I honestly think losing Cogliano and Comeau to free agency will be a huge addition by subtraction as long as they aren't replaced by pure defensive players as well as having a healthy Seguin. I'm sick of the preventative hockey the Stars play they should be trying to dictate the game, but with the injuries this year the roster just isnt up to snuffI can easily be talked into this franchise needing a rebuild if some new GM has a plan for how to get bad enough to get those top draft picks, but there is nothing this team can do now to tank for a top pick -- not with teams truly scraping bottom like Anaheim, Buffalo, Ottawa, NJ, and Detroit.
I too would like to make the playoffs because, you know, that's the point of pro sports.
Next draft will be a complete crapshot. No point tanking for that. Just play out the year the best you can . Not to mention blatant tanking can do serious lasting damage . See the Sabres or the Oilers.
The same people who want tanking are going to be the ones to shit all over the drafting the most
Can’t win with some fans
If stars can put a 4 game win streak together here (Detroit and Nashville shouldnt be too hard ) . There’s a good chance they will be in a playoff spot as the hawks have a tough next 4 games and were only 8 points behind them .
Silly when people think this team needs to tank in order to get a high draft. Did we tank when we got Miro? I forget. oh wait we were dogshit that season and moved up 5 places to select the same player we would have used 1st overall on anyway.
but yeah top shelf argument
So your strategy to get a top pick is to hope to win the lottery?Silly when people think this team needs to tank in order to get a high draft. Did we tank when we got Miro? I forget. oh wait we were dogshit that season and moved up 5 places to select the same player we would have used 1st overall on anyway.
but yeah top shelf argument
So your strategy to get a top pick is to hope to win the lottery?
Next you're going to try to sell me on your lottery ticket investment idea.Man it’s getting old spoon-feeding basic context.
We didn’t tank and got the 8th pick right? That’s a top 10 pick which = high chance of good player. Right?
Even better we had a chance for a lottery pick and moved up 5 spots into number 3. Right? Stay with me.
Miro was at the top of our draft board and even if we had won the 1st pick, we would have selected him either way. Right?
So broken down would be
Didn’t tank but we’re still bad > Solid pick
Won lottery position, moved up > Better pick
#1 player to us available at pick 3 > Best pick
So if you stayed with me, you get the fact that we didn’t tank, still sucked like we do this season, didn’t win 1st or 2nd overall. And still got the top player (on our board) in said draft.
No tanking involved. Very. Very. Simple
see Jack CampbellAlso see every serious Cup contender/winner in the last ten years. I agree with not tanking, granted. Even if this team wanted to bottom out, their floor is too high. Goaltending and Heiskanen alone is often enough. But they shouldn't be afraid of getting more picks either. I realize you're talking about the next draft in particular, but teams who consider the draft a 'crapshoot' tend to be the ones who suck at drafting. Like if Dallas just ended up with nothing but picks at the deadline, that's just more capital for a cap-strapped world. And as much as I loathe their overall record at the draft and "style" of player they clearly favor, recent drafts have been much more kind.
Next you're going to try to sell me on your lottery ticket investment idea.
Your point is silly. Yes, if we know the Stars are going to win the draft lottery, of course you don’t need to tank.Can’t say I’m shocked you still don’t understand the point lol
Ya but Miro would have been gone by 8, so the Stars wouldn't have selected him either way because they wouldn't have had the chanceMan it’s getting old spoon-feeding basic context.
We didn’t tank and got the 8th pick right? That’s a top 10 pick which = high chance of good player. Right?
Even better we had a chance for a lottery pick and moved up 5 spots into number 3. Right? Stay with me.
Miro was at the top of our draft board and even if we had won the 1st pick, we would have selected him either way. Right?
So broken down would be
Didn’t tank but we’re still bad > Solid pick
Won lottery position, moved up > Better pick
#1 player to us available at pick 3 > Best pick
So if you stayed with me, you get the fact that we didn’t tank, still sucked like we do this season, didn’t win 1st or 2nd overall. And still got the top player (on our board) in said draft.
No tanking involved. Very. Very. Simple
Your point is silly. Yes, if we know the Stars are going to win the draft lottery, of course you don’t need to tank.