This is a 5* play on the Anaheim Ducks.

The Ducks finished with the best record in the West, and they are coming off a 4-0 series sweep of the Winnipeg Jets. They will meet the Calgary Flames in the second round, and the Flames are arguably inferior to the Winnipeg team that Anaheim just swept. The Flames were quite fortunate to have defeated Vancouver in their first round series, as they erased a 3-0 deficit in Game 6 in Calgary, winning 7-4. It wasn't the first time the Flames rallied to win in such fashion, as they've been doing it all year. As impressive as it sounds, the reality is that the fact that they find themselves trailing late in games should be equally as alarming, Calgary is likely to run into a brick wall here in Anaheim where they have just two wins in their last 31 visits. The addition of Ryan Kesler gives the Ducks what might prove to have been the missing piece of the puzzle in past seasons. Kesler was the MVP of the Canucks during their Cup Finals run in 2011.

Take ANA.

GL,

Jesse Schule