With the calendar now turned to September and training camps just around the corner, the march to Anaheim's season opener on Oct. 12th in San Jose is officially on.
Before the puck drops next month though, AnaheimDucks.com will get you ready for the 2024-25 campaign with a season preview series analyzing the Ducks roster, new faces, prospects on the rise, opponents and more.
Today, we begin on the wings.
Troy Terry
2023-24 season: 20-34=54 in 76 games played, -10 rating, 18:17 ATOI
The soon to be 27-year-old Terry enters his seventh NHL season this fall, after eclipsing 50 points for the third straight year and finishing second among Anaheim team leaders in scoring.
Terry, who wore an 'A' at times last season as one of the Ducks alternate captains, will again be relied upon as one of Anaheim's top offensive weapons, figuring to occupy a right wing position on one of the club's top two lines.
"My biggest thing I've had to deal with as a player is just the mental side of it and sometimes being too hard on myself," Terry said. "There were some really good parts and I also think there's a lot of aspects to my game that I've really taken steps on."
Signed to a seven-year contract last summer, Terry is nearing Anaheim's all-time top-10 leaderboards in goals (95, seven behind Andrew Cogliano for 10th) and points (230, 34 behind Scott Niedermayer and Adam Henrique).
Frank Vatrano
2023-24: 37-23=60 in 82 games played, -20 rating, 18:21 ATOI
Anaheim's best offensive player last season, Vatrano will look to replicate his career year once again after a personal-best 37 goals in 2023-24.
In his second year as a Duck, Vatrano led the team in goals, points, power-play goals (13), shorthanded goals (three) and game-winning goals (seven) while also posting a career-high 23 assists.