Rob Niedermayer News

The post mortem is not going to be pretty, nor should it be. While the Anaheim Ducks were very much the superior team and full marks for their first Stanley Cup title, which they clinched last night with a 6-2 victory, the question in Ottawa will be: What happened to the Senators? The team that fell on its swords in only five games in the ...

A pair of Finns are ready to ride into the sunset of their NHL careers together on the Pacific Coast.

Francois Beauchemin gives an encouraging word to Anaheim Ducks teammate Rob Niedermayer during the 2006-07 Stanley Cup final series against the Ottawa Senators, which the Ducks won.

That Scott Niedermayer was the Ducks' biggest signing Wednesday, the first day of the NHL free-agency period, surprised no one.

The combination of economic uncertainty and a largely non-descript pool of available players figures to make for an intriguing case study when the NHL's annual free-agent market opens Wednesday.

Chris Pronger grounds the Red Wings' Tomas Holmstrom while joined by Rob Niedermayer.

Scott Niedermayer has told the Ducks that he intends to play again next season, a move that immediately spurred General Manager Bob Murray to trade Chris Pronger to the Philadelphia Flyers to clear salary cap space for Niedermayer.

Rob Niedermayer may be the younger Niedermayer, but that doesn't make him any less great.

Considering how close the Anaheim Ducks were to dealing Chris Pronger at the deadline, a second round playoff exit should be considered a success... by Salim Valji 5 reads Opinion Considering how close the Anaheim Ducks were to dealing Chris Pronger at the deadline, a second round playoff exit should be considered a success.

The Detroit Red Wings' 4-3 series-winning tilt against the Anaheim Ducks produced a litany of stories from the out-of-town and Anaheim media.

Let the Scott Niedermayer/Teemu Selanne retirement watch begin. The offseason guessing game of will-they-or-won't-they is the sequel to the Ducks' latest playoff run, which ended with a climactic Game 7 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday in the Western Conference semifinals.

Ducks General Manager Bob Murray probably cost himself some negotiating leverage and big bucks Friday when he called Scott Niedermayer "irreplaceable" and all but begged the smooth-skating defenseman to sign for another season.

One goal short. That will prey on the Ducks' minds, that they had come back from oblivion in March and rallied twice against Detroit on Thursday but fell one goal short of advancing to the Western Conference finals.

The Chicago Tribune, as part of its Waiting to See Whom the Blackhawks Play Next coverage, ran the pros and cons of the choices, the Red Wings and Anaheim.

The Ducks can define themselves and their season tonight. They can repeat the sorry effort they mustered Sunday in a 4-1 loss at Detroit that put them on the brink of elimination and rationalize it by saying they weren't supposed to get this far, anyway.

The Red Wings might need more secondary scoring from their third and fourth lines if recent trends continue in this series.

The Los Angeles Times' Helene Elliott believes that Anaheim Ducks coach Randy Carlyle "out-coached" San Jose Sharks coach Todd McLellan in the teams' first-round series, but she argues that Red Wings coach Mike Babcock made a masterful move in shaking up his forward lines... Given the Ducks' lack of offensive depth compared to the roll-four-lines ...

NHL.com's Brian Compton spoke to various members of the Detroit Red Wings about their points of emphasis heading of Sunday's Game 5 of the Wings-Ducks series .

Ducks defenseman James Wisniewski is well on the way to recovering from the lung contusion he suffered when he was hit in the chest by a shot during Game 3 Tuesday, though he didn't play Thursday in Game 4 and is doubtful for Game 5 Sunday at Joe Louis Arena.

The Los Angeles Times' Helene Elliott brought up an unpleasant statistic regarding the Red Wings-Ducks series in a just-before-the-game notebook: May 7, Los Angeles Times : The Red Wings have four power play goals in 14 chances during the series -- more success than during the regular season .