Season Preview: Anaheim Ducks depth chart
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theScore is previewing each team leading up to the 2016-17 season.
The Anaheim Ducks have won four consecutive Pacific Division titles, but the club still enters the 2016-17 campaign under enormous pressure to take the next step.
With essentially the same roster, and a new coach in Randy Carlyle, the Ducks are likely to be in the thick of contention in the Western Conference once again next season.
Here's a projected depth chart for Anaheim next season:
Forwards
LW | C | RW |
---|---|---|
Nick Ritchie | Ryan Getzlaf | Corey Perry |
Andrew Cogliano | Ryan Kesler | Jakob Silfverberg |
Mason Raymond | Rickard Rakell | Chris Wagner |
Stefan Noesen | Antoine Vermette | Jared Boll |
- Newcomer Antoine Vermette is a nice addition to the Ducks' bottom six, and expect Rickard Rakell to move to center, as Nate Thompson is out indefinitely with an Achilles injury suffered in the offseason.
Defense
LD | RD |
---|---|
Hampus Lindholm | Sami Vatanen |
Cam Fowler | Kevin Bieksa |
Simon Despres | Clayton Stoner |
- Hampus Lindholm is a restricted free agent in need of a contract.
- Josh Manson and Shea Theodore made strong impressions last season, and could very well play into a roster spot.
Goalies
G |
---|
John Gibson |
Jonathan Bernier |
- 23-year-old John Gibson will finally be the No. 1 man in the Ducks crease, as Frederik Andersen was dealt to Toronto in the offseason
- Backing up Gibson in net will be former Leaf Jonathan Bernier
NHL Depth Charts
ANA | ARI | BOS | BUF | CGY
CAR | CHI | COL | CBS | DAL
DET | EDM | FLA | LA | MIN
MTL | NSH | NJD | NYI | NYR
PHI | PIT | OTT | STL | SJ
TB | TOR | VAN | WSH | WIN
HEADLINES
- Knights' Whitecloud injures Leafs' Knies with high hit
- Demko joining Canucks on road trip: 'Light at the end of the tunnel'
- Staios: Senators don't have any 'glaring' needs on roster
- Teravainen: Blackhawks have lost confidence during skid
- Daccord gets 1st shutout of the season as Kraken top struggling Preds
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