The 2019-20 Tank Command Thread - Part VI

[Qward]

I f***ing can't stand the Bruins and Blues fans on the main board insisting that their elite teams have a shot at the 1st overall pick.

I doubt they would ever allow that. The only time they gave all teams a shot was after a full lock out. And look what happened, the team that needed Crosby the most (financially to save their team) won.

 

[Stylizer1]

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Our tank went absolutely spectacularly. Couldn't have foreseen the corona predicament. But if you picture is trying to insinuate that our tank efforts have been stagnated in muddy waters then yes I agree lol

 

[Imnotagoodposter]

Seems like a tank stuck tanking forever imo

 

[Ice-Tray]

Seems like a tank stuck tanking forever imo

Naw, that bad boy can get out of that. Just back up and move a little to the left.

 

[Upgrayedd]

Honestly...legit proud of the tank displayed by both Ottawa and San Jose, whatever happens happens but standing O from this guy, both really just went out there and got the job done in the end, respect!

 

[HSF]

last game of the season dropped to 30th and 29th....pretty epic

 

[Cosmix]

Tankathon says it takes team needs into account for some teams when determining picks; however, I cannot find out what that means on their website. Does anyone have any information on what Tankathon is doing regarding team needs?

 

[jhutter]

last game of the season dropped to 30th and 29th....pretty epic

Blowing a third period lead to do so. What dreams are made of.

 

[topshelf15]

Anybody else worried about Stutzle,s game being able to translate to NA???The kid is skilled for sure ,but the DEL doesnt strike me as an overly physical league....

 

[jhutter]

Anybody else worried about Stutzle,s game being able to translate to NA???The kid is skilled for sure ,but the DEL doesnt strike me as an overly physical league....

He's stocky and scouts have lauded his physical game and compete level. Auston Matthews played his draft year in Switzerland and turned out ok.

 

[JD1]

I tried 20 spins first time. 10 times we had a top 3 pick and once first overall.

Then I tried another 20 times. 13 times we had a top 3 pick and 8 times we had the 1st overall. Once we had 1st and 2nd. 3 times we had 1st and 3rd.

Add that up. 9 out of 40 first overall. Pretty much spot on with the odds

 

[topshelf15]

As much as I want Laf (who doesnt),,,Iam very good at just drafting 2nd and 3rd lol

 

[Sweatred]

Draft lottery rescheduled by NHL ?

 

[Micklebot]

Draft lottery rescheduled by NHL ?

I imagine it will be if they haven't yet.

Need to figure out what's going on with the playoffs before the can even know who is involved in the lottery.

 

[Cosmix]

I imagine it will be if they haven't yet.

Need to figure out what's going on with the playoffs before the can even know who is involved in the lottery.

I suspect that the playoffs likely will not occur for the past season, given the nature of the news that is coming out each day. At some point in time, time will run out and the NHL will need to plan for the next season to start. That will probably occur in July.

 

[Dingleberry]

All 31 teams entering the lottery for the top 3 picks is the best case scenario at this point.

Worst case - all 31 picks determined by lottery, odds based on point %.

 

[Bubba Pilks]

All 31 teams entering the lottery for the top 3 picks is the best case scenario at this point.

Worst case - all 31 picks determined by lottery, odds based on point %.

Wouldn't that be reversed?

How would all 31 teams in the lotto with equal odds be the best case as a sens fan?

 

[Dingleberry]

Wouldn't that be reversed?

How would all 31 teams in the lotto with equal odds be the best case as a sens fan?

Well, the first scenario would also have odds based on point %. But even if it were all equal odds, you can only drop 3 spots at most.

Second scenario, you could end up with 3 picks in the 20s.

 

[Ice-Tray]

I have a hard time seeing how playoff bound teams would be in a lottery.

The simplest and fairest way would be to order the teams according to ‘points’ (row, p%, adjust for the max games played by whatever teams have played the most).

Top 16 teams are considered ‘playoff teams’ and pick according to that order. The remaining teams play the lottery as they usually would.

There is no reason to do any different. Just because there was no cup doesn’t mean that everyone should get into the lottery. Some teams could have tanked and gotten better odds, and some would have surged and made the playoffs, everyone is in the same boat of coulda shoulda woulda.

I can’t see the league getting all convoluted after so many games have already been played. Sounds more like wishful thinking for the fans of good teams.

 

[Bubba Pilks]

Well, the first scenario would also have odds based on point %. But even if it were all equal odds, you can only drop 3 spots at most.

Second scenario, you could end up with 3 picks in the 20s.

Yeah my bad, read that wrong.

Not going to lie, the sens need the league to factor in the current standings for any type of lotto.

 

[MatchesMalone]

Anybody else worried about Stutzle,s game being able to translate to NA???The kid is skilled for sure ,but the DEL doesnt strike me as an overly physical league....

Certainly not worried, no. There are some aspects that won't translate, sure, but that doesn't mean the player won't on the whole. No reason to believe he can't play a play a style similar to a Matthew Barzal or Elias Pettersson.

 

[Sweatred]

I have a hard time seeing how playoff bound teams would be in a lottery.

The simplest and fairest way would be to order the teams according to ‘points’ (row, p%, adjust for the max games played by whatever teams have played the most).

Top 16 teams are considered ‘playoff teams’ and pick according to that order. The remaining teams play the lottery as they usually would.

There is no reason to do any different. Just because there was no cup doesn’t mean that everyone should get into the lottery. Some teams could have tanked and gotten better odds, and some would have surged and made the playoffs, everyone is in the same boat of coulda shoulda woulda.

I can’t see the league getting all convoluted after so many games have already been played. Sounds more like wishful thinking for the fans of good teams.

Teams battling for playoffs have also had better attendance (at least better than what their market would produce if they were out of the playoffs). Each owner had a little more cash in their pocket.

The NYI situation hurts the most ... thats not (5 losses) really what they gave their 1RD pick up for.

 

[Daffy]

We are 100% getting screwed in the lottery. Probably something like bottom 10 teams will all have the same odds or something stupid like that.

 

[JackieDaytona]

Really difficult to see how they'd justify parity in odds when 85% of the season in the books, and much of this discussion is borne from:

a) wishful thinking from fans of teams who are currently unlikely to get a top player in an apparently stacked draft,

b) hand-wringing from fans of teams who've suffered through shite seasons and have become accustomed to losing (we're expecting more of the same treatment) and things not going in their favour, and

c) too much damned time to think about stuff.

I think at the end of the day we'll still be looking at a guaranteed top 5 pick, regardless of what changes are made to lottery odds.