Power players, Getzlaf, Beauchemin.
It's been a slow week in Duck-land, though a couple items came across the virtual news desk ...
1. The "Power Players" -- the skimpily clad girls who skate across the ice during timeouts -- had tryouts. Check out a photo gallery here and a recap of the event here.
2. Ryan Getzlaf is the 19th-best player in the NHL, according to one writer, who now has the unenviable task of coming up with 18 who are better.
3. Another writer believes Francois Beauchemin is a strong candidate to captain the Maple Leafs. Though Beauchemin has a large contract to live up to, and solid experience on some great veteran-laden Ducks teams, he's not a vocal guy and sometimes comes across as shy. His game does all the talking, which probably isn't enough to captain an NHL club.
About J.P.
J.P. Hoornstra has been covering the Anaheim Ducks since 2007. Eight months after the University of Wisconsin won its third NCAA hockey championship, he was born in a frigid Madison winter. He betrayed his blue-blooded beginnings by graduating from UCLA in 2003, and welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey.
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