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The team is better off losing than winning now from a team well-being standpoint. Winning reduces their only remaining positive outcome for this season, which is draft position/lottery eligibility. So from that perspective I want them to maximize what they can gain from this season and am "rooting" for the tank. But from a game-by-game perspective, when they're on the ice, I'd always rather see them win then lose. These things can coexist, for me at least.

And given how 2023 was going, I'm very glad they made the tough call at the TDL and aren't in the Pens' spot right now.

(Side note: A few times now, tankathon has delivered the Pens their max draft bump, putting them ahead of the Caps and dropping the Caps a few spots to boot. If that happens IRL, I quit.)
 
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Really interested to see how samsonov holds up for toronto in round 1
 
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1CupNoCap said:
Really interested to see how samsonov holds up for toronto in round 1
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Yeah I just checked and was surprised to see they've played Tampa 3 times this season and Samsonov hasn't been in net any of the games.

So he's completely untested against them going into the playoffs. Will be very interesting.
 
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Very much on my mind, as well. Samsonov can be great, but I wouldn't call him a playoff performer yet. Brittle, too.

I mean, Vasilevsky v. Samsonov. That's not close, in my book.
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As soon as he struggles, toronto media will swarm him too. A lot of pressure on a young inexperienced guy like him with the consequences of yet another potential leaf first round exit looming over them
 
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Cheers to our Penguins friends, welcome to the club!

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When was the last time the Pens, Flyers, and Caps all missed the playoffs?
 
Pens board talking about their 1.5% chance to get #1OA. They’re in such shock, they don’t even know how the lottery works, LOL.

Ofc if they do jump us to get #4, I might go nuts. And wouldn’t put it past Gary to be feverishly revising the lotto rules to hand them Bedard.
 
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