My good friend and fellow staffer here at Anaheim Calling, George Contreras, recently wrote an article explaining why the Ducks in his opinion will not be tanking for the rest of the season.
If this is the case, then it would be a huge mistake, in my opinion. It will very likely affect the long term outlook of the franchise.
The Ducks currently, per MoneyPuck, have a 0% chance of making the playoffs with nine games remaining. Yes, they are not mathematically eliminated from the playoffs yet, but for all intents and purposes their hopes of making the playoffs have been eliminated.