GDT: Game 61 | Columbus @ Buffalo | 7:30 PM EST | ESPN+/Hulu

[Toe Pick]

 

[CBJ goalie]

E-Rob??

Nuh uh, more like 3-Rob!!!

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

I have to give props to Bucci tonight for dressing like Ron Burgundy tonight.

 

[VABUCK]

Elvis played under control and unlike most of his games this season, he didn't go into spastic mode.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

f*** this team. It’s honestly unforgivable if they do this again

 

[KJ Dangler]

Great thing about it.. still in last place

 

[Cowumbus]

f*** this team. It’s honestly unforgivable if they do this again

We knew this would happen. I said it would happen when Chinakhov came back, turns out we overachieved!

 

[ViD]

f*** this team. It’s honestly unforgivable if they do this again

Who else needs to be benched for “trade related reasons” until the end of the season ?

 

[squashmaple]

Thank you Columbus! —A Florida fan

Y’all keep winning too. I don’t want to see the Habs with two lottery chances.

 

[CBJx614]

f*** this team. It’s honestly unforgivable if they do this again

I mean... What do you want them to realistically do? I'm not getting upset.... Yet.

The players aren't just going to stop trying. They don't give a shit about the draft when they are playing for their jobs. Coaches aren't going to coach to win.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

It’s almost like you can’t control the results.

 

[Cowumbus]

It’s almost like you can’t control the results.

Tell that to Chicago.

 

[VT]

I like the game. Except the 3th period, of course.

Jenner's line was awful. If not goal (what is the most important, of course) Boone too.

On the other side I like Kuraly's line line. I know it doesn't seem like it, but Olivier is a very important player in this lineup. He wins fights, which is how he gets pucks. Every time I see him, I wonder how he can be so underrated.

Roslovic's line played simple, but tried to take advantage of the pass, excellent forechecking, which surprised me, play at the board. But I think Roslo and Cole should be exchanged their spots. What do you think?

Elvis

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Tell that to Chicago.

Recent winners of five straight?

 

[CBJx614]

Tell that to Chicago.

They just traded an expendable player who isn't apart of their future... What do you think Columbus has been trying to do for the last 2 weeks?!

 

[CBJWerenski8]

I mean... What do you want them to realistically do? I'm not getting upset.... Yet.

The players aren't just going to stop trying. They don't give a shit about the draft when they are playing for their jobs. Coaches aren't going to coach to win.

I know they can’t intentionally lose. But god damn, of course they do this.

 

[Cowumbus]

They just traded an expendable player who isn't apart of their future... What do you think Columbus has been trying to do for the last 2 weeks?!

They did way more than that. Traded away Dach, DeBrincat, Kane, Lafferty, McCabe. They took that thing down to the studs, for better or worse (for them I think it will come back to bite them a bit, unless they get Bedard)

Recent winners of five straight?

Isn’t it insane that Chicago is trash yet can win 5 in a row, and Columbus can’t even win 3 straight? Like how

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

They did way more than that. Traded away Dach, DeBrincat, Kane, Lafferty, McCabe. They took that thing down to the studs, for better or worse (for them I think it will come back to bite them a bit, unless they get Bedard)


Isn’t it insane that Chicago is trash yet can win 5 in a row, and Columbus can’t even win 3 straight? Like how

But we don’t want them to.

You see how the tank gets confusing.

 

[CBJx614]

They did way more than that. Traded away Dach, DeBrincat, Kane, Lafferty, McCabe. They took that thing down to the studs, for better or worse (for them I think it will come back to bite them a bit, unless they get Bedard)


Isn’t it insane that Chicago is trash yet can win 5 in a row, and Columbus can’t even win 3 straight? Like how

So have we over the last 3 seasons. We literally traded everyone worthwhile for picks and young players. We already tore down to the studs and are currently putting up the sheet wall to properly rebuild. You don't rebuild/retool without growing pains, no team has moved from one core to the next without some troubles unless you get some serious luck, which we all know Columbus doesn't exactly have.

 

[Cowumbus]

But we don’t want them to.

You see how the tank gets confusing.

We aren’t tanking. I am hoping for the tank, but CBJ has not tried to. They have gotten very “lucky” with injuries.

If they were tanking, Jenner, Gavrikov, Roslovic, Nyquist all would have been gone.

So have we over the last 3 seasons. We literally traded everyone worthwhile for picks and young players. We already tore down to the studs and are currently putting up the sheet wall to properly rebuild.

A tanking team does not sign Johnny Hockey. End of discussion.

 

[ViD]

Gaudreau has 6 points in last 10 games and most of those games are positive results for Columbus

He’s been pretty terrible last 15 or so games, let’s be brutally honest here

 

[VT]

Gaudreau has 6 points in last 10 games and most of those games are positive results for Columbus

He’s been pretty terrible last 15 or so games, let’s be brutally honest here

I think not just 15 games. Conversely, once Laine has been moved away from him, he's played better (in the games I've seen, for example with the Wilds neither). But I like Marchenko there. Really.

 

[CBJx614]

We aren’t tanking. I am hoping for the tank, but CBJ has not tried to. They have gotten very “lucky” with injuries.

If they were tanking, Jenner, Gavrikov, Roslovic, Nyquist all would have been gone.


A tanking team does not sign Johnny Hockey. End of discussion.

Can you imagine the blowback from the fanbase if we had an opportunity to sign one of the best FAs in recent memory and we told him "no, were tanking this year"

I don't want a FO that endorses tanking. Theyve "tanked" the right way. Traded everyone worthwhile while that had value (outside of Panarin) but only when they were certain they didn't want to be a part of the org long term and are attempting to rebuild with the foundation already in place that's wants to be here. They've stopped that bleeding already, why would we go back and reopen that wound?

You tank and tear down this foundation to the bare ground (shipping away players that want to be here)and you can kiss all that progress this team made in this town with fans out the window.

 

[Cowumbus]

Gaudreau has 6 points in last 10 games and most of those games are positive results for Columbus

He’s been pretty terrible last 15 or so games, let’s be brutally honest here

6 points in 10 GP would still be top 3 in scoring on the team over a full season.

Can you imagine the blowback from the fanbase if we had an opportunity to sign one of the best FAs in recent memory and we told him "no, were tanking this year"

No, because I don’t think we would have ever known.

What were they doing this year (before injuries), going for it??

I don't want a FO that endorses tanking. Theyve "tanked" the right way. Traded everyone worthwhile while that had value (outside of Panarin) but only when they were certain they didn't want to be a part of the org long term and are attempting to rebuild with the foundation already in place that's wants to be here. They've stopped that bleeding already, why would we go and

Every team does that.

You tank and tear down this foundation to the bare ground (shipping away players that want to be here)and you can kiss all that progress this team made in this town with fans out the window.

“Progress”

It’s okay now though bc we have the injury excuse?

 

[VT]

To Roslovic. We know won't play in PO from December. So words he can play only if there isn't only pleasure we can say about the whole team.