Anaheim Ducks
Last season: 35-37-10, missed playoffs for a team-record seventh straight season.
COACH: Joel Quenneville (first season with Anaheim; 1,768-969-572 career).
SEASON OPENER: Oct. 9 at Seattle.
DEPARTURES: Coach Greg Cronin, G John Gibson, F Trevor Zegras, F Robby Fabbri, F Isac Lundestrom.
ADDITIONS: Quenneville and assistants Jay Woodcroft, Ryan McGill and Andrew Brewer; F Chris Kreider, F Mikael Granlund, F Ryan Poehling.
GOALIES: Lukas Dostal (23-23-7, 3.10 goals-against average, .903 save percentage), Petr Mrazek (12-21-2, 3.35, .891 for Chicago and Detroit).
BETMGM STANLEY CUP ODDS: 125-1.
What to expect
There are playoff expectations in Orange County for the first time in years, even if they're mostly internal at this point. Owner Henry Samueli finally exerted so