He bolted for a loaded Avalanche team that featured Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg after leading Anaheim to their first cup final appearance in 2003.
Just be thankful it isn’t worse. Just ask LA Kings fans about Rob Blake.
It has been 13 years since he left, now retired and still living in California. Here is why the Anaheim Ducks should retire Kariya’s number:
SOMETHING FROM NOTHING:
Expansion teams are notorious for being horrible from the get-go and the Mighty Ducks were no exception to this.
It also didn’t help that we were a team born from Disney, hence being the subject of scrutiny around the league.