The 2019-20 Tank Command Thread - Part 2: The Tank is back on?: 30th place | 69.8pt projection

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

I think we're riding some pretty unsustainable goaltending at the moment. We'll come back down to earth soon enough methinks.

Well, this might be controversial but I don't think Pageau will score 50 goals. Hot take, I know but he might not be able to sustain that pace.

 

[NyQuil]

Well, this might be controversial but I don't think Pageau will score 50 goals. Hot take, I know but he might not be able to sustain that pace.

That’s a brave position you’ve taken.

 

[JungleBeat]

Feb should seal it 15 games in 29 days.

Should trade Pageau around then as well. Three first round picks in this draft will put this franchise in a very good spot sans Melnyk.

 

[Slack]

Well, this might be controversial but I don't think Pageau will score 50 goals. Hot take, I know but he might not be able to sustain that pace.

True. We're not exactly flush with natural goal scorers on this roster.

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

Feb should seal it 15 games in 29 days.

I'm expecting a solid 9 points.

 

[SPF6ty9]

Exactly, we'll be fine for the tank in the long run, no need to overtly trade players, it'll take care of itself. That said, if you can get something good for Pageau...

 

[Qward]

God I hope they dont make trades to push for the playoffs.

 

[Crosside]

God I hope they dont make trades to push for the playoffs.

I have no problem with that if we keep Pageau, Demelo, Names , Brown and Demelo at good price. But if we trade for a good player I want the player have a contract at least of 5 years

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Pretty good tanking by Detroit. Young skaters still racking up points while they lose with goalies who have no future with the team.

 

[Samboni]

f***ing Sens! Can’t even tank properly. Without a top-3 pick this year, they will never be better than a tweeter team.

 

[Adele Dazeem]

"We're a bubble team" -Pierre Dorion

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Oh well. At least the young core was the reason for the win.

 

[Alex1234]

3 points shy of wild card spot
4 points shy of 3rd in division

 

[swiftwin]

3 points shy of wild card spot
4 points shy of 3rd in division

Oh no! So terrible!

 

[Hale The Villain]

Taking a look at our schedule makes me feel better about our tanking chances.

Played NYRx3, DETx2, LA, MIN and NJ already. Went 6-2 against the worst the NHL has to offer, but are 5-8-1 against teams that don't completely suck.

We play the Jackets and Wild in 2 out of our next 3 games, so we may keep winning for a little awhile, but when the schedule starts to put us against better teams, we should be able to rack up some losses then.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Oh no! So terrible!

If you think this team actually has a chance to make the playoffs after 82 games, I don't know what to tell you.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

Taking a look at our schedule makes me feel better about our tanking chances.

Played NYRx3, DETx2, LA, MIN and NJ already. Went 6-2 against the worst the NHL has to offer, but are 5-8-1 against teams that don't completely suck.

We play the Jackets and Wild in 2 out of our next 3 games, so we may keep winning for a little awhile, but when the schedule starts to put us against better teams, we should be able to rack up some losses then.

Losing? Think of the culture!!!

 

[swiftwin]

If you think this team actually has a chance to make the playoffs after 82 games, I don't know what to tell you.

Did I say that?

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

It's fine. There is no way they can sustain this level of energy. Surely they will start to lose again. This a temporary blip on the radar. We can soon return to identifying them as only a bunch of overrated prospects, shiny new toys, and a slew of bad trades by PD.

But seriously, the last big Quebecois player we drafted 1st overall was a Daigle? amiright?!?

Maybe we don't want to be having the last Laf.

 

[swiftwin]

Taking a look at our schedule makes me feel better about our tanking chances.

Played NYRx3, DETx2, LA, MIN and NJ already. Went 6-2 against the worst the NHL has to offer, but are 5-8-1 against teams that don't completely suck.

We play the Jackets and Wild in 2 out of our next 3 games, so we may keep winning for a little awhile, but when the schedule starts to put us against better teams, we should be able to rack up some losses then.

If you want to be factual about it, we've had the 19th most difficult schedule so far. So roughly average, maybe slightly easier than average.

NHL Strength of Schedule Rankings

The Sharks are all the way down at 26th.

 

[2CHAINZ]

Did I say that?

No but you were thinking it

 

[Yak]

I am tired of this winning already! This is not part of the plan......lol

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Live look at the tank:

 

[swiftwin]

I am tired of this winning already! This is not part of the plan......lol

It was part of the plan.

 

[Deku]

The only good/above .500 teams we've beaten are Tampa, Carolina, Montreal, and Philly. We'll fall back down to earth eventually but the wins are fun for now.