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| Ryan GETZLAF (GEHTZ-laf, RIGH-uhn) |
Anaheim Ducks |
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ALL-STAR SELECTION A FIRST FOR DUCKS' GETZLAF
Dan Wood writes in the Orange Country Register, "If Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf's arrival among the NHL's elite was not complete last season, when he led the club in scoring during its drive to a Stanley Cup championship, it certainly is now. On Thursday Getzlaf received his first invitation to an NHL All-Star Game. He and teammate Chris Pronger were among players selected by the league's hockey operations department to the Western Conference team for the Jan. 27 event at Atlanta's Philips Arena. While Pronger, one of four defensemen named to join starters Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings and Dion Phaneuf of the Calgary Flames on the Western Conference blue line, will make his fifth All-Star Game appearance, such recognition is a first for Getzlaf, who is in his third NHL season." |
DUCKS' DUO IS SO HAPPY TOGETHER
Shawn P. Roarke writes on NHL.com, "No one ever will accuse Corey Perry or Ryan Getzlaf of being the touchy-feely type, so there should be no expectations of spontaneous "You complete me!" outbursts from either player. But after more than three years, it has become abundantly clear that each Anaheim Duck forward is made more complete by the presence of the other... ever since the two strapping power forwards were selected nine picks apart in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, the pair has appeared to be physically joined at the hip and mentally ready to finish each other's thoughts." |
DUCKS SHOW TOP SCORER GETZLAF THE MONEY
Jim Matheson writes in the Edmonton Journal, "It's hard to fathom $5.325 million a season as a hometown discount, but Ryan Getzlaf likely left something on the table when he agreed to the Anaheim Ducks' five-year, $26.625-million US contract extension on Tuesday. Getzlaf could have hit a booming home run next summer as the most attractive restricted free agent on the market. The 22-year-old forward could have dragged his feet and waited to see if somebody would have pitched him a better deal... Getzlaf opted to stay in Anaheim, happy to play for the Stanley Cup champs, living large with a huge raise over his current $623,000 salary." |
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