Player Discussion Ryan Getzlaf

[lwvs84]

It would be awesome if he tied/passed Selanne and hit 1k points at home this season.

 

[Leonardo87]

Dude still got it. Even been producing as well.

 

[Paul4587]

He still had it for parts of last year he just had the worst puck luck I’ve seen him have in his career, he got stapled with terrible linemates a lot of the time and he was clearly playing hurt for stretches of games.

 

[Terry Yake]

 

[KaseMeOutside]

He still had it for parts of last year he just had the worst puck luck I’ve seen him have in his career, he got stapled with terrible linemates a lot of the time and he was clearly playing hurt for stretches of games.

He hasn't lost his puck skills or anything he's just a step slower I know I sound repetitive but I think he could do well as a wing, but I think his production decline has been much more to do with the team around him. It would be nice if these young players make a step forward to help him, so far Terry is

 

[Kalv]

He hasn't lost his puck skills or anything he's just a step slower I know I sound repetitive but I think he could do well as a wing, but I think his production decline has been much more to do with the team around him. It would be nice if these young players make a step forward to help him, so far Terry is

I think he has lost some of the puck skills as well. His passes seem... off sometimes. He used to be an elite passer, he seems just ok now. Some of that is with him losing the speed a bit, but some of it might also come with change of style, which if I think about it more, is probably the main reason. And he had to change his style because he lost a bit of his step.

 

[FiveHoleTickler]

Anyone got a clip of this? Ek was diving all over the place that game.

 

[terranraida]

With last nights assist Getzy is now tied for the most points in franchise history and 12 points from 1000.

 

[lwvs84]

With last nights assist Getzy is now tied for the most points in franchise history and 12 points from 1000.

Hoping he breaks Selanne's team record and scores #1000 at home. It would be awesome to do it in front of the home fans.

 

[Ducks in a row]

 

[Frosted Tips]

It's been amazing. What a legend. So glad to have been able to follow his career. Here's for a few more years and many more points to come!

 

[Kalv]

So happy for him and for me A privilege to have my favorite team have such a great leader

Feels right to have him as our all time scoring leader and I'm sure Teemu would agree.

Next stop: 1000

 

[Kalv]

 

[Fighter]

Congrats Getzy!!! I was crazy happy when the Ducks picked him in 2003, but who could dare to dream he'd become one day the future All-Time scoring leader for our franchise

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

The whole team seems to love the guy, including the coach. Hope he's got a few more years in him.

 

[bsu]

 

[Goose of Reason]

I love that picture. Just the biggest smiles after driving the net and causing a huge scrum.

 

[Terry Yake]

The whole team seems to love the guy, including the coach. Hope he's got a few more years in him.

i was thinking this season would for sure be his last, but if he keeps playing the way he has so far i wouldn't be surprised to see him return next season

 

[Ducks in a row]

3 Points game yesterday which included that goal his 1st goal of the season

Getzlaf now has 10 points in 11 games

8 more points for 1,000 career regular season points

 

[GunnarStahl]

idk if anyone has taken note of this but when he hit 990 he hit another smaller milestone as highest scoring ducks draft pick, passing Kariya

 

[FiveHoleTickler]

idk if anyone has taken note of this but when he hit 990 he hit another smaller milestone as highest scoring ducks draft pick, passing Kariya

Not gonna lie, I had to think about that for a second.

 

[Trojans86]

Crazy how much better he is playing this year.

 

[ducks8]

All it takes is a little fun to make an old man feel young again. Hope he keeps it up. Going to suck when he retires

 

[Sean Garrity]

I understand that parts of those interviews are specifically cut, but I loved hearing that and listened to them more than once. I'm really gonna miss when he retires. I've been fortunate enough to grow up sitting close to the locker room runway since he was wearing 51, and he'll still headnod me to this day and I'm an adult in my late 30s. When I was younger I wanted high fives from him obviously (I now understand how annoying that is and why sometimes I didn't get them from him lol), but now it's simply a sign of respect that I will always appreciate about him and he clearly knows my family and I have been there for the entirety of his career.

Crazy how much better he is playing this year.

Ya I don't really see that. We used to use "Getzlaf", I still and will always do it, as a replacement for being lazy or lackadaisical, but that hasn't been the case as he's gotten older. I think he's playing the same game, probably more motivated, and that his linemates are finally coming in to their own and are "inflating" his stats.

All it takes is a little fun to make an old man feel young again. Hope he keeps it up. Going to suck when he retires

I'm sentimental as it is, and he's the first Duck I've watched thoroughly evolve in to what his career has been. My bet is he's with the organization, and pretty much IMO he can do wrong whether he wants to chase a cup. Selfishly, I want to watch playoff Getzlaf and I would love to watch that with this team. More realistically, he'd have to do that on another team, but I'm 100% on board with whatever he wants to do I'd support. He clearly doesn't need some dummies support on a message board, but that's my selfish opinion. He'll be with the organization in some capacity once he retires and I can see him, if he wants it, being an eventual GM in hockey somewhere.

 

[Paul4587]

Imagine if somehow he keeps up this play and comes out of nowhere to make Canada. Major long shot but they do love bringing back players who won with them before…