All-Star break is upon us this weekend, which signifies that we are already halfway through the first half of the season. So lets take a quick look on the our journey through the first half and assess how we’re moving into the second half.
Looking back it was an incredibly long one full of injuries. It seemed like it was never ending. Even as the puck dropped for the Ducks’ home opener, fans were taken aback learning that Captain Ryan Getzlaf would be sitting it out. It just went on from there—Hampus Lindholm, then-Duck Sami Vatanen, Ryan Miller and Ryan Kesler still recovering from post-season surgery, and the drop-the-hammer news of Patrick Eaves’ diagnosis.