EspenK
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...but win the draft lottery. Great, good or hell no we want more playoff games.
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...but win the draft lottery. Great, good or hell no we want more playoff games.
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All it would take for this team to be a lottery team is Johansen or Bobrovsky to gey hurt for more than a month or month and a half.
All it would take for this team to be a lottery team is Johansen or Bobrovsky to gey hurt for more than a month or month and a half.
I could live with it. As a matter of fact to me it would be the perfect scenario. A Connor McDavid or Jack Eichel could set this franchise up for years to come.
I could live with it. As a matter of fact to me it would be the perfect scenario. A Connor McDavid or Jack Eichel could set this franchise up for years to come.
It sucks. But once you've missed the playoffs, you might as well get the top pick.
Without luck that implies greater regression than we'd want to see.
If we lose out on the playoffs, hopefully it's because of a few non-serious injuries.
I don't want to see any regression. But we're given the scenario "if the Jackets miss the playoffs by one point..." In which case winning the lottery is good.
I'm not exactly sure that's the game Espen wanted to play, but... My guess is he was looking for something more along the lines of "what's better - miss the playoffs by one point but win the draft lottery or make the playoffs but lose again in the first round" or something like that.
I don't want to see any regression. But we're given the scenario "if the Jackets miss the playoffs by one point..." In which case winning the lottery is good.
I'm not exactly sure that's the game Espen wanted to play, but... My guess is he was looking for something more along the lines of "what's better - miss the playoffs by one point but win the draft lottery or make the playoffs but lose again in the first round" or something like that.
2nd place in the Metro is a realistic goal. Anything worse than 3rd would be disappointing. We shouldn't be fighting for a wild card this season.
I really, really, REALLY doubt we'd be in a wild card spot with 100 points. The division isn't THAT good.You might see a bit of a shift. I wouldn't be surprised to see the Caps make a big push and NJ is a bit dangerous. I think the Islanders are going to compete but fall just a bit short (but pick up more points than last season).
It's a nice, achievable, goal. But I could easily see us around that 90-95 point mark again. Even at 100 points we could end up in a wild card spot.
I really, really, REALLY doubt we'd be in a wild card spot with 100 points. The division isn't THAT good.