GDT: Detroit Red Wings @ New York Rangers 7:30PM Est

[pz29]

to all of you "why don't we lose more," these players are professionals who are doing their job, and I commend them for it. They will do their best to win in every game, regardless of the "lottery odds." In most sports leagues all over the world not called NHL or NBA, tanking on purpose would be investigated on the same ground as throwing games to your opponent or other forms of cheating.

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

to all of you "why don't we lose more," these players are professionals who are doing their job, and I commend them for it. They will do their best to win in every game, regardless of the "lottery odds." In most sports leagues all over the world not called NHL or NBA, tanking on purpose would be investigated on the same ground as throwing games to your opponent or other forms of cheating.

I expect them to compete every night. I am not really surprised that the effort has been there for the most part, we have a bunch of guys with pretty high character.

 

[TheMule93]

to all of you "why don't we lose more," these players are professionals who are doing their job, and I commend them for it. They will do their best to win in every game, regardless of the "lottery odds." In most sports leagues all over the world not called NHL or NBA, tanking on purpose would be investigated on the same ground as throwing games to your opponent or other forms of cheating.

Nobody is asking the players to intentionally throw the games

 

[datsyukfan]

That wasn’t tatars fault he wasn’t the one that went offside

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

to all of you "why don't we lose more," these players are professionals who are doing their job, and I commend them for it. They will do their best to win in every game, regardless of the "lottery odds." In most sports leagues all over the world not called NHL or NBA, tanking on purpose would be investigated on the same ground as throwing games to your opponent or other forms of cheating.

There is no league literally anywhere where players try to lose. That's taking money out of their own wallets. General managers are the ones who try to lose. You're not making any sense. GMs don't tell the players to stop trying, they just trade the good players away so it doesn't matter.

 

[TheMule93]

Nick Nash

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

C'mon, Rangers. I know you're tearing it down and giving up the ghost, but play for just this one last game.

 

[pz29]

Nobody is asking the players to intentionally throw the games

well, then how else "more losing" will happen?

 

[pz29]

There is no league literally anywhere where players try to lose. That's taking money out of their own wallets. General managers are the ones who try to lose. You're not making any sense. GMs don't tell the players to stop trying, they just trade the good players away so it doesn't matter.

well again, then should I do a search for how man times on these boards people have asked the team to "lose more?" Where am I not making sense?

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Pretty weak call to be honest.

 

[theYman]

Another powerless play?

 

[Winger98]

I remember when that play by Gilmour was just a good hockey play. Heh.

And a bit of a crock that we just lost 10 seconds of power play time because a ref had rabbit ears.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

well again, then should I do a search for how man times on these boards people have asked the team to "lose more?" Where am I not making sense?

When people say "the team" they mean the entire organization. Ken Holland is included in the Detroit Red Wings organization.

 

[pz29]

When people say "the team" they mean the entire organization. Ken Holland is included in the Detroit Red Wings organization.

I understand that, but the roster is what it is and by asking "the team" to "lose more" you are asking these players to stop doing their job and to stop competing.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Team is total trash two straight PP and 0 shots this team is pathetic with the man advantage.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Come on boys let's do it against the Rags.

 

[Winger98]

I have to think that a drop pass to a streaking forward is 20+ through the neutral zone and back to your faceoff dots that its effectiveness is compromised a bit.

 

[theYman]

Mantha needs to pick it up. That was pitiful on the pp. Giveaway and halfassed effort to defend.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

I understand that, but the roster is what it is and by asking "the team" to "lose more" you are asking these players to stop doing their job and to stop competing.

No, they're asking Holland to trade players for futures, which is common in rebuilding.

 

[SoupGuru]

That's awful. Hockey doesn't seem very important sometimes.

 

[WingedWheel1987]

Watching these games reminds me of when you are driving for a long time and cannot remember anything that happened the preceding two hours.

 

[theYman]

Getting boring...

 

[SoupGuru]

Howard might have actually saved that anyway

 

[datsyukfan]

Team looks like it’s sitting back again

 

[Winger98]

That's awful. Hockey doesn't seem very important sometimes.

Staal?