Quack of Dawn: Ducks Morning Report – 02/06
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After a day off on Wednesday, the Ducks were back at Great Park Ice for a Thursday morning practice. Radko Gudas was absent due to an illness, with everyone else accounted for. Here’s how the Ducks practice lines shook out:
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Trevor Zegras |
Leo Carlsson |
Alex Killorn |
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Frank Vatrano |
Ryan Strome |
Troy Terry |
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Cutter Gauthier |
Mason McTavish |
Robby Fabbri |
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Jansen Harkins/Ross Johnston |
Isac Lundeström |
Brett Leason |
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Pavel Mintyukov |
Jackson LaCombe |
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Olen Zellweger |
Jacob Trouba |
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Brian Dumoulin |
Drew Helleson |
Brett Leason played in his 200th NHL game on Jan. 30 against the Calgary Flames. Most of those games have come with the Ducks after he was claimed off waivers from the Washington Capitals in Oct. 2022.
“It’s awesome,” Leason said. “It’s an honor to play any games at this level and to be able to reach 200, it’s a special feeling. I’m very lucky that it ended up in Calgary in front of some family and friends, so that was nice.”
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Leason has filled many roles since joining the organization. He’s filled in as a top-6 player and on the power play at times. But for most of his Ducks tenure, he’s been utilized as a penalty killer and, more recently, as a defensive specialist. Playing alongside Isac Lundeström and a combination of Robby Fabbri, Brock McGinn and others, Leason has been used to shut down opposing top lines.
“It’s nice,” Leason said. “Obviously, it’s a lot of responsibility. You play against some of the top players in on their team, but I think Lundy’s a great defensive centerman, so I’m sticking with him. (It’s) a lot of work, but I think we’ve been doing a good job taking on (other) team’s top lines.”
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