The Ducks practiced Tuesday with the same core roster as the one that began the season 1-7-2 and was 16 points behind the Kings on Jan.12.
They were thankful for that.
Ducks General Manager Bob Murray followed through on not making major changes to the NHL's hottest team at the trade deadline Monday, and players could exhale.
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"We went through some really tough times together and it was miserable, but we were able to come through it on this side and get ourselves back into contention," Ryan Getzlaf said.