With players en route to Los Angeles or a quiet beach somewhere, it’s the perfect time for some All-Star break grades and trade deadline plans for every team:

Anaheim Ducks

This is a veteran team that has done a good job of lying in the weeds, with every intention of peaking at the right time.

This thought from Ryan Kesler sums up the attitude in that room: “We know we just have to get our foot in the door and the playoffs are a whole new ballgame.”

Grade at the break: B+

Trade deadline status: