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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[Terry Yake]

What's truly amazing is Anaheim has the worst goal differential by a good amount, and yet somehow it feels impossible they will finish with the fewest points

gibson is the only reason why they're not sitting comfortably in dead last right now

 

[DuckDuckGetz]

What's truly amazing is Anaheim has the worst goal differential by a good amount, and yet somehow it feels impossible they will finish with the fewest points

It’s because we don’t have the worst team, we have the worst defense.

That said if we’re down Terry, Rico, and now Zegras, we may be legit the worst team

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

It’s because we don’t have the worst team, we have the worst defense.

That said if we’re down Terry, Rico, and now Zegras, we may be legit the worst team

Columbus just lost Liane for the year lol

 

[AngelDuck]

There’s 4 dreadful teams that could all realistically lose out and no one would be one bit surprised. I don’t believe any of them play each other. We just have to pray for some luck

 

[LePerilsofPerreault]

Our wins against CHI, SJS, and CBJ hurt the most

 

[AngelDuck]

Our wins against CHI, SJS, and CBJ hurt the most

They split against CHI so it’s hard to be made about that one. The CBJ comeback from 3-0 down looms large

 

[LePerilsofPerreault]

They split against CHI so it’s hard to be made about that one. The CBJ comeback from 3-0 down looms large

Yeah. We’ve been fielding a worse team than all of them, It’s impressive to lose to us. Any more of those 4 point games would have been massive.

 

[DuckDuckGetz]

Columbus just lost Liane for the year lol

Johnny Hockey is still better than every single one of our forwards, and probably a bigger impact player than any of our defense lol

 

[HanSolo]

Yup. Team was overachieving with a terrible roster all season long. When we did ditch some talent at the TDL, it didn't destroy us much like other teams that did jettison a lot of talent to cause all of them to tank harder than us.



All I know is that for the past two drafts, 1OA wins 1OA and 2nd OV gets leapfrogged.

I for one blame John Gibson if the Ducks drop. At least 5 wins can be attributed to him all of a sudden playing like he can win a Vezina for much not needed moral victories.

gibson is the only reason why they're not sitting comfortably in dead last right now

Posted before I read this. This.

Gibby feeling good about himself for a few nights could be the difference between the Ducks getting Benson or Bedard.

 

[Rasp]

Well is it worth trading Gibson for peanuts to pick 2nd or 3rd pre lottery? We wouldnt have gotten anything of value for him based on what players were being traded for.

The top 5 players would all significantly improve our team.

 

[ayrton2388]

Well is it worth trading Gibson for peanuts to pick 2nd or 3rd pre lottery? We wouldnt have gotten anything of value for him based on what players were being traded for.

The top 5 players would all significantly improve our team.

I feel like the top 2-3 players are true game changers. 5th pick, not so sure about that, to be honest.
Getting a player like Bedard , and maybe Fantili, would make Anaheim a better option during the Free Agency, too.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Well is it worth trading Gibson for peanuts to pick 2nd or 3rd pre lottery? We wouldnt have gotten anything of value for him based on what players were being traded for.

The top 5 players would all significantly improve our team.

Why would anyone trade a number one goalie for peanuts on the dollar. It would set our rebuild back tremendously.

Sure, trade Gibson so (hypothetically) Bedard and co are all offense and no defense. Makes sense

I said it before and I will repeat, after this kind of season, anything other than the 1OA (which I know, won't happen) is a failure. This season was CRAP, the worst I can recall ever, yet we're might not even get one of the first three picks. f***!

What did you want us to do? Go scorched earth like Phoenix, Chicago or even San Jose? This line of thinking is ridiculous

 

[Fighter]

Why would anyone trade a number one goalie for peanuts on the dollar. It would set our rebuild back tremendously.

Sure, trade Gibson so (hypothetically) Bedard and co are all offense and no defense. Makes sense



What did you want us to do? Go scorched earth like Phoenix, Chicago or even San Jose? This line of thinking is ridiculous

Did I say we should trade our talents? No.
But if you think this current team is going anywhere, you're wrong. We sucked and we still suck. We DO need someone like Bedard to turn the team and the franchise around. After a horrible season, 4 or 5 meaningless victories mean zero.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Did I say we should trade our talents? No.
But if you think this current team is going anywhere, you're wrong. We sucked and we still suck. We DO need someone like Bedard to turn the team and the franchise around. After a horrible season, 4 or 5 meaningless victories mean zero.

Bedard alone won’t fix this franchise

 

[Lord Flashheart]

Bedard alone won’t fix this franchise

This is true for any generational player and a struggling team though, after all, the best players play only about a 1/3 of a total game.

 

[DuckDuckGetz]

Our wins against CHI, SJS, and CBJ hurt the most

What hurts the most... Was being so close...

 

[AngelDuck]

What hurts the most... Was being so close...

Well it’s not over yet. There’s still a chance. A pretty small one albeit

 

[MCB]

What hurts the most... Was being so close...

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who read it with that same song playing in my head

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

Bedard alone won’t fix this franchise

We need a good coach to teach these young guys how to defend as a whole unit.. Team Defense wins championships.. Eakins is not that guy.. We have alot of good young defensive prospects coming up.. They could make the jump as early as next year..

 

[Terry Yake]

bedard, fantilli, or carlsson won't fix everything but one of those guys will sure help speed up the rebuild

don't think we'll end up with any of them so not like it matters

 

[Hockey Duckie]

bedard, fantilli, or carlsson won't fix everything but one of those guys will sure help speed up the rebuild

don't think we'll end up with any of them so not like it matters

They won't speed up the process. They'll need a few years learning how to be a 200 ft player. Eakins is still trying to get Z how to play 200 ft despite Z's offensive prowess.

What will speed up the process is if our D-core is vastly improved via prospects, trade, or FA. Since we have a boatload of D prospects on the cusps of making the NHL in a year or three, Verbeek might be looking for FA plugs so that he can maintain talent depth and control the Salary Cap better.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Getting a top 4 player in this draft def helps the process and the mentality.


You get bedard, fantilli, Carlson or michkov…. And that’s your que to start building around our young talent.


Does bedard make us a playoff team? No


But it prob gets PV to start making moves to building a playoff team.

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

So @Leonardo87, since your boys clinched a playoff spot last night, hold you told them to celebrate with a late night out and take tonight off. They earned it

 

[Terry Yake]

So @Leonardo87, since your boys clinched a playoff spot last night, hold you told them to celebrate with a late night out and take tonight off. They earned it

already up 3-0 not even 10 minutes in lol

 

[TheGoodShepard1]

So @Leonardo87, since your boys clinched a playoff spot last night, hold you told them to celebrate with a late night out and take tonight off. They earned it

Apparently not, thanks for showing up Columbus