Fern111
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(Probably not worth a thread but I had no idea where to post this)
Alright so, since I am a Panthers fan I feel very uncomfortable being so high up in the standings.
Anyways, I suggest we should be tanking!
Obviously, we should remain a playoff position because I mean yay! Playoffs!
But what would you think about purposely falling to the 2nd Wild Card spot?
While the idea sounds absolutely ridiculous said like that because we would be facing Washington in the first round but here are the pros of such an action.
1. Regular Season Wins vs Washington: 2
Regular Season Losses in Regulation vs Washington: 0
Could we actually do it??? It wouldn't be crazy to think so, even if Holtby did not play on these games, Luongo didn't either so who knows right? Also, the Caps are known for choking in the playoffs so..?
2. If we DO win, we face a Metro team, a division we have had great success this season. (I'm unsure of the record but it's crazy good.)
3. Staying within our division, I don't really feel confident going against Boston... We've not won (?) this season. They're one of those teams who could do a lot of damage to us so I'm really not feeling it. We could also face Detroit which has 24 years of playoff experience in a row while we have.... nothing.... Then there's Tampa and honestly, facing them in the first round is just kind of disappointing? If we finish first in the division, we could also face the Penguins which also have been awful to us this year...
4. This is the farthest streched one because there's a lot of hockey in the way but if we face Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference Finals and we were to win, wouldn't we be way less tired from the travelling than if we are against say New York (whichever one), making us much more ready for the SCF!
Thoughts? I was just having one of these #ShowerThoughts and figured I'd share with you all!
Alright so, since I am a Panthers fan I feel very uncomfortable being so high up in the standings.
Anyways, I suggest we should be tanking!
Obviously, we should remain a playoff position because I mean yay! Playoffs!
But what would you think about purposely falling to the 2nd Wild Card spot?
While the idea sounds absolutely ridiculous said like that because we would be facing Washington in the first round but here are the pros of such an action.
1. Regular Season Wins vs Washington: 2
Regular Season Losses in Regulation vs Washington: 0
Could we actually do it??? It wouldn't be crazy to think so, even if Holtby did not play on these games, Luongo didn't either so who knows right? Also, the Caps are known for choking in the playoffs so..?
2. If we DO win, we face a Metro team, a division we have had great success this season. (I'm unsure of the record but it's crazy good.)
3. Staying within our division, I don't really feel confident going against Boston... We've not won (?) this season. They're one of those teams who could do a lot of damage to us so I'm really not feeling it. We could also face Detroit which has 24 years of playoff experience in a row while we have.... nothing.... Then there's Tampa and honestly, facing them in the first round is just kind of disappointing? If we finish first in the division, we could also face the Penguins which also have been awful to us this year...
4. This is the farthest streched one because there's a lot of hockey in the way but if we face Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference Finals and we were to win, wouldn't we be way less tired from the travelling than if we are against say New York (whichever one), making us much more ready for the SCF!
Thoughts? I was just having one of these #ShowerThoughts and figured I'd share with you all!
