Postseason Rewind: 2007

By Patrick HoffmanThe Champion: Anaheim DucksRoad to the Cup:Round 1 – 4-1 over 7) MinnesotaRound 2 – 4-1 over 3) VancouverRound 3 – 4-2 over 1) DetroitRound 4 – 4-1 over 4) Ottawa SenatorsIn their own words: Elliott Teaford, Daily Breeze“The thing that stands out about the Anaheim Ducks’ Stanley Cup championship season in 2006-07 was the great sense of anticipation surrounding it, from inside the locker room and from the owners and from management and especially from the fans.Coming out of the lockout, Ducks general manager Brian Burke and coach Randy Carlyle built a team that was kind of a throwback to the 1970s. They were rough and fought a lot, but they had great skill and speed too. They were really fun to watch.There were future Hall of Famers in defenseman Scott Niedermayer and winger Teemu Selanne, an All-Star goaltender in Jean-Sebastien Giguere and some youngsters on the rise like Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry.Burke then traded for defenseman Chris Pronger in the summer of ...