Game 68: Ducks vs. Sharks 3.14.10

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Game 51: Ducks @ Sharks 1.21.10

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POST GAME QUOTES:
"The big difference in the game was that our power play has to be a little bit better than that," center Ryan Getzlaf said. "We have to be able to make it when we have that man advantage. That was pretty much the difference in the game tonight. We had our chances and it's not for a lack of effort or execution. It's a matter of getting them into the net and past them."

"We were much closer in the game and the difference was that we made a mistake and they score a power play goal off a faceoff," Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle said. "We have all but eight seconds of it killed and we reacted poorly on the one draw by them."

Source for Quotes: ducks.nhl.com

PHOTO OF THE GAME:

SAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 21: Scott Niedermayer #27 of the Anaheim Ducks tries to control the puck with a sliding Jason Demers #60 of the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion on January 21, 2010 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Game 38: Ducks @ Sharks 12.26.09

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OPINION:
All I can do is shake my head at this one...

Oh, and FYI -- Getzlaf left the game with a minor leg laceration. He was getting stitches and did not return to the game. He is considered day-to-day. Thanks, injury bug. :/

POST GAME QUOTES:
Can't find any at the moment. Will update if/when some become available.



PHOTO OF THE GAME:

San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton, right, is checked into the boards by Anaheim Ducks defenseman Scott Niedermayer, left, during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, in San Jose, Calif. San Jose won 5-2. Photo Credit: Yahoo Sports

Game 34: Ducks @ Sharks 12.17.09

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OPINION:
I didn't go into watching this game with high expectations because I realize that the Sharks are a very dominant team (in the regular season) and the Ducks... they just aren't. Not this year. I wanted a win, every fan wants a win. I just didn't expect one. I could throw out excuses like it was the 2nd night of a back to back, it was a tough Sharks team, the Ducks were tired, etc. In fact I did just throw those out, but I wont hide behind them.

In a game that was 0 - 0 for what seemed like forever the Sharks broke through and rolled full steam ahead. The Ducks didn't get on the board until very early in the 3rd period while on a power play but it was all Sharks after. The 4-1 score is a little deceiving but it still remains a 4-1 score. In what's become characteristic for the Ducks they had a breakdown in the 3rd. I don't like that characteristic but it's theirs this season.

Once again, how unfortunate. I'm naming this season "The Unfortunate Season".

POST GAME QUOTES:
"When you play back to back games, sometimes energy can be a question," Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said. "I don't think it was the energy issue. I didn't think we were emotionally involved in the game until later."

"I don't want to get in trouble or anything but I just finished my hit," Whitney said. "I didn't elbow him or hit him in the head. I didn't trip him, I didn't do anything and I get a roughing. I was pretty amazed at that call."

"We drew a power play and then we get taken out of a power play on a pretty difficult call to swallow," Carlyle said. "As a coach, when you're watching it on the replay, the penalty on a Whitney, that's just taking the body on a player behind the net. The other penalties were deserved."

Source for Quotes:OC Register

PHOTO OF THE GAME:

Anaheim Ducks goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere dives on the puck to save a goal against the San Jose Sharks during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009, in San Jose, Calif.(PHOTO CREDIT: Yahoo Sports)

Game 21: Ducks vs. Sharks 11.21.09

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PERIOD 1: 0 - 0
PERIOD 2: 2 - 2
PERIOD 3: 2 - 3






OPINION:
I had a really heated opinion here, but I have decided to sleep on it and let cooler heads prevail in the morning. Edit: I've slept on this for a few days and have decided that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all. So I'll remain mum on this game. >:)

POST GAME QUOTES:
"I saw it, but it was a bang-bang play," said goalie Jonas Hiller, who believed the shot ticked off his stick before going in. "I just missed it by half an inch. I have to watch it on TV again. It was a quick play. I thought I played it quite well and was in pretty good position. That kind of goal hurts right now. It’s those small mistakes that are costing us games."

"They locked it down and played pretty well at the end of the game," Ryan Getzlaf said. "We had our chances. We played really well tonight. For the most part, we were right in there in that hockey game. We were playing a pretty good team, so it’s those little mistakes that end up costing you in the end."

"Any time you give up one late like that, especially against a team like that where they know how to finish games off, it’s very tough," Getzlaf said.

"Our battle and compete level were high," said Ducks coach Randy Carlyle. "It was a high-paced game with lots of action in it. We can’t be faulted for our effort. It’s our lack of execution in that situation [on the game-winning goal]."

Source for Quotes:ducks.nhl.com

PHOTO OF THE GAME:

Anaheim Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski celebrates his goal against the San Jose Sharks in the second period of a NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. (Photo credit: Yahoo Sports)