The Anaheim Ducks have been an early surprise in the NHL, and they’re battling it out with two other surprise teams in Vancouver and Edmonton. But in reality, the Ducks need to be battling the LA Kings in the basement for their future plans. Although no team wants to tank or lose, there comes a time where a championship window closes and there has to be some work to get back into another window of victory. For the Ducks, it is looking like they are going for a playoff spot and not a high draft pick. In the end, having a bad year or two in order to rebuild or retool is not what will hurt the Ducks, what will hurt the Ducks is pretending that they are still a team that is worthy enough of a playoff berth.
Shouldn’t the Anaheim Ducks be Tanking Already?
