The Ducks find themselves in an uncomfortably familiar position. Several reputations are on the line in Game 7.
As time wound down in a 3-1 defeat in Nashville, there was a collective grown emanating from a population of fans who dwell on the West Coast. Stop me if you've heard this one before, an Anaheim team gets a 3-2 series lead, turns in a mediocre game 6 effort, Game 7 is on home ice. We've seen this too many times before. Detroit in the first round, three years ago. Los Angeles in the second round, two years ago.