GDT: End of the Line | Game 82 | Canucks @ Oilers - 6:00PM PST - SNET

[tiny103]

Apparantly Horvat is eligible for a 212,500 dollar bonus for getting 35 assists for entry level players. He's at 31.

 

[thepuckmonster]

Thank god this nightmare is almost over

 

[valkynax]

Thank god this nightmare is almost over

The nightmare continues if we win tonight.

 

[CherryToke]

The nightmare continues if we win tonight.

We'll lose the lottery anyways so it doesn't matter. And after we lose the lottery, Vegas will get sloted in front of us.

 

[GetFocht]

Just lose.

 

[David Bruce Banner]

Man what a steaming pile this season has been... and to top it off I have to root for the Oilers to beat us for the second time in as many days.

Goddamnit so much.

Well, once again, if we can lose while keeping McDavid from reaching the century mark, I'll... I'll... I'll be slightly less disgusted by the way things turned out.

1-0 Oilers
goal by Kassian

 

[CanaFan]

We'll lose the lottery anyways so it doesn't matter. And after we lose the lottery, Vegas will get sloted in front of us.

Doesn't work that way. Vegas isn't slotted into the draft, they are slotted into the lottery. If we finish 29th they are slotted behind us for lottery and can only pick ahead of us if they win a higher spot.

That's why losing today does matter.

 

[polarbearcub]

Doesn't work that way. Vegas isn't slotted into the draft, they are slotted into the lottery. If we finish 29th they are slotted behind us for lottery and can only pick ahead of us if they win a higher spot.

That's why losing today does matter.

If we win today we might be drafting 8th..... loss .. worst we can do is 5th..

Landing the 8th spot will cost us one of those 4 centres we do badly need

 

[CanaFan]

If we win today we might be drafting 8th..... loss .. worst we can do is 5th..

Landing the 8th spot will cost us one of those 4 centres we do badly need

Low odds to draft 8th but decent odds to drop to 6 or 7.

At 29th we can't drop below 5 and still have decent odds to draft 4 or higher.

There's no doubt that dropping to 5th today would be terrible for us.

 

[The Drop]

Save us Khaled

 

[yvrtojfk]

Isn't the game on at 6pm or is it actually 5pm? I'm cool with 5pm...

 

[ProstheticConscience]

Isn't the game on at 6pm or is it actually 5pm? I'm cool with 5pm...

6 as per NHL.com.

And seriously guys, just lose. C'mon.

 

[Jack Burton]

Lololo I was heading up to the store and The Doors "The End" comes of the radio and I instantly thought of the Canucks. Such a fitting song as today is going to end more than a few people's jobs/roll within the Canucks organization.

If somebody could post that video it would be awesome!

Go Edmonton

GO TEAM TANK

 

[EpochLink]

This season sucked a huge sack of potatoes.

The worst since the late 90's

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Yeah, win or lose, if there's anything that a lifetime as a Canuck fan has taught me it's that the lottery will not go in our favour.

 

[Intoewsables]

Yan-Pavel Laplante is going to score the GWG in his one career NHL GP and totally screw us over, isn't he?

 

[RobertKron]

Playoff push starts tonight, from folks.

 

[Zombotron]

I still want Matt Benning to score a goal.

 

[Hit the post]

edit: oops somebody beat me to it heh...

 

[member 202355]

I still want Matt Benning to score a goal.

Maybe the "fire Benning" chants will inspire him to take a big slapshot.

 

[JuniorNelson]

Another long off-season without Canucks hockey incoming. Twenty days to the draft lottery so we can endlessly debate who we should select in June. Then there's the whole expansion draft discussion, though it appears fairly clear who the Canucks are going to expose. Then free agency. Then... August. Ugh. This sucks.

I think there will be exciting offer sheets this Summer. As a bonus there will be tons of laughter when Canucks protect Sedins in the expansion draft. I chuckle about it every day.

 

[passive voice]

Low odds to draft 8th but decent odds to drop to 6 or 7.

At 29th we can't drop below 5 and still have decent odds to draft 4 or higher.

There's no doubt that dropping to 5th today would be terrible for us.

Plus a couple slots in each subsequent round. Not a tonne of value, but it counts.

 

[settinguptheplay]

Plus a couple slots in each subsequent round. Not a tonne of value, but it counts.

Lottery only effects the first round. If the Canucks finish 29th and lose the lottery they would still draft 2nd in each round after the first.

 

[CanaFan]

Lottery only effects the first round. If the Canucks finish 29th and lose the lottery they would still draft 2nd in each round after the first.

Think he was referring to winning/losing game today.

 

[jeromemorrow]

Just lose, baby