DLLS Stars Podcast: After Signing Former Star Mikael Granlund, Are The Ducks Playoff Bound?

Already up to the 10th episode of our “The Other 31” summer series, today’s DLLS Stars Podcast focuses on the Anaheim Ducks, with special guests Alexis Downie, Ducks Stream host, and Steve Carroll, Ducks Stream play-by-play announcer. Anaheim has missed the playoffs for the last seven-straight seasons, with their last post season appearance in 2018, when they were swept by the San Jose Sharks in the first round. GM Pat Verbeek is entering his fourth season in charge and replaced head coach Greg Cronin with 3-time Stanley Cup champion Joel Quenneville, possibly signaling that Verbeek feels his team is ready to break their long playoff drought. We’ll ask our guests about the summer signing of former Dallas Star Mikael Granlund, the trade acquisitions of Chris Kreider, Ryan Poehling and Petr Mrazek and the trade departures of John Gibson and Trevor Zegra, and much more.