The Ducks’ fate was sealed before most of the post-Thanksgiving crowd had filed into the Honda Center on Friday. The Ducks clearly weren’t ready to compete and it cost them dearly Friday afternoon, and not for the first time. There’s no excuse.”Vermette is right about that: there are no excuses for the Ducks not being ready for the beginning of a game. Already at a disadvantage without injured top two centers Ryan Getzlaf and Ryan Kesler, the Ducks can’t afford to give points or games away. Why didn’t that happen Friday, and the other times they’ve said they weren’t ready at the start?

Source: Los Angeles Times November 25, 2017 03:11 UTC