from Eric Stephens of the OC Register,

Here’s what you need to know about the Ducks’ 4-2 loss to the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday night:

QUOTE OF THE NIGHT

“I’ve got to believe it’s the six inches between your ears. To be consistent mentally, you’ve got be focused for the whole game. You can’t just come in there, whether you play six minutes or 26 minutes … you have to come to play and be a pro. Right now we’ve got some guys that don’t come to play all the time. So coaches don’t have a lot of confidence in them. And consequently, they probably don’t have confidence in themselves.”

- Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau

ANALYSIS

- The Ducks have invested a lot of money in a number of players who aren’t delivering much of a return. It is beyond the lack of offensive production as that has run throughout the entire roster, save for the recently hot Corey Perry and the consistent Sami Vatanen. Veteran defender Kevin Bieksa simply has to be better, whether with decision-making in terms of moving the puck or his work in front of the Ducks’ net. Patrick Maroon’s ice time has plummeted behind his ineffectiveness and his turnover that turned into Anthony Duclair’s third-period goal blunted a comeback attempt. One positive sign is Ryan Kesler getting a good bounce off him for goals in consecutive games. But the chemistry that Kesler and Jakob Silfverberg created in the second half of last season and the playoffs has mostly been nonexistent in the offensive end. The team continues to show it's not nearly close to being a finished product.

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