his summer on the golf course, Ryan once again finds himself clutching his cell phone, waiting for what now seems like will be an inevitable call from Ducks GM Bob Murray to inform him that he’s been traded.
Well, Ryan’s had enough.
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Bobby Ryan Makes Casual Trade Demand, Fed up with Ducks
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It seems as though every season, for the last several seasons, hockey fans in Anaheim have chanted “one more year” for Teemu Selanne, and every season they get their wish.
Well, it appears as though the Finnish Flash has heeded those chants and may be granting the wish of Ducks fans once again.
According to Veikkaaja, a sports magazine in Selanne’s native Finland, the 41-year-old Selanne has decided to play another year of hockey in the NHL. However, this is only a report, and we won’t get an official response from Selanne or the Ducks until July.
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Report: Teemu Selanne to Play One More Season for Ducks
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Saku Koivu obviously likes the direction that the Anaheim Ducks are headed in, otherwise he wouldn’t be sticking around.
The veteran 37-year-old forward recently sat down with Ducks general manager Bob Murray and the two sides were able to hammer out a one-year contract worth $3 million. And although the Ducks are coming off their second non-playoffs season in three years, Koivu still sees plenty of potential with this team making a run for the Cup.
Anaheim Ducks fans are used to this by now, but every time an NHL season winds down, the posters at Honda Center come out in full force begging their beloved Teemu Selanne to play just one more season.
That was sight before, during and after Sunday night, as the sell-out crowd of 17,266 voiced their desire to see the most popular player to ever put on a Ducks sweater play for just one more season…and maybe just one more after that.
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Did Teemu Selanne Just Play His Final Home Game in Anaheim?
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by Ben on February 23, 2012
With the NHL’s Feb. 27 deadline rapidly approaching, journalists and bloggers alike have been scrambling to be the first to announce the latest trade rumor or break that story on the next big trade.
Unfortunately, this kind of desperation to seemingly manufacture a story out of thin air goes well beyond the arena of rumors and into the realm of mere fantasy.
And the protagonist that every hockey writer has loved to use as their lead character in their fairy-tale trade scenarios over the past two months? Teemu Selanne.
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Selanne Squelches Trade Rumors Once and for All
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by Ben on February 10, 2012
It turns out the Anaheim Ducks aren’t roasted poultry just yet.
Although most hockey pundits considered them to be dead in the water after a horrific month of December, the Ducks have cut in half what was once a 20-point gap between them and the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference thanks to an 11-2-2 run.
by Ben on January 18, 2012
If you happened to drop in on the Anaheim Ducks’ Tuesday practice at the Honda Center, you would have seen a rare sight for the team this season: smiles.
The team is finally enjoying showing up to the rink as a result of their recent 5-0-1 surge, their first six-game points streak in the standings since November 2010.
After winning just five games through the months of November and December, the Ducks are finally starting to resemble a hockey team. Over the course of their six-game stretch, they have scored 25 goals and allowed 11. In January, they have scored 26 goals in seven games (3.71 per game), second in the NHL behind the Boston Bruins (29 goals in seven games: 4.14 average.)
by Ben on January 17, 2012
Professional sports leagues, with the exception of the NFL the Pro Bowl, typically frown upon the idea of having their star players miss their respective All-Star games.
The NHL is no different.
Back in 2009, Detroit Red Wings stars Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk were given a one-game “suspension” for skipping out on the All-Star Game in Montreal because of a League mandate that excused injury only if a player missed the game immediately preceding the All-Star break. While the punishment may seem a bit extreme, you can’t blame the league for wanting to promote its star players.
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Selanne, Lidstrom Bashed for Skipping 2012 NHL All-Star Game
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by Ben on January 16, 2012
With the NHL trade deadline just about a month away, more and more rumors are beginning to surface regarding some key players. However, due to the fact that the standings are so tight right now in both conferences, we may not see much activity until the final weeks leading up to the Feb. 27 deadline. Nevertheless, here are some of the names that are currently linked to various rumors—some of which may actually be true.
James van Riemsdyk and Luke Schenn
This rumor started running wild last week when a report came out of Philadelphia claiming Flyers director of player personnel Don Luce scouted the Leafs in recent games.
by Ben on January 12, 2012
There is no doubt in anybody’s mind that Teemu Selanne is an All-Star player through and through.
He also happens to be an All-Star person in real life.
As the 41-year-old Selanne continues to defy his age and to produce and perform in this, his 19th season in the NHL, it comes as no surprise that the Finnish Flash was presented with the opportunity to make his 11th career All-Star Game appearance.
However, Selanne instead lobbied that his Anaheim Ducks teammate, Corey Perry, was much more deserving of the nomination to represent the Ducks for the 2012 NHL All-Star Game Jan. 29 at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa.
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Corey Perry Headed to All-Star Game After Push from Teemu Selanne
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For the last five years, Anaheim has been home to Bobby Ryan. However, midway through last season, the four-time 30-goal scorer had to keep his luggage handy and a real estate agent on standby amid rampant trade rumors. And even now, instead of enjoying his summer on the golf course, Ryan once again finds himself clutching his cell phone, waiting for what now seems like will be an inevitable call from Ducks GM Bob Murray to inform him that he’s been traded.
