Ducks hockey is so back — and what a wild way to kick off the season! The Anaheim Ducks’ opener vs the Seattle Kraken had everything: Beckett Sennecke scoring in his NHL debut, boy is cracked (shoutout to Mason McTavish for the assist and hustle), Olen Zellweger showing off his offensive instincts, and a first period that looked like pure domination. But as the game went on, defensive breakdowns and veteran mistakes started to pile up — especially from Troy Terry and some questionable pairings like Pavel Mintyukov and Drew Helleson. Still, there were plenty of promising signs from the kids, and the new system is showing flashes of creativity. The Ducks face the San Jose Sharks next — let’s see if they can bounce back. 🦆
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Beckett for Calder
Definitely a solid game for sure sloppy definitely sloppy but it's the first game we got Time to improve 😊
If nothing else we are going to be fun to watch! Keep up the great Ducks content!
BS #1
Buckets was below the goal line couple times in the D zone playin hard, kid looked pretty responsible as well as the flashes of great offense to come
"Bucket" looks good so far
As a ducks and habs fan demidov is the Calder favorite for me if not sennecke but dont disrespect demigod
Fun watch, much better than last few years, thanks for the video…
Senneke looked good on the second line
only one game and one loss, still okay first game.
Best Ducks first period in a long time. Unfortunate 2nd was kinda old Ducks. Thanks heavens for the Sharks, hopefully the Ducks treat them like they should and gain some confidence.
I will say Gibby looked really bad in Detroit with 5 goals against in 13 shots… so as much as I liked him for us. It was good to move on from him. As far as the Ducks go, I like how much Leo has improved. He looks hungry, strong and is shooting the puck and getting to the high danger areas with ease. Lacombe is gonna be a superstar in the league. Just watch the way he protects the puck and how easily and comfortable he can stick handle and carry the puck up the ice to create plays. Beckett looked like he belonged in the NHL. Honestly this is looking like an exciting season. Once the guys tighten up some mistakes I think we're ready and headed in the right direction! Keep the good work! Can't wait to see the guys when they come to Boston! I go every year when they're in town
Props to Mac for retrieving Bucket's 1st Goal(puck)
I thought i was high on him, he played better than I was expecting even. He's going to be a monster in a year or two.
I was really disappointed in Terry and Trouba. They had a rough game. I liked what I saw from Bucket. Loved seeing him score his first goal in his first game.
I was pretty underwhelmed by our off season pickups (Krieder and Granlund) didn’t really feel like they made any impact on the game at all. Here’s hoping we can take care of business against the Sharks.
2nd line was peak
Good drafting and development
Hard worker
That shift where cutter Leo and Sennecke were together looked so good
You got to like when our big offseason splash of $7 million is on the third line, and pretty ineffective like the 4th line. Need to move Cutter to 1, Terry to 3, and Granlund to 2. No offense to Terry, but him/Vatrano/Strome just seems to work best together. D you need to put the best friends together, like at the end of the game. Gudas and Trouba need to flip as healthy scratches. Bring Moore back up, or let Luneau have a legit chance. Bucket was surprising. If he continues his ways, then it'll be hard to move him down like Leo. Also in the pregame countdown, I notice that Solberg was included. That really does not bode well for Minty and Little Z. Mainly Minty, because he just doesn't seem to be progressing the way we have hoped.
I'd adore Zelly and Minty together ❤🎉 IMO they compliment each other's personalities well. Zelly a sweetie mild mannered, but insanely hard working and a Smart player. Minty has a confidence that even when things don't go as well it seems to motivate him. Minty a bit more scrappy than Zelly as well. I think those two working together would elevate both of their games well.
Truthfully I have this feeling that Minty might end up on the Capitals at one point in his future. I've zero real reason for this feeling, but I think him and the Protos brothers together we'd see some amazing hockey out of him. When I watch him I adore him. Interviews I find his chirpiness and humor great. It might rub some wrong, but my dad was that type of silly and truly didn't have any malice behind messing with people. When he was in his best mood that is when he'd tease you the most. Back to point I can't shake the feeling everytime I watch him, or The Capitals that he is in the wrong sweater. Sometimes great players just need to be in other places to thrive, which breaks my heart, because him and Zelly are my top two favs on the team.
Congratulations on the new kid Sennecke. I was excited for him. I wish they would have gotten him the win for his first game. It will be really interesting to see where he develops. Can we get him growing a beard, or put on fake wrinkles?😂 His voice is so deep it doesn't fit that baby face and is breaking my brain worse than hearing Felix from Stray Kids. 😂❤🎉 This season should be really fun and I truly believe everyone will learn tons.
Happy for you. Can hear the happiness in your voice.
Zelly played awesome!! Guy was buzzing all night
23 and 45 look good
After Sennecke's goal, the Ducks imploded and looked like the same Ducks from the last few seasons. Hard to watch.
Love the way they played game 1.
Bucket looked good all game, especially with Tavish, and did Leo and Kreider looked like they had chemistry.
The D pairings were defiantly the low, especially anytime Trouba was out there.
If yout defence are this messy and weak , just get Solberg in allreqdy . He will raise to the occasion, I seen him do that so amny times
Meanwhile, John Gibson had a rough night against Montreal, 5 goals in 13 shots, and was pulled from the goal. Somehow, he managed to get traded to a team with a worse defence than ducks.
Game one…some positive signs but long way to go to be a Team tough to play against. I loved the shots on net in 1st period, don’t know why we stopped in 2nd and 3rd. The forechecking has got to be more consistent…from everyone. Let’s hope next game they bring more intensity and more checking. Go Ducks.
Do opponents notice when a skater avoids colliding with their goalie? I thought that was a classy move for a rookie.
Zelly should not attack to the corner, let the 2:1 scorer all alone. and Minty again lost his man at 1:3… defense swimming a lot, only Lacombe and Gudas were good, rest was bad and made the game deciding mistakes.
Offense pressure was okay 2 periods, in the 3rd period I dont know what they play… horrible 3rd period. goals will come with playing as we played in the first 40 minutes, but defense has to become better!
Pregnant ?!?!?!?!?
Hilarious!!!!!!!!
Goooooooooooo Ducks !!!
His voice sounds just like mine after huffing a nitrous balloon…
Imma crack this boy next…😈😈😈
1:52 what’s this clip from?? asking for a friend 💔