Ducks’ struggles at the break were not unexpected going into 2019-20

This wasn’t designed to be the season the Ducks turned it around in dramatic fashion, charged into a playoff position and made a deep postseason run. At best, they hoped to be above the break-even mark with an outside chance at contending for the playoffs down the stretch.
Improvement would be measured in small increments as they reached their bye week and the All-Star break. They were very interested in the development of their many young players. If they missed the playoffs and received