Found February 07, 2012 on Rant Sports: Yardbarker Blogger Network
At ten points out of the 8th seed in the Western Conference, the Anaheim Ducks are within striking distance of playoff contention. The month of February will have a lot to say about the Ducks’ playoff fate and whether or not they can complete yet another second season comeback. A big part of the reason this month is so pivotal is due to the fact that after Wednesday’s matchup against Carolina, the Teemu Selanne, now in the twilight of his career hopes to send his team to one more playoff berth. Ducks play nine of their next ten games away from Honda Center. A daunting task for any team, but particularly the Ducks as they are working to keep their winning pace alive, having lost only twice in regulation dating back to last year. At 6-11-6 the Ducks are the third worst road team in the league, although an interesting stat to consider is that ten of those regulation road losses came before December 19th. Since that date the team has lost only once in regulation on the road. It will be ...
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