Randy Carlyle‘s second stint with the Anaheim Ducks in now two seasons old. He has a regular season record at 90-48-26. He has garnered one Pacific Division title, and two trips to the playoffs, this time around.
Those post-season trips have culminated in a 4-2 loss in the 2017 Western Conference Finals and a 4-0 sweep in round one this season. This season wasn’t pretty but the Head Coach earned his keep.
Carlyle was forced to deploy a line-up for the first half of the season that had the likes of Derek Grant and Chris Wagner as the top two centers because mainstays Ryan Getzlaf and Ryan Kesler dealt with lengthy injuries.