Ducks' Eaves, Rakell were sidelined with high ankle sprains

A pair of Anaheim Ducks weren't able to get their feet wet late in the Stanley Cup Playoffs due to high ankle sprains.

Patrick Eaves and Rickard Rakell were both sidelined with the ankle injury, head coach Randy Carlyle disclosed Thursday, according to Curtis Zupke of the Los Angeles Times.

Rakell scored 33 goals in the regular season, while Eaves registered 32 of his own in time split between Dallas and Anaheim.

Losing Eaves in Round 2 and Rakell in Round 3, then, was not an insignificant hindrance in regards to the team's chances of advancing to the Cup Final.