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Ducks Using Firepower From Blue Line

Posted by TheHockeyGuy on November 30th, 2009

Most of the time Ducks coach Randy Carlyle has directed these three words at Ryan Whitney, but they might as well have been targeted toward the entire defense corps.

Shoot the puck.

Apparently the blue line has gotten the message.

The renewed emphasis on their defensemen getting more involved in the offense and putting pucks on the net has resulted in an average of 10.4 shots on goal for the Ducks in the past five games compared to just 6.6 shots in the first 19 contests.

Because of that, the production on the scoresheet has increased. Scott Niedermayer has two goals and two assists on the homestand, Whitney and James Wisniewski each has a goal and two assists and Nick Boynton got his first goal of the season.

Click here to read the full article – By Orange County Register



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