The 2025-26 NHL season is upon us, and the Anaheim Ducks get underway on Thursday, Oct. 9 in Seattle. In this new episode of Ducks in Deep, The Sporting Tribune Ducks reporter Zach Cavanagh examines five questions that stand between Anaheim and their stated goal of reaching the playoffs for the first time since 2018.
0:00 Intro
2:04 How much does the change to Quenneville help?
9:00 How much do the young players Carlsson, Gauthier, McTavish improve?
18:19 How much impact do new veteran acquisitons Kreider, Granlund, Poehling bring?
24:40 Can Lukáš Dostál repeat last season’s success?
28:36 Can the Anaheim Ducks make the playoffs?
35:57 Outro
TST Anaheim Ducks Season Preview: https://www.thesportingtribune.com/2025/10/08/anaheim-ducks-2025-2026-season-preview-gauthier-mctavish-carlsson-lacombe-dostal-kreider
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