Ducks ready for first test of younger, swifter lineup

The Ducks will begin the 2018-19 season where their previous season ended, in San Jose’s SAP Center, but only the venue will be the same.

The Ducks’ lineup against the Sharks on Wednesday night will feature at least five rookies, according to coach Randy Carlyle, and it will embody the significant philosophical and strategic changes the Ducks were forced to make over the summer after they were swept out of the playoffs by the Sharks last spring.

Rookie forwards Troy Terry, Max Comtois, Sam Steel and Kiefer Sherwood were poised to play in the Ducks’ season opener, each on a different line. Also expected to play was defenseman Marcus Pettersson, who played in 22 regular-season games and four…