I liked Carlyle's quote after the game:
“We took a penalty along the wall and they scored on the power play,†Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said. “It seemed like the roof caved in from that point.â€
before this, I thought we were the far better team. Bernier let in a softy, but I thought we were dominating them.
Then we fell apart. It was 35+ minutes of terrible hockey... it happens.
I don't know what everyone's expectations were this season. The minute Rakell and Lindholm held out, and Perron walked, and Carlyle was hired, I was expecting something like this. An average hockey team that is still trying to figure it out.
Rakell/Lindholm missed training camp. We replaced Perron, McGinn, Stewart with a lot of hot garbage. Neither Bieksa or Stoner were moved. We lost Andersen for futures.
This is reality.
The only thing I'm upset about is how damn terrible/timid Perry has been. Carlyle should split Perry and Getzlaf because he is an anchor on any line he is playing.
I'm waiting of us to make a move to boost the offense. I like what Kase and Ritchie are doing (in fact they greatly exceed my expectations) but my god we need to something else upfront.
With the way Fowler is playing this is why I think we should move Vatanen for a legitimate offensive force.
To be honest though, i think we'll see some big changes in the offseason. Vatanen, possibly Perry will get moved.