GDT: Game #30: Dec 15th - To Tank or Not To Tank that is the question??? Habs vs Ducks

[The Real Timo]

Anyone on the Ducks that needs a "first" tonight?

 

[SlafySZN]

wow b2b nights? Fun!

At this point i'm just interested in watching slafs shifts and calling it a night lol

Yes, and Cole.

 

[BergevinBurner]

We aren’t getting Bedard

If we walked away with Michkov/Carlsson/Fantilli as a consolation prize I wouldn't be too upset.

 

[Naslundforever]

Aren’t the kids also losing development via ice time awarded to undeserving vets? Is meritocracy not a staple of building team culture? Marty is walking a line that he can’t seem to defend — not that he’s getting overly challenged about it.

Probably has the team buy-in and the kids all know next year there’s roster spots.

 

[HabSgt]

It's a pretty quick turn around... Is everyone ready for another dose of Drouin, Hoffman, Dadonov and Armia?

 

[Tyson]

I just want the kids to produce tonight.

Slaf with a 2 point game would be awesome

 

[Naslundforever]

It's a pretty quick turn around... Is everyone ready for another dose of Drouin, Hoffman, Dadonov and Armia?

Wideman on the point and you have pp1

 

[Tyson]

If we walked away with Michkov/Carlsson/Fantilli as a consolation prize I wouldn't be too upset.

I think Fantilli will be a top 2 pick. He could play in the NHL right now

 

[Rapala]

Hey Marty How's Kaiden Guhle on the Power Play?

I think Fantilli will be a top 2 pick. He could play in the NHL right now

He will, It's still a long way from the draft He may even be a number one before all is said and done.

 

[Rapala]

I just want the kids to produce tonight.

Slaf with a 2 point game would be awesome

Leave him on the first wave the points will come. I trust him to keep the play alive far better than anyone else we've tried there after Monahan went down.

 

[The Real Guy Lafleur]

Stupid looking blue jerseys.... absolutely hate them.

 

[Skip Bayless]

The tank talk is so beta and outplayed. Let’s just watch some good hockey and hope our players keep developing. If they lose a mass amount to “tank” then we lose development it’s just basic math. We aren’t getting Bedard

This is a prime example of the sunshine brigade trying to hide their crave for instant gratification with the development over tanking dichotomy.

 

[Rapala]

Damn I just realized I have the 49ers Seahawks game tonight. As much as I love hockey it ain't going to be Purdy.

 

[Geecko]

I see, we're playing a team with only 1 win in regulation? We counter by playing with our blue jerseys. Ha! Smart management once again.

 

[The Great Weal]

I didn't watch last game but man the Drouin hate is so over the top. He sucks as a player, but just from the highlights he seems to have made that 4th line a threat. Yes I know it's one game, the Sens suck, and the highlights don't represent everything, but even reading what others wrote he seems to have had a good game by his standards.

 

[SlafySZN]

I didn't watch last game but man the Drouin hate is so over the top. He sucks as a player, but just from the highlights he seems to have made that 4th line a threat. Yes I know it's one game, the Sens suck, and the highlights don't represent everything, but even reading what others wrote he seems to have had a good game by his standards.

Yeah, i think he played well for a first game back. I’d try him with Slafkovsky and Anderson instead of Evans.

 

[Mrb1p]

Losing this one in regulation puts us 12 points out of the top spot, assuming CBH dont win.

LETS DO IT

I didn't watch last game but man the Drouin hate is so over the top. He sucks as a player, but just from the highlights he seems to have made that 4th line a threat. Yes I know it's one game, the Sens suck, and the highlights don't represent everything, but even reading what others wrote he seems to have had a good game by his standards.

He didnt make anything a threat but he wasn't the worst player on the ice either, he made a few good passes on the PP. Still useless.

He's not any worse than
Gallagher
Armia
Edmundson
Dadonov
Hoffman
Wideman

 

[Runner77]

Slaf capable of the best and the not so great at the same time. All part of a learning curve.





Marty, was that ... f*** me"?

 

[LaP]

Tank culture has become a runaway freight train in general. I don't think the lottery system has done much of anything to curb it.

It never will. When you have a bad team in a small market there's not 10 ways to improve your team. UFA wont sign for you. And you need to give something to acquire something. So for bad teams in a small market the only option is to improve the team via the draft. And the best way to do so is to trades vets who play a bigger role than they should for picks (3rd line vets playing on a 1st line on a bottom 10 team). Whatever people call this tanking or proper assets management it really doesn't matter one bit. For many teams that's the only option out of the bottom.

The fact so many fans refuse to acknowledge this fact doesn't make it not a fact. It's incredible the amount fans believing in the myth that you can improve a team magically by keeping your current 20 players and then magically furtune will fall on your lap and Conor McJesus will appear in your team for no reason just like that Connor McDavid acquired for Nathan beaulieu and Jared Tinordi and a 1st BOOM magic. Reality doesn't work this way. You might be able to fleece one GM here and there but if you are in the bottom in a small market acquiring picks is the most reliable way to improve your assets significantly enough to improve the team enough to get out of the bottom.

 

[habsfan891]

Missing this one to play Softball but I expect an ez win Anaheim are legitimately garbage

 

[Team_Spirit]

He's back

Our hero

 

[The Real Timo]

If we walked away with Michkov/Carlsson/Fantilli as a consolation prize I wouldn't be too upset.

I am not saying it's a good chance, but there is still a chance we can get all 3.

 

[Tyson]

I didn't watch last game but man the Drouin hate is so over the top. He sucks as a player, but just from the highlights he seems to have made that 4th line a threat. Yes I know it's one game, the Sens suck, and the highlights don't represent everything, but even reading what others wrote he seems to have had a good game by his standards.

He made the 4th line better for sure and the hate was excessive.
I think alot of the hatred is the 5 year 33.5 mil dollar contract and losing a legitimate Dman for him.

 

[Stive Morgan]

Continuing my prediction that we're gonna lose this one and then blow out Tampa.

 

[Scintillating10]

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Habs too good to tank, this is .500 team. The only problem might be in playoff race not be able to sell at deadline.