Ducks Searching For Their Identity

from Curtis Zupke of Ducks Blog, “It’s just a whole attitude change I think we need to have,” defenseman Ryan Whitney said. “We talked about preparing ourselves better and being ready to play a full 60 minutes, which we might have not even have done once this year. Even in our wins – I think in Boston we had a really bad first period. It’s time to start playing a whole game.” Carlyle wouldn’t go into details about his talk, but one can surmise that topics included defensive coverage, indecision on the forecheck and inconsistent effort. The Ducks have allowed 21 goals during their four-game losing streak and again are one of the most penalized teams in the NHL. All of that points to a team that lacks confidence and might take some time to figure out their game. “This team has not put itself in a position to create an identity,” Carlyle said. more