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After taking a good chunk of last season to decide whether or not to return to the Anaheim lineup, it looks like future Hall of Fame defenseman Scott Niedermayer may be back in time for training camp next season. Here's Adam Brady from the official Ducks Blog:

I'm not going to get into the other topic on the table in Ducks land, but I will say that the buzz around here is that we will be hearing word from Scott Niedermayer as early as tomorrow morning. And while it's well-documented that I don't have a good reputation with this sort of thing, you can book it: He's coming back.

That's something that's got to cheer the Anaheim faithful. The next question has to be whether or not Teemu Selanne comes back, something that would force the team to make some difficult decision to remain under the cap -- something Battle of California took a look at a few days back. And if you're still not convinced about Niedermayer's value to the Anaheim defense, check out this analysis from fellow FanHouser Earl Sleek.

But there's more, including how Anaheim GM Brian Burke referred to the Edmonton Oilers as "dirty bastards," when talking about the compensatory draft picks the Ducks received from the Oilers after the free agent signing of Dustin Penner last year. Be sure to check out the whole post, as Brody passes along a lot of interesting comments from Burke that shed plenty of light on the situation in Anaheim.

In other Ducks news, Anaheim extended qualifying offers to four free agents, including winger Corey Perry.