It's January 1993: would you rather make the playoffs or bust?

[The Spaniard]

For the sake of argument, I'll stipulate the following:

- Imagine it's January 1993, so you have no idea what happens next
- There is a lottery, by missing the playoffs you have a shot at the 1st pick

Team has some talent but, not a contender.

After a good start with a 16–5–3 record, they slump with 8–9–2 in their next 19 games.

A young extremely talented quebecois called Alexandre Daigle is available at the draft.

Everybody agrees he is amazing, some even compare him to Gretzky!!!

It's January 1993, would you rather make the playoffs or bust?

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[habsterr]

Draft Paul Kariya instead

 

[WeThreeKings]

Keep praying for a miracle, man.

By the way.. Damphousse Bellows is better than anything we have up front..

Not to mention that defense in front of Roy was great too.

 

[Hullois]

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[The Spaniard]

Paul Kariya and Chris Pronger also available!

Let's tank, this team sucks.

Demers doesn't have a university degree, can he even read?

The smurf Stephan Lebeau is a joke, shouldn't be in the NHL.

 

[Baruch]

2-14 isn't the same as 8-9-2 tho.

Also, hindsight is 20/20.

With hindsight, if you were a Sens fan, what would you prefer for your team's long term benefit for the past season? Late season surge & first round exit or let it go and tank for a top pick?

 

[SirClintonPortis]

Our backups are Patrick Roy caliber?

**** off.

 

[loudi94]

I'd definitely "exchanger Roy" as the Upper Deck billboard advertised. That Racicot is the future and accumulating the picks would serve us well, especially since there's no chance of winning the Cup.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Apples and oranges


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[OneSharpMarble]

2-14 isn't the same as 8-9-2 tho.

Also, hindsight is 20/20.

With hindsight, if you were a Sens fan, what would you prefer for your team's long term benefit for the past season? Late season surge & first round exit or let it go and tank for a top pick?

8-9-2 would be a dream right now.

 

[Bob b smith]

For sake of reality, the situation right now is much worse. Demers was a much better coach than Michel Therrien.

 

[Bob b smith]

OP needs to differentiate a regular setback with the worst implosion in 75 years.

 

[The Spaniard]

By the way.. Damphousse Bellows is better than anything we have up front..

But not has good has Pittsburgh.

Even Nordiques with Sundin and Sakic are better.

Division is too strong with the Nordiques and Boston, and even if we make it by miracle, we stand no chance agaisnt the Penguins.

We have no Lemieux, no Sakic, no Oates, we need Daigle.

Not to mention that defense in front of Roy was great too.

Desjardins, Schneider... not bad I guess... then.. Brisebois, hum, ok.... then... Daigneault, Odelein... is that really great? Contender great?

This D needs Chris Pronger to become really elite.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Apples and oranges


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...more like Apples and Throw Pillows...ridiculous comparison...

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

But not has good has Pittsburgh.

Even Nordiques with Sundin and Sakic are better.

Division is too strong with the Nordiques and Boston, and even if we make it by miracle, we stand no chance agaisnt the Penguins.

We have no Lemieux, no Sakic, no Oates, we need Daigle.



Desjardins, Schneider... not bad I guess... then.. Brisebois, hum, ok.... then... Daigneault, Odelein... is that really great? Contender great?

This D needs Chris Pronger to become really elite.

you're comparing a team with a faaaar better offense and goaltending that isn't even measurable on how much better it is...also, Demers was known as a "players coach" and Therrien is known as a "hard-ass motivator"...give it a rest, amigo; you're not even comparing the same species here...

 

[Bob b smith]

...more like Apples and Throw Pillows...ridiculous comparison...

Many posters (self included) survived that Cup. Fans had Demers' back even more than the journalists (for example Ronald King from LaPresse, or other columnists that mocked how pious he was).

I don't remember January 1993 specifically, but in general there was still hope. Not jump out the windows once-in-75-years dark despair.

 

[habsterr]

8-9-2 is a rough patch
4-14-1 is a disaster

Not really a close comparison, since the 93 team was much better overall.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

8-9-2 run compared to 4-14-2? Awesome comparison.

 

[WeThreeKings]

It's the trade deadline in 93.. Do you trade for Savard with Chelios knowing what you know now?

 

[Cole Caulifield]

OP needs to differentiate a regular setback with the worst implosion in 75 years.

If Price hadn't been injured, we would easily have a 8-9 record like they did with Roy.

 

[The Spaniard]

I made no comparison with this season.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I made no comparison with this season.

You are saying hope for a miracle.

Re tooling and getting tangible assets to build around the young core and getting new coach and management in touch with the new NHL is a smart investment.

A stupid investment is going all in on a stock that is trending further and further down.

 

[Bob b smith]

If Price hadn't been injured, we would easily have a 8-9 record like they did with Roy.

I'm pretty sure we've had 8-9 records with Price before. Would the damage have been limited to that? I don't know. It's obvious that this team has shown itself useless without Price. He's part and parcel of everything these Habs are. In a way that goes far beyond Lundqvist, Bishop or Quick.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

If Price hadn't been injured, we would easily have a 8-9 record like they did with Roy.

...so, again, if the best goaltender in the World was still with us, he could continue to mask the severe problems and issues with our team and its management...brilliant; let's all pretend to be ostriches and keep our heads buried in the sand while our team falls apart at the seams...what good little sheep we are...

 

[RealityBytes]

If Price hadn't been injured, we would easily have a 8-9 record like they did with Roy.

If has no value, and counts for nothing. It's merely a descriptor to describe a change in history. Anything imaginable can be an if but all have the same non value since they didn't exist.

To counter the Price if, if Toronto had won more games than any other team last year including the Habs, they would have won the Stanley Cup. Understand ...