The Office of Strategic Planning - Tank Talk 3.0

[Wasted Talent]

Hey they’ve beat the Blues & Seattle recently, so they’re on a heater.

Blues have actually lost twice to them in the past two weeks. Might cost them the playoffs.

Sharks actually did a full season series sweep (3-0-0) against Blues.

Seattle is the only other team to lose to Sharks more than once.

 

[57special]

Some fine tanking going on tonight so far.

 

[keppel146]

Some fine tanking going on tonight so far.

But we play the sharks tomorrow..ugh

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Good game boys

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Buffalo with a big point. Really wanted an OT NJ/Philly game.

 

[Wonderful Tacos]

Buffalo with a big point. Really wanted an OT NJ/Philly game.

Yeah was watching that too.

In order to move any further down the Wild need to lose out AND

Buffalo get atleast an OT point in their one remaining game

or

Jersey beats the islanders in their finale

or

Seattle gets 5 out of 6 points available in remaining games

or

Calgary win all three games remaining

Atleast with Flyers winning Pick #12 looks more likely than #13

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Washington beats Tampa!

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Washington beats Tampa!

One mathematically eliminated, nobody cheers for a draft pick harder than the doctor

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

One mathematically eliminated, nobody cheers for a draft pick harder than the doctor

Gotta have a code.

 

[Taylor26]

Washington beats Tampa!

Gotta cheer for Tampa in playoffs Chi town owns their pick!

 

[Kshahdoo]

Faber and Rossi are the only players on the team that have played all 80 games.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Everyone’s pulling their weight today to get us pick 12. Now we have to do our part.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

What a night (so far)

 

[DANOZ28]

terrific comeback by detroit! pit & wsh won c'mon LA lets go draft pick!

 

[Digitalbooya]

Everyone’s pulling their weight today to get us pick 12. Now we have to do our part.

Failing so far

 

[keppel146]

WTH wild. Why are we up 2-0? Let’s hope it’s the worst/most dangerous lead in hockey.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Feels like we’re probably picking 14th #Greentree season

 

[Wabit]

Feels like we’re probably picking 14th #Greentree season

This is MN. They'll be set to pick 14th and then get pushed back to 15th because someone behind them wins the lottery.

 

[Spurgeon]

Of course now they beat LA when winning has a negative impact on the team.

Would’ve been nice if they lost out the remainder of the season after that OT Vegas lost. Could’ve ended in the 7 spot, although it’s almost impossible to lose to the Hawks & Sharks.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

~50% of the players picked in front of us will be underwhelming or downright bad, and there will undoubtedly be at least 1 player available at our spot that will end up going top 10 in a re-draft. Just have to find him.

 

[Wabit]

Of course now they beat LA when winning has a negative impact on the team.

Would’ve been nice if they lost out the remainder of the season after that OT Vegas lost. Could’ve ended in the 7 spot, although it’s almost impossible to lose to the Hawks & Sharks.

7th is at 76p. They would have had to regulation lose out after the ANA (game 69) win to be at 76p.

 

[Wasted Talent]

So the best pick we can get now is 12th (excluding lottery shenanigans)

16th overall pick is the worst case scenario if Wild win, Penguins lose and DET/WSH lose in regulation.

 

[f7ben]

This is MN , there are unseen cosmic forces at work here. They are ensuring that whatever improbable idiocy can occur to prevent us from any meaningful possibility to win when it counts is what will happen.

The Twolves spend game 82 getting blown out by the suns while the other two teams they are tied with win. This seals the wolves matchup with……the suns ….who despite being the 6 seed and playing on the road are the overwhelming favorite. The wolves will be swept in the first round somehow setting some impossible record for futility along the way. Amazing and totally predictable

The twins have players who cannot engage in an activity as simple as running without being significantly injured. There are 150 mlb teams and affiliate teams. The twins team batting average ranks 142 out of that 150. A nearly impossible feat for a team who just months ago was playing meaningful October games.

33 years of 4 sport ineptitude that challenges astronomical odds yet occurs with regularity only seen in Swiss watches and atomic particle decay.

This is MN and we are f***ing cursed

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

This is MN. They'll be set to pick 14th and then get pushed back to 15th because someone behind them wins the lottery.

Haha you’re right that would be our luck. Fortunately with the new lottery format only the first 11 picks are lottery eligible.

 

[Spurgeon]

7th is at 76p. They would have had to regulation lose out after the ANA (game 69) win to be at 76p.

Ottawa would have gained another 2 points beating us and would be at 78p right now, so would need them to win their last game in this hypothetical.