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It’s no shock for Ducks fans to hear about their team’s subpar goaltending this season — subpar play all around, really. Happily, things have been looking up of late. The team is on a roll and maligned goaltender Jonas Hiller has finally begun to play like the all-star he used to be. Has it been enough to wash away the early season disappointment? You be the judge:

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When things hit rock bottom — or in the Ducks’ case, damn near to it — you have to look at the bright side. “What bright side?” the astute among you are surely asking. Well…

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Not much needs to be said. If you want to see what rock bottom looks like, click the image below.

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Another day, another statsbomb — or as it’s known more colloquially, infographic. The focus this time is on Jean-Sebastien Giguere’s efforts in backstopping the 2003 Mighty Ducks to an improbable Stanley Cup run that came up a game short.

Was it a case of common heroism that occurs every playoff season when one player rises from obscurity to take the hockey world by storm? Or was it truly a performance for the ages? Click below and decide for yourself:

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Two days ago, a fantastical-if-obvious thought took my brain by storm: I would prove that Teemu Selanne is a really good player. The best Ducks player ever, at that.

Paul Kariya, please hold your objections.

But I soon realized a patent analysis like that might be better completed after Selanne retires for real, whenever that happens. Besides, Adam Brady already did a decent job of covering the issue in broad strokes.

What I’m bringing you instead is a splendiferous Teemu Selanne infographic:

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