Head Coach Rikard Gronborg of ZSC Lions (Photo by RvS.Media/Monika Majer/Getty Images)
Former 2x Stanley Cup winning head coach, and NCAA championship assistant coach, Red Gendron, once said “Let’s be honest, the team that gets off the bus with the best players usually wins.” This concept has been backed up in part by research into a “champion team versus a team of champions” and that hockey itself is a strong link game that lends itself to better players being on the ice more often resulting in wins. What the Anaheim Ducks don’t have right now are those “best” players; at least in comparison to the rest of the league.