Besides winning a Stanley Cup in the building four years ago, Beauchemin was on a Toronto Maple Leafs team that broke an eight-game winless streak to start last season with a victory in the arena.

Naturally, he felt at home back in the Ducks locker room Tuesday, even if his locker stall had moved across the room.

“It's always good to be back in the building,” said Beauchemin, who was re-acquired last week in a trade with Toronto.

"It's an exciting moment.”

The Ducks and Beauchemin anticipate some exciting moments on the ice, but there remains is an adjustment period to integrate him into their defensive rotation as the team is carrying nine defensemen.

Coach Randy Carlyle has played him with various partners, notably Cam Fowler and Andreas Lilja, and he said that will probably continue.

“Right now we'd like to give him an opportunity to get his feet wet, a little bit more immersed in what we're doing and how we're playing,” Carlyle said.

Carlyle was comfortable enough to use Beauchemin on the second power play unit in place of Toni Lydman on Sunday, but overall Carlyle has noticed some areas that he would like Beauchemin to work on.

“I find he's little more rigid than what I remember as far as straight-legged in some situations shooting the puck,” Carlyle said.

“I think he's lost some of his confidence in that area. We'd like to rebuild that with him.”

Beauchemin might have lost some of that confidence on a struggling Maple Leafs team. He entered Tuesday leading the league in giveaways (71) but he gives the Ducks another shot blocker with a sacrificial mentality.

“He can play in any situation,” said Todd Marchant, who has watched Beauchemin grow since the two came to the Ducks in the 2005-06 season.

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