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Carlyle on Ducks' early-season struggles: 'We have to accept responsibility'

By Pierre LeBrun

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Randy Carlyle headed to the rink Thursday in a foul mood. He wasn't happy with the coach of the Anaheim Ducks. The proverbial finger was pointed right at himself for the unimpressive play of his team. "The bottom line is, we have to play at a higher level and we're all responsible for our actions, and the coaching staff is at the front of that line," the Ducks coach told ESPN.com on Thursday morning. "From a coaching standpoint, we have to accept some of the responsibility here, because our pr ...

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