The 2019-20 Tank Command Thread -Part V

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

Tied...

By Sorenson of all people. SHG. What's Culek up to these days?

 

[starling]

Jack Hughes gives it away for a shortie. Brutal.

 

[Daffy]

Sharks beat Devils in OT.

 

[Daffy]

I feel pretty good about having two top 7 picks before lottery at this point.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Ugh

 

[h2]

Devils played Schneider who has sucked for years now, sat their hot goalie for this one.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Season cant end fast enough, lol

Ive never wanted hockey to be over with as much as I do this season

 

[Wallet Inspector]

Sucks but neither us nor the Sharks were gonna lose EVERY game. Just move on to the next one.

 

[DJB]

Bad night overall for the tank. We really needed a Devils regulation win

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

Terrible night for the tank. This is gonna be a roller coaster to the end.

We've been within striking distance of the Kings and then screw it up each time.

 

[Imnotagoodposter]

We aren’t catching the kings lol

 

[Silencio]

Need some help from the Penguins (ugh) over the next 2 nights.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

We aren’t catching the kings lol

We've been so close. It's not over yet for us, although it's unlikely they catch San Jose.

Before the win last night, they were only 2 points back, with a game in hand and the tiebreaker.

All they had to do was win their game in hand and they would have bumped us down. They have more wins than the Senators with the same goal differential, so beyond loser points, they are arguably the better team.

If we can lose our head to head match with the Kings, that would obviously be huge.

 

[Upgrayedd]

Expecting Ottawa to really turn it on down the stretch here and elevate our own pick unfortunately, seems only natural for long suffering Sens fans and has almost always been the case when we own still have our pick!

 

[Dingle]

Something has gone seriously wrong if we are rebuilding for 10 years.

I can't speak for others, but I'm fine being crappy for three years as long as we are acquiring elite talent at the top of the draft.

Analytic,

I wrote a page long response. Then deleted it. No need to engage in a debate that has no value. As with all issues regarding this team, there is a clock and an end zone. I love Eugene for this. He put a clock on himself...and an end zone.

His FYOUS in 2021 is beautiful. We can all sit and wait. I will give him credit and say the 2021/2022 season and his "Unparalleled success", I will go with the minimum of say a round or two of playoff success from 2021/22-25/26 inclusive. Peaking at say; a conference final at some point in that run.

Lets pick this up in December of 2021..We should have a good feel for where things stand. Then we can judge yearly thereafter.

My feeling at this moment is, No. this is not achievable and the fyous is most likely starting 23/24. And that assumes that we don't have relapses and other catastrophes.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Need some help from the Penguins (ugh) over the next 2 nights.

They will win tonight against the Ducks and lose tomorrow against the Sharks in their 3rd game in 4 nights on the road.

 

[Sweatred]

I feel pretty good about having two top 7 picks before lottery at this point.

I want more than Holtz and Perf.... that would be disappointing.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

I want more than Holtz and Perf.... that would be disappointing.

Yea, in a draft like this, we really need to capitalize and get the highest picks possible.

Getting 2 top 5 picks can make us come out of our rebuild by next year, while 2 top 10 picks means we might even need another tank season. We need superstar talent, imo that's found in the top 4 of this draft.

DJ smith playing Chabot 27 mins needs to stop.

 

[Sun God Nika]

Honestly I'm happy with 6 and 7 if we f*** it up beyond that then I'm gonna be disappointed as a fan.

 

[Sweatred]

Yea, in a draft like this, we really need to capitalize and get the highest picks possible.

Getting 2 top 5 picks can make us come out of our rebuild by next year, while 2 top 10 picks means we might even need another tank season. We need superstar talent, imo that's found in the top 4 of this draft.

DJ smith playing Chabot 27 mins needs to stop.

It will energize the fan base too which is needed desperately. We missed the playoffs the first years of Diagle/Yashin but their was so much optimism.

 

[Daffy]

It will energize the fan base too which is needed desperately. We missed the playoffs the first years of Diagle/Yashin but their was so much optimism.

We also just got the team..

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Honestly I'm happy with 6 and 7 if we f*** it up beyond that then I'm gonna be disappointed as a fan.

Walking away with Lundell and Holtz the first 2 picks is still excellent, imo.

But we really, really need a top 3 pick to really escalate this rebuild. Laferniere is the dream. Him and Chabot would do wonders to gain the attraction of young French Canadian fans to root for the Sens. He'd put us back on the map as early as next season and in the year after that we can contend for a playoff spot.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

Honestly I'm happy with 6 and 7 if we f*** it up beyond that then I'm gonna be disappointed as a fan.

I would honestly be disappointed in that result but understand it's a high possibility.

Given everything the fans have gone through the past few seasons a little luck would be welcomed.

 

[TheDebater]

I would honestly be disappointed in that result but understand it's a high possibility.

Given everything the fans have gone through the past few seasons a little luck would be welcomed.

If at the beginning of the season you were asked a hypothetical question to choose between pick # 3 (Sens) and 27 (Sharks)

Or

Picks #6 (Sens) and #7 (Sharks)

What would you have picked? I only suggest the 3rd overall because we have finished 2nd last and last two years in a row and have only landed the 4th overall, so 1-2 were probably a longshot at the beginning of the season.

 

[HavlatMach9]

would you guys want to subtly tank so LA can pass us? Is time on ice for players the only option?