u/CherokeeHawkman

Here's what the Ducks lineup for 2026-27 looks like based purely on who they either already have under contract or who is a RFA:

#1: Gauthier / Carlsson / Sennecke
#2: Granlund / McTavish / Terry
#3: Kreider / Poehling / Killorn
#4: Vatrano / Washe / TBD

D1: LaCombe / Moore
D2: Mintyukov / Helleson
D3: Zellweger / Luneau

G: Dostal / Husso

This is not a bad place to start at all, IMO. There are some obvious places the team would need to upgrade but that's a roster that has a true #1 center, a true #1 defenseman and a true #1 goalie. Those are the three hardest things to find in hockey and the Ducks have them all PLUS a true sniper on the wing.

If GMPV can add to this effectively, and if the young guys like Carlsson, Gauthier, Sennecke, Zellweger and Mintyukov all take a step forward in their consistency and progression - this could be a very strong contender in the Pacific Division and Western Conference next season.

I just subscribed to Prime Video Ultra for $44.99/year to have no ads in Prime Video and did the math to see how much time I'll save.

Let's take 'The Boys' as an example. There are 40 episodes, total, and the TRT of those 40 episodes is 42 hours and 18 minutes. The ad load for Prime Video is between 4 and 6 minutes per hour so let's say 5 minutes of ads per hour. That means watching just the 40 episodes of 'The Boys' I'd have seen 211 minutes and 30 seconds of ads or 3 hours and 31 minutes of ads.

That's just for that one series. In that 211 minutes I've saved I could watch two 100 minute movies and still not equal the time I'd have spent watching ads. And every movie and show I watch beyond that makes the savings of my time, and sanity, even more worth it.

I delayed paying Amazon for a long time because I didn't like them making me pay for something I used to get for free but ultimately, I value my time more than my principles and I buckled.

- The Blue Jackets signed Charlie Coyle to a new contract

- The Maple Leafs hired John Chayka as their new GM

- The Draft Lottery has come and gone

- The Islanders fired Patrick Roy and hired Pete DeBoer

A lot of other teams are conducting offseason business right now but we still have games to play! It's mid-May and the Ducks are still playing!

Ducks fans, after eight years...HOW GREAT IS THIS!?!

LET'S GO DUCKS!

I saw a Ducks flag flying from a car in West LA today. First time I've seen that in many years.

People at work are watching hockey for the first time and are loving this Ducks run. A guy came up to me two days ago, knowing I was a Ducks fan, and said "I actually was fired up when they tied the game." This is a guy that has not been a hockey fan before.

A friend of mine that is a Kings fan but cut the cord with cable/satellite said he watched the Ducks a lot this year because their games were free to watch and he's still watching them in the playoffs.

I'm sure many of you have similar stories of how you've seen the Ducks fandom grow in recent weeks/months and it's great to see! We know how exciting this team is but the fact that they're resonating with new fans is fantastic. Hopefully they have added permanent new fans and new customers and they can build on this momentum in the years to come.