Off the top of my head - Tatar, Nyquist, Mantha when he wants to skate, Janmark isn't doing that bad in Dallas.And which talent has been developed specifically due to him?
IF we place dead last, and have the best chance at the lottery...
80% chance we LOSE the lottery.
The Edmonton Oilers have made Tanking less of a garauntee.
We will almost for sure get a top 5 pick though.
i would NOT BANK on Hughes though. Someone else will llikely win Hughes.
Everyone thinking the whole season is about winning Hughes, are going to be mighty disappointed to realize we will pick 4th just as likely as 1,2 or 3.
I don't mind losing hard fought games or even the occasional shootout 7-6 game, but this is horrendous. These are loses that stunt development, demoralize teams, and build a losing culture. If we dont want to become Edm/Buf its time to fire Blash. He is in over his head. Its too bad Andy Murray isn't around the NHL anymore. He knows how to develop kids.
I got Stamkos in 1 of my fantasy leagues...
IF we place dead last, and have the best chance at the lottery...
80% chance we LOSE the lottery.
The Edmonton Oilers have made Tanking less of a garauntee.
We will almost for sure get a top 5 pick though.
i would NOT BANK on Hughes though. Someone else will llikely win Hughes.
Everyone thinking the whole season is about winning Hughes, are going to be mighty disappointed to realize we will pick 4th just as likely as 1,2 or 3.
This is exactly my mindset when people talk about "tanking" and bring up Edmonton. Look at what all those first overall picks got them.What really sucks about the Edmonton thing is that the league seems to have learned entirely the wrong thing from it. Edmonton wasn't trash for ten years on purpose. Regardless of drafting first over all, or just really high, teams can't suck at the entire rest of the draft and hope to build a decent team. Also, there's no guarantee you're getting a great player.
The draft wasn't broken. Edmonton was broken. Hell, Edmonton is still broken.
Off the top of my head - Tatar, Nyquist, Mantha when he wants to skate, Janmark isn't doing that bad in Dallas.
I'm not trying to sit here and say Blashill's crap doesn't stink, it does, but the roster he has stinks even more.
So I guess my question is; who do you suggest they bring in to right the ship, and do you honestly think given the **** show of a roster, there would be different results?
I'd just like to ask, where has Abdelkader been?
Apart from one or two shifts last night I never even noticed him on the ice. In 6 games he has 6 SOG, and zero points. Abby is getting paid $5 million this season and has 4 more years left on his contract with an AAV of $4.25 million.
Mantha is frustrating to watch but I still put him behind guys like Abby, Nielsen and Vanek in terms of disappointments. These are veteran players who are supposed to be showing their leadership. That's how we explain away the overpayment of their contracts, right? Veteran presence? Where is it?
The Team no Talent system.I agree Ozzy.
But what is the system exactly?
Dallas or Carolina would be my bets though probably only Carolina.Here is our upcoming schedule:
@TB
@FLA
vs CAR
vs WPG
vs DAL
Lol the odds are heavily against us in all of those but we'll probably get at least 1 win in there
Their 4 overall pick has 6 points in 4 games and their goalie saved 75/77 shots in their last two games... We would've won every game this year allowing 1 goal.The Sens were the laughing stock of the NHL this summer, and look at how they are competing. On paper, their roster is as bad as ours. On the ice, those guys are playing as a team, and playing with passion, and seem like they want to win. Meanwhile, we have guys like Vanek and Mantha floating around all game.
Come on my man, Nyquist and Tatar are and always will be great complimentary players. 40-50ish point depth players for their cap hit are absolutely necessary if you want to go deep in the playoffs. Tatar got the wrong end of the deal in Vegas, the way they were playing it was silly to throw a wrench in there.So 2 average players then? Mantha is not included because IMO he has slowed his development but putting him in situations where he isnt likely to do as well. In front of the net on the powerplay and at times on lines with players well below his skill level.
Janmark sure doesnt count as he only played 2 games in the AHL for the Griffons.
This board should but it is very binary on many issues. And at this point I feel most just want to see one win.And here I thought we'd all sing kumbaya and embrace the tank.
And here I thought we'd all sing kumbaya and embrace the tank.
FYI, it's "sausage."Meh, this is what I expected. People want steak but don't want to see it get made. In the end this is only more painful than it has to be because a lot of the U25 are going to not be core players.
FYI, it's "sausage."
And I'm fine with this. It's just sad to watch
Not a problemI would prefer to not know how that's made. But, steak is as apt an example as any, because most don't have the stomach to watch step 1.
This is exactly my mindset when people talk about "tanking" and bring up Edmonton. Look at what all those first overall picks got them.
Come on my man, Nyquist and Tatar are and always will be great complimentary players. 40-50ish point depth players for their cap hit are absolutely necessary if you want to go deep in the playoffs. Tatar got the wrong end of the deal in Vegas, the way they were playing it was silly to throw a wrench in there.
I'm not breaking my back and spending too much time on the internet for people that don't realize while Blashill isn't a great coach, Scotty ****ing Bowman isn't coaching this roster to anything. People are pretending that this roster is only a coach away. He's a perfect coach for a tank. He tries to mix lines way too much, can develop players well, and will lose a ton of games in the process.
So, I'll ask again; who do you plan on replacing Blashill with to right the ship?
The obvious answer is throw Draper in there as an interim and hope that Yzerman transitions and brings in his own coach.
I'm down.And here I thought we'd all sing kumbaya and embrace the tank.
Does anyone know of a way we could maybe take Trevor Daley's brain and transplant it into Sulak's body? .