Which of these two options would you prefer?

[TheGoldenJet]

For this year’s playoff race, which of these two options would you prefer?

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[LOGiK]

Where is the option for 'Make postseason and lose in the first round'?
That's my pick.

 

[Factorial]

Are we now going to see some Pens fans rooting for them lose for draft order like we do some Steeler fans on this board?

Sad fans.

 

[Andy99]

Are we now going to see some Pens fans rooting for them lose for draft order like we do some Steeler fans on this board?

Sad fans.

Yep lol…have they shown you anything that suggests they can win a round?

 

[JTG]

EIther go all in to win, or lose in a blaze of glory. In professional North American sports, the teams that consistently finish in the middle of the pack do not reap any benefits.

 

[Empoleon8771]

1. This team is nowhere near bad enough to end up with a top-10 pick, and they have too many good players signed for them to become bad enough.
2. Any top-10 pick the Penguins would make this year likely wouldn’t have an impact in the NHL for at least 2 years, meaning you’re not going to see any benefit of a high draft pick until Malkin’s last year and after Crosby’s current contract is done.

This website loses its shit anytime the Penguins face any shred of adversity. Some of yinz need to take a chill pill

 

[Pens x]

We want to the next Nolan Patrick compliments of Ronny Hextall.

 

[Gurglesons]

Top ten pick at this point. I can’t go through the motions of getting excited when the Penguins inevitably look good for 50 of the 60 minutes in the first few playoff games only to kick themselves in the nuts and lose the game because of awful plays.

 

[Zirakzigil]

We arent bad enough to get a top 10 pick. I am happy to watch this core ride off into the sunset, a pick isnt going to help that.

MOAR 1st round exit stat padding playoffs for Sid and me thanks!

 

[Pancakes]

I voted make the playoffs. If we're bad enough to get a top 10 pick, that means we're a really bad team and should start the rebuild and frankly, I'm not eager to do that. We'll have plenty of time to be bad when our stars are done.

 

[The Old Master]

saying that a top ten pick wont help this team for two years might be true most of the time, but not necessarily. we have stars that are declining and it would add greatly to a young player that's bringing speed and excitement to the play. just seen it happen with lesser players too many times before, just not with top teams. but who knows?
edit; but then we would need a coach that would play them.

 

[BillyOcean]

It's still a bit absurd that a Pirate or Steelers fan starts to get on a high horse about tanking. For a Penguins fan to do it.... The teams Stanley Cups. Every. Single. One. Of them. Are the result of a good old tank. If the team isn't going to be good enough, sign me up for a tank.

 

[Jacob]

A 8-10th overall pick isn’t gonna help us fast enough.

 

[Night Shift]

EIther go all in to win, or lose in a blaze of glory. In professional North American sports, the teams that consistently finish in the middle of the pack do not reap any benefits.

That's not necessarily true all the time in the NHL, if someone just miss the playoffs (i.e. mediocre, seed #9) they have a small chance at a Top 10 because of the Lottery.

But the former I agree with you.

 

[Turin]

To all those fans who love prospects and the feeling of what if more than reality and players who are good now, I promise you the time is coming where you will get your wish. Why haste the day?

 

[SomeDude]

To all those fans who love prospects and the feeling of what if more than reality and players who are good now, I promise you the time is coming where you will get your wish. Why haste the day?

Who wants to watch playoff games when you can eagerly follow the career of the next Guillaume Lefebvre?

 

[Ugene Magic]

Are we now going to see some Pens fans rooting for them lose for draft order like we do some Steeler fans on this board?

Sad fans.

I'm gonna say, the Steelers really need it, whereas, the Pens can compete on the fly while still in the Crosby/Malkin/Letang era.

The Pens had to be all in, as in, Bedard or nothing from the start (which they are well past) or try to compete.

 

[Gurglesons]

Are we now going to see some Pens fans rooting for them lose for draft order like we do some Steeler fans on this board?

Sad fans.

There’s been a sect of this board that has thought we should trade franchise legends to expedite the “rebuild”.

I’m sure they’ve never actually seen this team rebuild.

 

[BusinessGoose]

That's tough. I dont think one draft pick rebuilds any of this, so f*** it, keep the same shit, different day approach.

 

[SEALBound]

You'd have to narrow down the pick. 1st OV to get Bedard? Yes. To get #10 who may not be an NHL player for 2-3 years while recognizing that an 8th seed can still win a cup? No.

 

[Gurglesons]

You'd have to narrow down the pick. 1st OV to get Bedard? Yes. To get #10 who may not be an NHL player for 2-3 years while recognizing that an 8th seed can still win a cup? No.

This draft is so deep I think every player in the top ten will be in the NHL in 2-3 years.

 

[Night Shift]

Our last rebuild in the early 2000's we were lucky that it took 5 years because some teams have been in rebuild mode for a decade or more.

I dont think anyone here is actively rooting against the team making the playoffs. We all know once you get in anything can happen.

I think its just a matter of preference: I think most would prefer a long playoff run and coming up short to the chance at getting a Top 10 pick.

I think most prefer the chance of a Top 10 pick or better draft position to bowing out again in the 1st round. It's probably not worth another week or 2 of hockey to lower your draft position in hindsight.

I disagree with those that say that a Top 10 pick wouldn't help right now. The player would be ready by the time the core is closer to done. He will either be part of the rebuild or a valuable asset to gain draft capital toward the rebuild.

 

[Ulf5]

Yep lol…have they shown you anything that suggests they can win a round?

Not rooting for the Pens to lose. It's easier to get a little lucky and advance in the NHL playoffs. The Stillers had ZERO chance of not being embarrassed by Buffalo. Now all those wins are for naught. They were 8th in draft order at one point and could've drafted a real difference maker. Now, after all those meaningless wins, that's not such a sure thing. Only thing for certain now is the nauseating, insufferable, repetition about Tomlin's streak... gag.

 

[Le Magnifique 66]

I know it sucks but the answer here is a top 10 pick
Even better if we can land another 1st by moving Dumo and Zucker

This years draft is very deep, guys can definitely be in the lineup within the next 2 years

+ I have a feeling some teams will pass on Michkov ( Russian factor )

 

[HandshakeLine]

It's really hard to say. It's possible a 10OA could get you a Jágr or a guy that could come in instantly and make this team way better. It's also possible we could draft a Derek Pouliot. I guess it depends on the scouts and what the draft board looks like.

Generally speaking though, unless we're on a massive upward swing going into the postseason and actually look dangerous, I'd really prefer to keep the pick, even if we fall in the 10-20 range, because it's always easier to trade up than acquire a 1st round pick at the draft anyway.