from Janis Carr of the OC Register,

“Our group is going to stay together no matter what’s going on. ... We’re trying to,” Ryan Getzlaf said. “There’s no point in yelling at other people. There’s no one in this locker room that has played outstanding this year and has the ability to point at anybody.

“Only time ever you can call anybody out is when you’re doing it every night and we just haven’t had that from anybody, so we’re a group that has to stay together, pull each other and try to build up each other.”

Don’t be fooled, Coach Bruce Boudreau said. Beneath the calm, the Ducks are not altogether happy with their record, although they do see promise.

“Believe me they’re angry,” Boudreau said. “They don’t like the position they’re in.”

The Ducks (7-10-4) find themselves fifth in the Pacific Division, one point better than the Calgary Flames (8-12-1). The Ducks will be at home Tuesday against the Flames, then at divisional rival Arizona (10-9-1) on Wednesday, then home for six in a row beginning Friday afternoon against Stanley Cup champion Chicago (11-8-2).

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