So I wanted to do an end of season grades thread, but I'll just put my post in here.
Players are graded on my expectations combined with performance. (these are my opinions of course)
Player - Reg season / Playoff
-Getzlaf- A / F- ... He was so good this year, and I honestly didn't even notice him in the post season. (most the team will be getting playoff F's
-Perry- C / F... Didn't expect much from him, and he didn't do much. In the playoffs, he had many chances to score and didn't, especially game 4.
-Rakell- A / C-... He had a great season, solidifying himself as a top line player. He tried in the playoffs, and was one of the few, but didn't get too much going of course
-Silf- D / F... Saw nothing all year. Of course playoffs were worse. Our shootout/breakaway hero is no longer sniping.
-Kesler- C / F... I expected about what he was able to do in the regular season. I was hoping he was pacing himself, but he was not. I hope he heals up. He's a fun player to watch, and just a season ago was a Selke caliber player and a major leader for us.
-Cogs- C / B... One of the few players that looked like they knew what they were doing in the playoffs on this damn team. If our skaters were all Cogliano we would have won a few games at least.
-Kase- A / F... I thought his line would bring it in the playoffs, but they were useless. He was a nice surprise this regular season though.
-Ritchie- D / F... I don't expect much, and he doesn't even do that. Just takes penalties and falls behind in every play. Unless he changes his game, he'll be out of the league soon. Needs to get faster.
-Henrique- A / F... My expectations were not super high, so he was a nice surprise. He's the one left handed person that can shoot on the team. He was very absent in the playoffs.
-4th line and others- D / F... None of them matter or cared to make themselves matter enough to be on here. Our depth needs a major overhaul, but it's not like they play much anyway.
-Fowler- D / NA... I was disappointed by him this year. He's (probably) my favorite player, so maybe I'm hard on him. He did have to play with Bieksa WAY too much, so maybe it's just that... Hope he can get healthy and rebound next year without casual Kev ruining everything.
-Hampus- C / F... An unspectacular season capped with not doing anything well in the playoffs. I think he's never going to mature into that epic #1 d that carries the offense and defense. I think he'll cap at a solid top pairing defensive d. He and Manson can be a great shutdown pair.
-Manson- B+ / F... Showed some offense this year! I still think he gets run around a decent amount, but somehow does a better job than any of our other dmen at recovering and getting to rebounds. In the playoffs, he was terrible.
-Monty- B / C... He was the only player trying to score (or do anything) in the playoffs, but his play was just normal, whereas the rest of the team fell off so bad, it made him look good. He works hard and is willing to shoot, so that's good.
-Beauch- C- / F... He tried...
-Bieksa- F / F... My expectations were so low, and he managed to still get under them. He's a beer-leaguer stuck in a pro-player's life. Some of you may say we have Trump as president to prove the glitch in the matrix, I say we have Bieksa as our proof.
-Petterssen- B- / F... He is learning. Moves the puck, and plays so much better than the two above him.
-Gibson- A+ / B... He had (IMO) the best season of any Ducks goalie ever. He was why we got to the playoffs. He wasn't able to work his magic in any of the games, but the team provided no support at all.
-Miller- A- / NA... He exceeded my expectations this year, and played really well. He only had one really bad stinker game, and covered for Gibson's many injuries.
Our D (on paper) and goalie should be able to carry this team. Maybe with no Frankie/Kevin next season they'll do better with minor call ups and signing a 6/7 dman. The forwards have NO mission, no personality, no identity. This probably is mostly because of the coach, but we still didn't have a great team identity with Bruce. Our D was way better with Bruce though. The league is getting faster. We need to be fast. We need a coach that doesn't skate the team into the ground and only play 3 lines.
TL/DR: Our team is bad and they should feel bad.