Ducks coach Dallas Eakins has high expectations at season’s midway point

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Ducks reached the midway point of the NHL’s 82-game regular season Thursday, stationed in seventh place in the eight-team Pacific Division, 14th in the 15-team Western Conference and 28th out of 31 teams in the league’s overall standings.
They have miles to skate over the final 41 games before anyone would consider them to be a playoff-worthy team. After all, they were 13 points out of first place in their division and nine points behind the second of two