The 2019-20 Tank Command Thread - Part VI

[L'Aveuglette]

The Pens are in serious trouble going forward and better be looking over their shoulder in the standings. Nothing is set in stone as far as a playoff spot goes.

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[TheDebater]

5-0 Sharks, what an embarrassing loss for the Penguins.

Well, it is bittersweet as I do enjoy watching the Pens get slaughtered once in a while.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

We gotta focus on our own pick. Sharks pick is just cherry ontop

we gotta focus on finishing 2nd or 3rd last (at worst) ourselves.

 

[DJB]

We gotta focus on our own pick. Sharks pick is just cherry ontop

we gotta focus on finishing 2nd or 3rd last (at worst) ourselves.

I'm greedy . I want both

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Kings up 4-1 on the Golden Knights through two periods. Guy likes!

 

[Gil Gunderson]

LA has been trying to give us 30th on a platter, but we keep winning.

 

[JD1]

LA has a very heavy home schedule remaining and a decent home record. We've got a heavy road schedule and a crappy road record.

If the home and away percentages hold for both teams, they"ll catch us.

We're pacing to pick up 13 more points

They are pacing to pick up almost 17 more points

 

[Micklebot]

LA has a very heavy home schedule remaining and a decent home record. We've got a heavy road schedule and a crappy road record.

If the home and away percentages hold for both teams, they"ll catch us.

We're pacing to pick up 13 more points

They are pacing to pick up almost 17 more points

Tankathon added a remaining strength of schedule page a little while back, we have the 6th toughest SOS, while LA is middle of the road at 16th by whatever metric they are using.

Also of note, Detroit has the toughest schedule, NJD is 4th, SJ is 11th, and Anaheim is 18th

 

[Silencio]

New Jersey, Chicago and Buffalo are realistically not passable at this point, so it's down to Ottawa and the California teams for that coveted "2 seed".

 

[JD1]

Tankathon added a remaining strength of schedule page a little while back, we have the 6th toughest SOS, while LA is middle of the road at 16th by whatever metric they are using.

Also of note, Detroit has the toughest schedule, NJD is 4th, SJ is 11th, and Anaheim is 18th

Idk what factors in to that schedule ranking

I just looked at home and away records and the W/L records

 

[Senscore]

New Jersey, Chicago and Buffalo are realistically not passable at this point, so it's down to Ottawa and the California teams for that coveted "2 seed".

Once again Anaheim stands in the way of our goal.

Lovely

 

[Micklebot]

Idk what factors in to that schedule ranking

I just looked at home and away records and the W/L records

Yeah, they don't go into it, but it looks more like an opposition based thing as opposed to a home vs road thing. Just adds more fuel to your point though, LA should have an easier path to wins than us, whether looking at home/road or looking at specific opponents remaining.

 

[starling]

6 home and 11 away games remain

 

[Sensinitis]

Gonna stop looking at the standings for the next week or so. See you guys soon. Tank on broskis !!

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Devils 6-2-2 in their last 10 . Have to like that.

Sharks have to get back in the tank

Kings 2 pts behind us.. 30th still in reach. Bench Connor Brown

 

[Dingle]

I wish Gary Bettman would get on HF boards and see all of this. Between Ottawa and the other 10 teams, he should be embarrassed by the talk that goes on.

 

[armani]

I wish Gary Bettman would get on HF boards and see all of this. Between Ottawa and the other 10 teams, he should be embarrassed by the talk that goes on.

I mean, Gary calls hockey hackey..

 

[TheDebater]

I wish Gary Bettman would get on HF boards and see all of this. Between Ottawa and the other 10 teams, he should be embarrassed by the talk that goes on.

What do you suggest? Abolish the lottery and give the 1st overall pick to the Stanley cup champions?

By implementing a salary cap, the NHL has evolved into an entirely different league where building a team through trades and free agency has basically become impossible.

I remember the days when trading a 1st round pick meant almost nothing to some teams, but now they hold a tremendous amount of value unless you are team that thinks making the finals is a very strong possibility.

