The Anaheim Ducks season is officially over after a 5-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, ending a playoff run that went a month longer than Ducks fans are used to. In this recap, I break down the brutal Game 5 loss, and why the Ducks looked way too soft in a do-or-die game. I also talk about the future of the Ducks core with Leo Carlsson, Cutter Gauthier, Beckett Sennecke, and Jackson LaCombe, plus whether coaching decisions from Joel Quenneville cost Anaheim a real chance to advance. Despite the ugly ending, the 2025-26 Anaheim Ducks season was a massive success and proved this rebuild is ahead of schedule. Thank you for all the support this season, Duck My Life isn’t going anywhere this offseason. #hockey #nhl #anaheimducks #vegasgoldenknights #icehockey #playoffs
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Well look at that 😂
“The NHL has imposed significant punishments on the Vegas Golden Knights for flagrant violations of the league's playoff media regulations: Vegas forfeits its 2026 second-round draft pick and head coach John Tortorella is fined $100,000.
The club had been warned previously”
https://x.com/reporterchris/status/2055390133772317169?s=46
Stop crying
Dosty overworked. Over 40 starts. Olympics and playoffs.
Rumor is Torts was making a statement about the McNabb suspension. As of now it cost him $100k and the knights a 2nd round pick
Marner goal was nasty though
The young guys aren’t kids anymore, so I don’t try to re-sign any of the UFA’s. Bring up the even younger guys to join the youngish veterans. Youth with speed and daring.
No one fought either.
I’m really proud of our team. It’s been a crazy yo and down season but the boys played hard and achieved their goal/exceeded it. They gained some valuable experience, even in this loss.
I’m still worried about the off season with all of these signings that need to be made. Hoping VB can do it.
Bring back the purple and teal.
Vegas are Winners! Ducks are ______?
The last 2 games they looked like shit. No skating. Just skating backwards and inviting Vegas to take shots at Dostal. I'm very disappointed. Of you're going to lose, at least make it look like you tried
They lost their 2nd round pick.
I miss the green
Torts pulled a shitsac move
Vegas won, but with this series the Ducks pickpocketed their 2nd round pick, which is HILARIOUS.
Gosh freakin frick. I just know the Ducks had it in them to advance at least this round. I was more nervous for the matchup against Colorado or Carolina. I just KNOW they could have advance but as you mentioned I did not see the same chaos I saw they created with the oilers. The power play also got silenced compared to when they played Edmonton. Truly a sad way to end the season. VAMOS PATOS. Can’t wait for next season. Thank you for the content, this is the first hockey channel I was consistently 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Media are a bunch or cockroaches anyways, fuck em I say!
Shaking hands in a line is just stupid
If the players want to exchange handshakes then go ahead why force anyone to do
It
So was it disrespectful when Florida did it?
Avs will destroy Knights
VGK fan. Totally agree about Torts.
So proud of our Ducks!
I think they were tired in this series and couldn't maintain their high energy, hard hits, snappy puck retrieval and fast rushes.
We have a really, really bright future!
Not disrespectful… fuxking hilarious. 😂
On Dosty: not just hurt, but overworked. When you include the Olympics, he had the most minutes on the ice among all goaltenders, ahead of Vejmelka by roughly a game's margin. This was also his first season as our full-time starter. Buddy is probably exhausted.
Ducks got lucky, playing a garbage Oilers team. Vegas sucks ass and doesn't deserve a conference finals. This playoff format blows. Garbage teams play each other, ensuring a garbage team advances. Golden kotex will get their asses kicked by Colorado…so watch for BS calls in their favor and for them to attempt to injure key Avs players.
Thank you for all your work this year ! Made the season much more enjoyable
Totrs is a jagoff. Ask anyone who played for him 😮
This is not surprising by torts
I normally think ducks fans are nice and fair, but you sure aren’t
Torts is an ignorant f…, hated him here in Philly.
Tortorella is a self important a$$ whol.
Torts Will Always Be An Ass!
I knew the ducks were going to have trouble if they couldn’t switch from the run and gun style to the cycle/grinding playing style. We need to get players like Perry to stand in front of the net and create havoc.
Best Ducks since the Selanne Kariya days. Lots to be proud of and work off . Respect from 🇨🇦
Torts enjOYS BEING A JERK. It's in his DNA
Both Trouba & Carlson had a rough series. So many broken coverages & egregious turnovers. Kreider was nonexistent. Both Terry & Cutter playing with injuries. You could tell they were gassed. But this season was well worth the 8 year wait. I love this team forever and always. Thanks for all your hard work! Cheers 🫶🏻
HAHAHha Ducks.
Two massive pieces of shit behind both benches. Fuck, man… I love hockey but I HATE the NHL.
I LIVE IN LAS VEGAS IN JOHN TORTORELLA IS AN ASSHOLE.. I DIDN'T LIKE WHEN THEY BROUGHT HIM IN BUT LET'S FACE IT THE NIGHTS HAVE BEEN DOING WONDERFUL EVER SINCE HE CAME IN.. JOHN TORTORELLO IS AN ARROGANT FOOL
I was hoping we could of won this series but it didn't happen still proud of them for making the playoffs and into round. Just means get back to it next season and let's take it to them all next season. Thanks for a great season Ducks.
You cannot have legalized gambling, inconsistent officiating, and opaque league governance without eventually triggering public suspicion of rigged outcomes.
And Vegas — the literal gambling capital of the world — is the worst possible market for the NHL to try to hide that tension.
Thank you for all your hard work this season! Vamos Patos! 🦆🍊
In hockey, winning the Championship comes down to who wants it the most after playing almost 100 games in a season and playoffs.