ANAHEIM, Calif. — Hours before he took the ice against the Edmonton Oilers, Adam Henrique sat comfortably at his stall inside an Anaheim Ducks locker room at Honda Center that he will almost assuredly not call home much longer. It’s just we wait and see.” Whereas last year’s deadline felt like a slim possibility that ended when Henrique suffered a …
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The usual tactic for NHL head coaches and their top prospects playing their first game in the league is to temper expectations. Hours before Carlsson took the ice with fellow NHL ingenue Tristan Luneau for their solo laps, the Ducks’ new head coach said: “I told him this morning that I expect him to be the best …
Leo Carlsson poses with Ducks officials after being picked by the team during the first round of the NHL draft on Wednesday in Nashville. 1 line for his country and seeing him play a 200-foot game, I think that was a big thing for us, not only having potential to dominate in the offensive zone but also be able to …