Derek Lee

Thank you for loving us, for cherishing John as a capital, & all the love sent our way today. John gave everything he had to this team for 17 seasons and I couldn't be more proud of him today. It wouldn't be genuine of me to leave here as if this is just a business & John is a transaction. Our hearts were broken last night. We are so excited & thankful for this opportunity with Anaheim - the boys & Bella are so excited to be Ducks. Bella's bathing suit collection is already ready for this & I'm counting down the seconds until we are in California with John. I have no words for how grateful I am for all of you. One day I will go through all of your messages when my heart can handle it. Love you all, thank you for everything

A wonderful Instagram post from John Carlson’s wife Gina to #ALLCAPS fans, thanking them for all of their support throughout the years.

Carlson today: “They want to come out. I don't know anything else other than them coming out, so I got to work through all that.”

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John Carlson won’t play tomorrow vs. STL. Still working his way back from a lower-body injury that he had prior to the Olympic break.

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Granlund said he feels good to go for tomorrow. Asked him if he felt comfortable discussing what his injury was. He chuckled and said:

“I think I’m gonna keep it to myself.”

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Ducks practice lines (03/07):

Kreider-Carlsson-Gauthier
Killorn-Granlund-Sennecke
McTavish-Poehling-Vatrano
Johnston-Washe-Viel
Harkins

LaCombe-Trouba
Zellweger-Gudas
Mintyukov-Moore
Helleson-Carlson

Dostál | Husso

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Looks like Mikael Granlund (upper-body) could be back tomorrow vs. STL. He’s taking line rushes during today’s practice, centering Alex Killorn and Beckett Sennecke.

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John Carlson takes the ice for the first time, in any capacity, as an Anaheim Duck.

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Per Ducks PR: The last time the Ducks led the Pacific Division this late in the season was when they won their sixth division title in 2016-17.

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The Ducks will practice tomorrow (03/07) at Great Park Ice beginning at 11 a.m. PST.

No, I do not know if John Carlson will be there (yet).

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Ducks are now in sole possession of first place in the Pacific with their win tonight and the Golden Knights falling in regulation.

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Joel Quenneville postgame vs. MTL | Mar. 6, 2026 YouTube video by Derek Lee

Ducks postgame video vs. #GoHabsGo (03/06)

Joel Quenneville: youtu.be/cbHlIrWMwNA

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Jacob Trouba called the addition of John Carlson “exciting” and said that Carlson is a player he’s looked up to. Spoke about how fun it will be to mix him into a defensive core of both young and old.

“I think it’ll be a big add for us in a lot of different areas.”

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and it's, ‘Oh no, how we can get out of this?’ In here, it's ‘Just keep playing. We're gonna get an opportunity’ and we feel we're good enough to score those goals. I think we have the guys to do it. So I think it's just a belief and a confidence that we have in our group.” (2/2)

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Jacob Trouba on how teams develop a never-quit attitude:

“Being young and dumb. *grins* I don't know. Honestly, it’s a good thing to have. I've been on teams, everyone's probably been on teams in the past where you get down a couple and it just kind of sulks (1/2)

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Jacob Trouba on tonight’s performance:

“It’s pretty high-event hockey. Obviously don't want to give up as many opportunities as we have, so there's kind of both sides to that. But we have a team that can generate offense and has a lot of high-end forwards w/skill.”

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Chris Kreider on the addition of John Carlson:

“It’s gonna be a huge addition for us. The pedigree that he has, the experience that he has can definitely bring a lot to the room. A lot to our group on the ice as well. So, we're excited to get him into the fold.”

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Chris Kreider on the team’s never-quit attitude:

“I think there's just a lot of young talent in the room. A lot of guys who have game-breaking skill and do stuff that honestly, I've never seen before. At any point in time, those guys can break out and score goals.”

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More Kreider:

“I don’t really know what to say about the games right now, to be honest, because they've been kind of chaotic, kind of crazy. Very entertaining, I think.”

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Chris Kreider on tonight’s performance:

“It’s good to come up with two points. I think that's one of those games coaches don't enjoy but fans do, right? So, exciting game, but some things we can definitely do better going forward.”

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Tonight’s 3 Stars:

🌟 Chris Kreider
⭐️⭐️ Caufield (MTL)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jacob Trouba

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Final: Ducks 6, Canadiens 5.
Goals came from Gauthier, Gudas, LaCombe, Carlsson and Kreider.
Cutter Gauthier and Alex Killorn scored in the shootout, with Lukáš Dostál stopping 5/6 attempts.

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Ducks GM Pat Verbeek on 2026 Trade Deadline Moves Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek spoke to local media on Friday afternoon, just after the 2026 trade deadline passed.

“I think we have enough draft picks. We have enough prospects coming. Is it worth it to give up a conditional first-rounder? In my opinion, yes, it is.”

Every word from Ducks GM Pat Verbeek’s post-trade deadline conference call today ⤵️

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Ducks warmup lines vs. #GoHabsGo:

Kreider-Carlsson-Gauthier
Killorn-McTavish-Sennecke
Vatrano-Poehling-Harkins
Johnston-Washe-Viel

LaCombe-Trouba
Zellweger-Gudas
Mintyukov-Moore

Dostál

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Poehling said today that his agent and GM Pat Verbeek had been discussing an extension over the past few days.

“Woke up the day before the last game (against NYI) with the offer and we ended up mulling over and accepting it.”

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Verbeek said they reached a point in late October, early November to table contract extension talks with their young players until the end of the season.

“If they play hockey well, then the contracts and all that stuff will take care of itself.”

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Verbeek on a potential extension for Carlson:

“It’s kind of early. We’ve got RFAs, we've got UFAs. I want the dust to settle here, and I want the players to really concentrate on playing good hockey. All that stuff will take care of itself at the appropriate time.”

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Verbeek on his approach to this season’s trade deadline:

“I looked at forward. I looked at everywhere we could probably try to improve. (Carlson) is a big improvement for us, so I think that we looked at that as an opportunity.”

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Ducks GM Pat Verbeek on process of Carlson trade:

“Washington kind of expressed that they were looking to move John Carlson, and we started to engage in talks probably a couple days ago. And it became more serious as the day went along, yesterday.”

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Ducks Trade Ryan Strome to Flames The 32-year-old forward missed 16 games due to an oblique injury and was a frequent healthy scratch upon his return.

Better late than never, here’s our article on the Ducks trading Ryan Strome to the Flames, with some thoughts from GM Pat Verbeek and head coach Joel Quenneville.

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Ian Moore and Tim Washe were “papered” to AHL San Diego today, which makes them eligible for the Calder Cup Playoffs, if the Gulls make it in.

New CBA has an exception where teams can send down & recall players all on deadline day to make them AHL-playoff eligible.

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Ducks GM Pat Verbeek on Strome deal:

“From my perspective, we looked at it to give Ryan an opportunity to go to a team where he’s going to be able to play and contribute to that team in a meaningful way.”

Strome played in just 33/61 games for Anaheim this season.

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