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Practice Report: Kesler Takes Maintenance Day, Young D-Core Steps Up



By Kyle Shohara
AnaheimDucks.com

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Fresh off a 4-1 victory in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final yesterday afternoon, the Ducks reconvened inside Honda Center for a 45-minute practice that did not include Ryan Kesler. Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau was quick to point out it was “the old maintenance day” for the 30-year-old center, who played 81 of 82 regular season games and all 10 in the postseason.

Boudreau also says the team’s “kid line” of 22-year-olds Emerson Etem, Rickard Rakell and Jiri Sekac will most likely stay intact in Game 2.