The Anaheim Ducks began the
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It happened one last time in Game 7.
The Ducks rallied splendidly all season long, but finally ran out of comebacks in their final loss to Nashville. A talented team spent too much time scrambling out of trouble, and the current core might be out of chances.
Anaheim captain
http://www.coltsonlineofficialstore.com/Robert-Mathis-JerseyRyan Getzlaf recognized the pattern in the aftermath of the Ducks' 2-1 home loss to the Predators on Wednesday night.
''We were playing catch-up the whole game, the whole series and all year,'' Getzlaf said. ''It came back to bite us here at the end.''
Until the final flop, there was much to like about the Ducks' fifth season under
http://www.coltsonlineofficialstore.com/Stanley-Havili-Jersey coach Bruce Boudreau.
They won their fourth consecutive Pacific Division title with a spectacular second half of the season, going 34-10-5 after the holiday break in their third straight 100-point performance. They had the NHL's best power play and its best penalty kill, while goalies Frederik Andersen and John Gibson won the franchise's first Jennings Trophy behind the league's stingiest defense.
But NHL success is
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Anaheim's season ended in a Game 7 on home ice for the fourth consecutive year, erasing most of the good feelings from four months of progress.
''I thought we were going to win this, for sure,'' said forward Andrew Cogliano,
http://www.footballgiantsprostore.com/Cullen-Jenkins-Jerseyone of four Ducks to play in all four Game 7 defeats. ''I thought we had the guys to push us through. I thought we had a great mindset. It didn't feel like years before at all, and I thought we played that way. We just couldn't put it in.''
General manager Bob Murray showed remarkable patience when he didn't fire his coaching staff or make big trades after the Ducks' 1-7-2 start. He was rewarded with a spectacular second half by his team.
