GDT: Detroit at Carolina
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Pavels Dog
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That's a hell of a D group.
The fact this team isn't dead last in the league actually gives me some confidence in the strength of our forward group.
Number1RedWingsFan52
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Need to lose the rest of our games, Still would love to finish no worse then #27 overall need a top 5 pick here.
theD86
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Can't say I agree with this. There is no franchise player in this draft worth tanking for. They won't suddenly slip out of a top 7 pick. Go hard until the end and lets see what happens
worth tanking for?
As opposed to winning out? What do we gain from that? I'll take the better but still not franchise player with a few more losses as opposed to winning out and getting zilch.
Well there is zero situation where Detroit gets "zilch" so save us the hyperbole.
More importantly, I'd rather see development from the young guys that carries the team to a strong record down the stretch than a marginally better draft pick. Given that many are suggesting players ranked 3-9(ish) are basically in the same tier, there really is little benefit in moving up a spot or two, especially if it means the guys of the future continue to struggle as the season closes out.
They are staring down the barrel of a top 10 pick so either way a quality player should be added.
This is all I'm rooting for. Would prefer not to win meaningless games, but if that's what comes from Larkin playing C consistently, and Mantha and AA not getting 12:00/game, then whatever, I guess. I'll just cross my fingers that Liljegren or someone else I like falls a bit.
No interest in, for instance, running Z for 26 minutes just to try to eke out a few points that don't matter, though.
Zilch meaning the difference between tanking and not tanking. Either way we get a pick. But the benefit in not tanking is zero. It doesn't get us more picks. It doesn't get us a higher pick. It gives us no benefits whatsoever.
Hey I wanted to call up Frk and Nosek and Hicketts maybe even Svech. I wanted to see exactly what we had in our young guys, win or lose. I've been wanting to ride our younger regulars for a while now too. Again, we get nothing out of playing Z the minutes he's getting. He's proving he's a warrior who can still make a huge impact, but we're still bottom of the league. It doesn't improve our picks, doesn't give us more picks, doesn't do anything for us. If anything it's a detriment.
Unfriendly Ghost
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Detroit needs to lose this game to win as an organization. They're in danger of climbing out of the bottom 10. If our pick is basically the same as it would be if we made the playoffs, this whole losing season was for nothing.
Guys playing hard benefits the organization. I also have full confidence that they can grab a good contributing player between spots 6-12
Might as well just bench Z, Green, and Nielsen for the rest of the season
**** the fan experience, **** a culture of being competitive, ****ing having pride in the organization, **** the young kids development.
Im sure all of that provides zilch value to the organization as well
Bondurant
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It's good to see effort from the fan perspectiv. If there was a McEichel situation I would absolutely embrace zero effort. As far as I can tell there's not much, if anything, to gain from securing a higher pick.
I'm more eager to see if Vegas picks up a contract than our draft pick.
We picked him up after his ncaa season ended for Maine last year - undrafted fa, he's been a regular fixture in the Griffins lineup this year when healthy.
No, the Rangers had 3 games in a row (as their regular NHL schedule) several years back. It wasn't even a make up game like our situation.
HIFE
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I'm pretty pumped to see Carolina again. Last game I saw vs. the Leafs they were a speedy team and fun to watch. Aho, Skinner, Rask, Teravainen (Winger89's favorite 
), with Faulk, Hanifin, Murphy on D...these guys can play some hockey. Hard to believe they're 16 million under the cap. How can Karmanos get away with not investing fully in the team? Craziness.
), with Faulk, Hanifin, Murphy on D...these guys can play some hockey. Hard to believe they're 16 million under the cap. How can Karmanos get away with not investing fully in the team? Craziness.
ricky0034
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would only take one of them because of Vegas not both
anyways honestly in the back half of the top 10 a draft pick or two could either make no difference or all the difference in the world and there's really no way of telling beforehand
teams start to have very different draft rankings when you get to that point and having the guy you wanted taken right before you pick could easily be the difference between ending up with a star or a bust
or you get the guy you wanted anyways and it doesn't end up making any difference at all
really no way to know till after the fact
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