In a few concise sentences, Ryan Getzlaf summed up the Ducks’ last four seasons of playoff misery and explained why he believes they are equipped to avoid repeating those unhappy endings.
“To me, the biggest thing with our group has always been staying level-headed, staying in the moment, staying in the game,” Getzlaf said after their morning skate Thursday, and although he didn’t mention it, he often was among those who lost their poise at bad times.
“A lot of times early in the year I thought our group got distracted from whether it be a bad call, a big hit, a goal against.