 

[Dingle]

What do you suggest? Abolish the lottery and give the 1st overall pick to the Stanley cup champions?

By implementing a salary cap, the NHL has evolved into an entirely different league where building a team through trades and free agency has basically become impossible.

I remember the days when trading a 1st round pick meant almost nothing to some teams, but now they hold a tremendous amount of value unless you are team that thinks making the finals is a very strong possibility.

No Debator...Have you any idea of the insanity of us in Ottawa and the other 10 cities, hoping for, wishing for, our team to lose and other teams to win. And then rejoicing when it happens. We have a solid 10-12 guys on here, who chastise fans for not being loyal, or supportive, etc. I would love to see how many of them, are cheering for a loss!!!!

What was once our shame is our joy?

What do people at the Arena do? Cheer when the other team scores and boo when the Sens score. Do they whistle at the ref's when he calls a penalty on the visitors and cheer when he penalizes the Sens.

We need a better method. A means by which tanking is not encouraged. In fact penalized. You can probably propose a 1/2 dozens systems. All would have some merit. We need to encourage teams to bust their hump and not tank.

My God..It would like me being happy me kid is doing poorly in school..Now I won't have to pay for university !!!! F'ng great.

 

[Stylizer1]

Sharks going on a roll.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

No Debator...Have you any idea of the insanity of us in Ottawa and the other 10 cities, hoping for, wishing for, our team to lose and other teams to win. And then rejoicing when it happens. We have a solid 10-12 guys on here, who chastise fans for not being loyal, or supportive, etc. I would love to see how many of them, are cheering for a loss!!!!

What was once our shame is our joy?

What do people at the Arena do? Cheer when the other team scores and boo when the Sens score. Do they whistle at the ref's when he calls a penalty on the visitors and cheer when he penalizes the Sens.

We need a better method. A means by which tanking is not encouraged. In fact penalized. You can probably propose a 1/2 dozens systems. All would have some merit. We need to encourage teams to bust their hump and not tank.

My God..It would like me being happy me kid is doing poorly in school..Now I won't have to pay for university !!!! F'ng great.

The cheering for losses is looking at the bigger picture.

No one wants to do this for the lifetime of their fandom.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

No Debator...Have you any idea of the insanity of us in Ottawa and the other 10 cities, hoping for, wishing for, our team to lose and other teams to win. And then rejoicing when it happens. We have a solid 10-12 guys on here, who chastise fans for not being loyal, or supportive, etc. I would love to see how many of them, are cheering for a loss!!!!

What was once our shame is our joy?

What do people at the Arena do? Cheer when the other team scores and boo when the Sens score. Do they whistle at the ref's when he calls a penalty on the visitors and cheer when he penalizes the Sens.

We need a better method. A means by which tanking is not encouraged. In fact penalized. You can probably propose a 1/2 dozens systems. All would have some merit. We need to encourage teams to bust their hump and not tank.

My God..It would like me being happy me kid is doing poorly in school..Now I won't have to pay for university !!!! F'ng great.

Not sure how you can jump to that parallel.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

The whole tank thing is great for the league. It makes it so that teams out of the playoffs have a reason to care and tune in. It's almost like a playoff run in itself.

Cheering them on to lose is the most exciting hockey and reason to watch that we've had in 3 years.

Look at last year for a comparison with no pick in tow. It was miserable for Senators fans and they really had no intriguing reason to watch.

Some don't like to cheer on losses, but I look at it from the perspective that I'm cheering for the betterment of the franchise, which just happens to put losing ahead of winning in importance. I still see it as ultimately cheering FOR the Senators.

The importance placed on wins during these down years is just fools gold and will mean nothing in the end but to hurt the draft pick imo.

 

[Upgrayedd]

Once again Anaheim stands in the way of our goal.

Lovely

Would be fitting that they swoop in and grab our hard earned 1st overall, I essentially expect it!

 

[Do Make Say Think]

I wish Gary Bettman would get on HF boards and see all of this. Between Ottawa and the other 10 teams, he should be embarrassed by the talk that goes on.

Why should he be embarassed by what people who have no real stake think.