Newly minted Ducks defenseman Kevin Bieksa was musing about shifting alliances, rivalries redefined with one phone call, one trade between general managers.
"The hockey world is a weird world," Bieksa said Sunday. "You have guys you've battled with over the years. As soon as you get on the team and have a couple of conversations, you figure out they're just like you. You hated them all those years for no reason. Now you quickly become friends."
In other words, he is getting along quite well with new teammate and Ducks forward and agitator Corey Perry, once a formidable foe.