ohn ▁from ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Th r ash ers ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁ 8 th ▁round ▁D raft ▁pick . ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁ ▁The ▁season ▁went ▁down ▁very ▁much ▁like ▁the ▁last ▁one . ▁The ▁M ight y ▁D uck s ▁lost ▁their ▁first ▁two ▁games ▁getting ▁shut ▁out ▁both ▁times ▁but ▁won ▁their ▁next ▁two ▁scoring ▁eight ▁goals . ▁Ana heim ▁made ▁an ▁early ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁Island ers ▁sending ▁Ted ▁Dr ury ▁to ▁Long ▁Island ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁Tony ▁Hr k ac , ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Cup ▁with ▁Dallas ▁last ▁season . ▁They ▁played ▁very ▁consistent ▁until ▁December ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁going ▁ 1 8 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 ▁winning ▁four ▁games ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁in ▁mid ▁December . ▁What ▁seemed ▁like ▁the ▁winning ▁stre ak ▁they ▁needed ▁quickly ▁turned ▁on ▁its ▁head ▁becoming ▁their ▁longest ▁win less ▁stre ak ▁going ▁ 0 - 6 - 1 ▁and ▁being ▁below ▁the ▁. 5 0 0 ▁mark ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁this ▁season . ▁Ana heim ▁stayed ▁below ▁that ▁mark ▁until ▁January ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁when ▁rum ors ▁occurred ▁about ▁trad ing ▁Sel anne ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁D uck s ▁more ▁depth ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁Play ▁Off s , ▁which ▁looked ▁question able ▁at ▁that ▁point . ▁ ▁The ▁D uck s ▁did ▁boost ▁their ▁line ▁up ▁though ▁by ▁acqu iring ▁K ip ▁Miller ▁from ▁Pitts burgh ▁on