They’re back. Well, sort of. Just five months since skating off the ice at SAP Center in San Jose at the conclusion of a four-game playoff detonation, the Anaheim Ducks return to that very same arena to begin their 2018-19 campaign. The crest on the front of the sweater may be the same for the Orange County squad, but the names on the back are anything but.
Criticized for their lack of speed, that 2017-18 iteration of the Ducks is no more. Gone are Francois Beauchemin and Kevin Bieksa on the back end, while the likes of Jason Chimera and Chris Kelly have departed up front.