{"id":228911,"date":"2026-03-20T18:45:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/228911\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T18:45:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:45:31","slug":"ducks-might-have-a-mason-mctavish-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/228911\/","title":{"rendered":"Ducks might have a Mason McTavish problem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mason McTavish is 23 years old. He conceptually still has a very bright hockey future ahead of him.<\/p>\n

Lately, though, the Anaheim Ducks<\/a>‘ forward has not been in a great place.<\/p>\n

In his last five games, McTavish has three total shots and hasn’t scored a single point.<\/p>\n

And now he’s becoming a healthy scratch.<\/p>\n

“Mason McTavish was scratched again Wednesday as the Ducks lost 3-2 to Philadelphia in overtime,” Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman wrote<\/a>. “You can always rewrite your own narrative, and Anaheim has several big games to play yet this season. Jeremy Swayman signed on Oct. 6, 2024, after a lengthy, bitter contract dispute and it played a big part in Boston\u2019s season going sideways. But, with a summer of peace, Swayman showed up ready to go, and has been excellent, a huge part of the Bruins\u2019 resurgence. McTavish signed Sept. 27, 2025, after a lengthy, bitter contract dispute and hasn\u2019t been the same. The good news for the Ducks is they are in the race, allowing McTavish the chance to save this season. But I can\u2019t help but wonder if he\u2019s next year\u2019s Swayman.”<\/p>\n

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For the season, McTavish has played in 61 games and has 32 points — 13 goals and 19 assists.<\/p>\n

The Ducks clearly aren’t feeling good about where he’s at, because a talented scorer with a sturdy contract and a strong pedigree isn’t a guy you normally sit up in the stands rather than putting him in the lineup.<\/p>\n

McTavish, as Friedman writes, has a bit of chance to redeem himself.<\/p>\n

But this is a story that isn’t guaranteed to have a good resolution now. The pendulum has swung pretty far in one direction. It’s up to McTavish to find a way to change his fortunes, and it might have to be in a hurry.<\/p>\n

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