NHL Entry Draft 2018 Tank Thread | Why Not Us? Why Not Now? | Sens Finish 30th, TOP 5 PICK GUARANTEED

[L'Aveuglette]

This thread is pretty hilarious. Just the thought that Ryan could ever be traded.....Wake up and smell the coffee folks. We're stuck with glass-hands Bobby for four and a half more years unless we buy him off which y'all know is never happening.

I'm all in for the tank. I won't actively be cheering it on, but quietly will be hoping for more losses than wins(never against Toronto or Montreal though, that would be insanity). We're clearly not going anywhere with this coach and group, so we need to pick in the top-3 and unload some of the dead weight we can get rid of and eventually move on.

 

[The Lewler]

On behalf of Avs fans, I'm going to apologize in advance for what might become a contentious season between our fanbases next season if you finish under #10. But your losses will be our gain.

I doubt it. Nothing to do with the Avs or their fans.

Sure you'll be cheering for us to lose, but this was all "our" (team's) doing.

 

[JD1]

this year is a write off. Move a couple vets/contracts at the TDL and pick up a couple of draft picks.

we've got some talent playing WJ this year and seemingly some quality pieces at Belleville.

Lebreton decision on the way to create some momentum and we're good to go next year

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

this year is a write off. Move a couple vets/contracts at the TDL and pick up a couple of draft picks.

we've got some talent playing WJ this year and seemingly some quality pieces at Belleville.

Lebreton decision on the way to create some momentum and we're good to go next year

Not with Boucher as coach

 

[Tuna99]

Not with Boucher as coach

I’m torn on this. I’m not convinced yet that Boucher is a long term something with that he roster we have, but the team needs stability and firing another coach is a terrible idea at this point.

The team we have isn’t built to play Boucher’s system.

But losing Methot and Turris, it really makes you wonder about our coach and GM evaluations. They were terrible this summer - we lost maybe our #2 and #3 most important players, one for nothing and the other we gave away with ++++. Hugely bad trade and expansion lose. Just brutal.

 

[Simplicity]

we lost maybe our #2 and #3 most important players, one for nothing and the other we gave away with ++++. Hugely bad trade and expansion lose. Just brutal.

Yeah, no.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

I’m torn on this. I’m not convinced yet that Boucher is a long term something with that he roster we have, but the team needs stability and firing another coach is a terrible idea at this point.

The team we have isn’t built to play Boucher’s system.

But losing Methot and Turris, it really makes you wonder about our coach and GM evaluations. They were terrible this summer - we lost maybe our #2 and #3 most important players, one for nothing and the other we gave away with ++++. Hugely bad trade and expansion lose. Just brutal.

He is not the solution. We need an NHL coach with actual experience and not another has been or assistant coach promoted from the same staff that isn't getting it done

 

[Gil Gunderson]

He is not the solution. We need an NHL coach with actual experience and not another has been or assistant coach promoted from the same staff that isn't getting it done

That's not possible with this owner.

 

[Fandlauer]

He is not the solution. We need an NHL coach with actual experience and not another has been or assistant coach promoted from the same staff that isn't getting it done

And in fantasyland that's a great solution. Do you really see Melnyk replacing one of the cheapest coaches in the league with an experienced guy who's going to want to get paid? That's about as likely as me finding a Bugatti under my Xmas tree tomorrow.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

And in fantasyland that's a great solution. Do you really see Melnyk replacing one of the cheapest coaches in the league with an experienced guy who's going to want to get paid? That's about as likely as me finding a Bugatti under my Xmas tree tomorrow.

No you're right that's why there are some dark days ahead for this organization as long as Melnyk is owner

 

[FormentonTheFuture]

That's not possible with this owner.

It doesn’t matter. Coaching is so far down the list of reasons teams do wel

 

[Gil Gunderson]

It doesn’t matter. Coaching is so far down the list of reasons teams do wel

Sounds just like Eugene lol.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

It doesn’t matter. Coaching is so far down the list of reasons teams do wel

Question mark

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Sounds just like Eugene lol.

Eugenes handle would be DoneFormentonTimetoWinRightMeow

 

[Agent Zub]

Eugenes handle would be DoneFormentonTimetoWinRightMeow

WinNowButIWontSpendMoneyToMakeTeamCompetetive

 

[Karl Prime]

Yeah, let's just ask the 15-16 Pittsburgh Penguins how important coaching is to winning.

 

[Engineer]

It doesn’t matter. Coaching is so far down the list of reasons teams do wel

I don't think it's possible that this poster could give us more evidence that he has absolutely no understanding about the sport of hockey whatsoever.

Coaching is far down the list of reasons teams do well

 

[Gil Gunderson]

I don't think it's possible that this poster could give us more evidence that he has absolutely no understanding about the sport of hockey whatsoever.

Coaching is far down the list of reasons teams do well

It has to be Eugene Melnyk. There is literally nothing he doesn't have the same stance as him on.

 

[NHL Dude 120]

So do we want Dahin or Andrei Svechnikov?? I mean a D-core of

Dahlin-Karlsson
Chabot-Ceci????

 

[Filatov2Kovalev2Bonk]

Svechnikov will not be drafted by the Senators, he's Russian. The Senators have not drafted a Russian player in the first round since Ilya Zubov, in 2005. Literally all our picks are North American, Swedish with the occasional Finn or so on. If we don't get Dahlin we'll draft a NA guy for sure. Tkachuk, McBain or Boqvist are more realistic expectations, perhaps.

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]

He is not the solution. We need an NHL coach with actual experience and not another has been or assistant coach promoted from the same staff that isn't getting it done

This is EXACTY what was said before Boucher was hired.... as the Sens had gone through enough first time head coaches in recent times.

Boucher has been the only Head Coach Hired, who was previously a Head Coach (in the NHL) since Bryan Murray was head coach.

Dave Cameron
Paul MacLean
Cory Clouston
Craig Hartsburg

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

This is EXACTY what was said before Boucher was hired.... as the Sens had gone through enough first time head coaches in recent times.

Boucher has been the only Head Coach Hired, who was previously a Head Coach (in the NHL) since Bryan Murray was head coach.

Dave Cameron
Paul MacLean
Cory Clouston
Craig Hartsburg

And how long ago was he an NHL coach before getting hired by the Sens?

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

Svechnikov will not be drafted by the Senators, he's Russian. The Senators have not drafted a Russian player in the first round since Ilya Zubov, in 2005. Literally all our picks are North American, Swedish with the occasional Finn or so on. If we don't get Dahlin we'll draft a NA guy for sure. Tkachuk, McBain or Boqvist are more realistic expectations, perhaps.

Wat. Zubov was a fourth round pick. Last Russian we drafted was Ruslan Bashkirov in the 2nd in 2007.

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]

And how long ago was he an NHL coach before getting hired by the Sens?

And how was my reply nothing more than pointing out, that Boucher is exactly what you want the Sens to hire?


Who do you suggest, would be interested?

 

[Tuna99]

This is EXACTY what was said before Boucher was hired.... as the Sens had gone through enough first time head coaches in recent times.

Boucher has been the only Head Coach Hired, who was previously a Head Coach (in the NHL) since Bryan Murray was head coach.

Dave Cameron
Paul MacLean
Cory Clouston
Craig Hartsburg

Harrisburg was a HC in Chicago and Anaheim