IRVINE –– The Ducks have undergone a severe roster transformation under General Manager Pat Verbeek, having reconfigured their leadership group and, for a second time under Verbeek, their coaching staff as well.

Under new coach Joel Quenneville, a four-time Stanley Cup champion, will operate Jay Woodcroft, Ryan McGill and Andrew Brewer. Woodcroft took the Edmonton Oilers to a conference finals series and McGill has led consistently strong penalty-kill units in Toronto and New Jersey.

Yet as the Ducks have proven across seven futile seasons in which they only sniffed .500 once, let alone pushed for the playoffs, change does not always amount to improvement. Here are four burning questions that could contribute to their success or failure in 2025-26.

The Ducks have had near total turnover

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