Making the Case: Send Your Favorite Ducks to the All-Star Game

As the NHL season approaches its halfway point, All-Star voting is underway with four Ducks on the ballot. Anaheim's representatives include a pair of youngsters looking to earn their first appearances at the midseason classic in Troy Terry and Trevor Zegras, as well as a couple of veterans and past All-Star performers, Ryan Getzlaf and John Gibson. Today, we make the case for why each deserves your All-Star vote.
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Troy Terry
By the Numbers:
Terry has blossomed into one of the NHL's most efficient scorers, currently among the league leaders in goals (18), power-play goals (five) and game-winning goals (four). Terry paces Anaheim in scoring, goals, power-play points, even-strength points, points-per-game and shots on net.
Teammate's Thoughts:
"He's been playing really good hockey. He's been playing the right way and doing the right things and he's getting rewarded for it." - Ryan Getzlaf
"When Troy's playing with confidence, he's playing with the confidence to shoot that puck and score. I think the biggest for him is he's put in the work, he's put in the time in the offseason and now he's going out there and having fun and playing with confidence." - Gibson
Signature Moment:
Terry had plenty of memorable nights throughout his NHL-best 16-game scoring streak. The 24-year-old winger notched 22 points in that 16-game span and has already set new career highs in games played, points, goals, power-play points and game-winning goals.
Here, we'll go with Terry's first career overtime-winner - a backdoor finish on a setup by Getzlaf, capping a wild OT period in Vancouver and continuing what would become an eight-game winning streak.

Trevor Zegras
By the Numbers:
Zegras has burst onto the game's brightest stage as a 20-year-old, immediately establishing himself as one of its most exciting and creative players. The charismatic rookie ranks second among first-year players in scoring and goals, and third in assists. He's gotten better as the season has gone on too, with 6-13=19 points and six multi-point performances in his last 17 games.
Teammate's Thoughts:
"He's going right at people. He's trying things. His confidence is what makes him such a good player. We all see the special things he does on the ice...He believes in himself and it's really cool to see." - Troy Terry
"He's a competitive kid. He wants to be on the ice in every situation. He believes he can excel in every situation. [He has an] unbelievable skillset, comes in every day with a smile on his face and an appetite for work. It's really hard to dislike anything about that kid." - head coach Dallas Eakins
Signature Moment:
What else? Zegras and linemate Sonny Milano set the hockey world on fire with a jaw-dropping move too absurd even for video games.

Ryan Getzlaf
By the Numbers:
As he has for the first 16 years of his storied NHL career, Getzlaf has been one of the premier setupmen in the business so far this season, now back atop his perch as Anaheim's assists leader (20 in 27 games). Getzlaf has also played a key role in Terry's development into a lethal scorer, assisting on nine of his goals and serving as the young winger's mentor on and off the ice.
Teammate's Thoughts:
"He's our rock. He still makes those high-end plays. He's a true pro and I hope everyone realizes just how amazing of a hockey player he is." - Troy Terry
"He wears the "C" for a reason. The way he plays inspires everyone in our lineup. He's definitely our leader." - Trevor Zegras
Signature Moment:
It's tough to choose between a couple of special nights at Honda Center for Anaheim's captain this season. With his 989th career point, Getzlaf passed his former teammate, Teemu Selanne, as the Ducks all-time leading scorer, assisting on Terry's breakaway goal vs. Montreal.

Two weeks later, it was time to celebrate another historic accomplishment for The Captain, this time becoming the 92nd player in NHL history to reach the 1,000-point milestone and just the 39th do it all with one team.

John Gibson
By the Numbers:
They say the best ability is availability and Gibson has more than proven that true in Anaheim's crease this season, currently among the league leaders in games and minutes played, saves and wins. Gibson also owns his best goals against average (2.71) and save percentage (.913) since the 2017-18 campaign.
Teammate's Thoughts:
"That young man is as competitive as you can get. His focus is on two things: He wants to stop the puck, and he wants to win. I believe especially the second part is highly contagious." - head coach Dallas Eakins
Signature Moment:
As the backbone of the Anaheim defense, many of Gibson's best moments can become forgotten as mere close calls over the course of a 60-minute game or through the weeks of the Ducks winning and point streaks. Such is life as an NHL netminder but it's pretty much impossible to ignore a blank sheet, which Gibson gifted the visiting New Jersey Devils on Nov. 2 at Honda Center. The eighth-year Duck stopped all 28 shots he saw that night to collect his 23rd career shutout, inching closer to Guy Hebert (27) for second in Anaheim's record book.

Gibson's shutout, along with 34-for-35 save performance five nights later vs. St. Louis, earned the netminder the NHL's Third Star of the Week honor.

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