2023 Tank Thread (Mod post Page 60)

[GunnarStahl]

Since it seems the Ducks will likely finish bottom 5 this year, I figured we should have a thread for discussing the implications of where the f***s will finish in the standings. As well as what factors could affect where they finish.

Tonight was interesting as all bottom 5 teams earned 2 points sans the Ducks and the Hawks.

Hey Folks,

Want to clear some of the air here, Tank talk is not an issue, please talk tank to your heart’s content here, totally understand how critical it is for that Future Potential Top pick. The issue is posting in the GDT, like you want the team to lose or make posts that you are angry they are winning or won the game, or bashing the team for not tanking.

The main reason is, to respect your fellow members. The GDT is about discussion of the game on a live basis and then post game discussion and opinions. A lot of fans are not rooting for the team to lose, and everyone has their views and opinions towards tanking, and may not want to discuss tanking in the GDT

If you guys have any concerns, feel free to PM me or another mod, and would be happy to explain more in detail.

Thanks!

Leo

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[Hockey Duckie]

Yeah - in our current core the highest pick was #3 and the lowest was in the 5th round. I think our situation only seems dire at the moment because we've been so lousy hitting on forwards in the mid-first to second rounds.

We've probably had equal or more success at finding top-6 guys outside the mid-first to second round under Murray. Terry went in the 5th round and Kase went in the 7th round. (Talent & drive was there for Kase, but concussions derailed his NHL career.) 3rd round Pastujov could be following in their footsteps. Mid-first to second round top-6 under Murray is Rakell... dunno if Palms qualifies b/c he didn't breakout until he left Anaheim. Did I forget anyone else? Comtois was a 2nd round pick, but just a one-hit wonder at a top-6 role.

Thank goodness Murray got better with drafting forwards in the top-10 b/c he's 2 for 3 with Z and McTavish panning out in recent drafts. With Ritchie, not so much.

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

San Jose Sharks hold a goddamn lead challenge (impossible)

 

[Mr Rogers]

David Quinn must just be an awful coach

 

[Leonardo87]

David Quinn must just be an awful coach

Never cared for him.

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

San Jose Sharks hold a goddamn lead challenge (impossible)

New rule: all Sharks game officially last one period. They’d be undefeated if the league went that route

 

[ohcomeonref]

We desperately need some wins from the other tankers.

 

[Terry Yake]

all the other tanking teams just keep on losing and the ducks keep winning

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

Thank god for Vancouver winning at home vs. Toronto (gap would be 5 with a game in hand for the Canucks) because all the other results are breaking the wrong way

 

[HunterDuck]

somehow the team got worse and the tank died at the same time

 

[GreatBear]

Due to the great tanking race, I have been watching the bottom teams play, particularly since they have traded away many of their players. Chicago, Columbus, Arizona, and San Jose are now built to lose. They will probably stumble into a few wins, each, over the remainder of the season, but it is going to be more by either having a horrible opponent or a good opponent having a horrible game than for any other reason. San Jose in particular is making a last minute run for the bottom. The last two games the Sharks have played have been an example of how not to win hockey games, as they lost both after taking a 2 - 0 lead in both. The Ducks look like Stanley Cup contenders compared to these four teams, and that is a remarkable statement.

 

[rlstine]

We're so screwed lol

 

[Anarchynate]

We're so screwed lol

Meh I wouldn’t say that. Benson, Reinbacher, Michkov & smith will all be again the 5-7 range. I think someone will grab Smith in the 3-4 range

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

Coyotes tie the game at 4 with 2 minutes to go in regulation. Can they hang on and get at least a point?

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

Coyotes tie the game at 4 with 2 minutes to go in regulation. Can they hang on and get at least a point?

They do, but it’s only one as Nico Hischier scores in OT to win it 5-4. Coyotes move 2 ahead of the Ducks, and given they hold the tiebreaker, it’s really more like 3 points

 

[Duck Off]

At least AZ got a a point. Hard to ask for much more than that against NJ.

 

[ff8]

I’ll take it. Best outcome for the tank we’ve had in a week, ffs

 

[Terry Yake]

Meh I wouldn’t say that. Benson, Reinbacher, Michkov & smith will all be again the 5-7 range. I think someone will grab Smith in the 3-4 range

no one's taking smith over fantilli or carlsson. the earliest he'll go is 4 and that's only if michkov drops

 

[Anarchynate]

no one's taking smith over fantilli or carlsson. the earliest he'll go is 4 and that's only if michkov drops

Smith & Carlsson are neck and neck IMO

 

[Terry Yake]

Smith & Carlsson are neck and neck IMO

i'd rank carlsson ahead for sure but i would not be too mad if they ended up with smith

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Philly won tonight. They now have 59 points, extending the gap with the Ducks.

We can't forget the team above of us. We thought the Sharks were too far ahead not too long ago and now we're above them.

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

We should rename our boards to Tank Watch.

 

[Kalv]

In 2023 we're .500.. Chicago is as well, but gotta think they will sink pretty fast. Kane played out of his mind his last stretch there

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

Hertl ties the game with 10 seconds left. Sharks look like they’re heading for at least a point

 

[ADHB]

Maybe we’ll start to get a little luck from some of these other games.

Sharks tied Winnipeg with 10 seconds left, and will get at least a point.

 

[robbieboy3686]

Hertl ties the game with 10 seconds left. Sharks look like they’re heading for at least a point

Lfgggg!