Katrina’s Daily Rant: Top 8 Teams in the NHL

Nov 18, 2013; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf (15) celebrates after scoring a goal with right wing Corey Perry (10) against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the third period at the CONSOL Energy Center. The Penguins won 3-1. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Anaheim Ducks

Current Position in Standings- 2

Current Record- 15-6-3

Position Last Season- 3

Record Last Season- 30-12-6

The Ducks have slightly improved the position in the standings from last season and I think there are two transactions that may be directly responsible for this. The first transaction that helped the team is the signing of Dustin Penner. Penner has 15 points in 17 games and has the best plus/minus in the league with +16. The second would be trading Bobby Ryan to the Ottawa Senators for Jakob Silfverberg. Silfverberg has 7 points in 11 games and will undoubtedly be a huge part of the team’s future success.

I’m not saying that those 2 are the only reasons the Ducks are doing well. Ryan Getzlaf has been a huge contributor with 25 points in 21 games and Corey Perry is also up there with 24 points in 24 games. Bobby Ryan has 20 points in 22 games for Ottawa which is respectable but it just goes to show that the Ducks made the right choice on which superstars to keep and which to trade.