Official Tank Thread

[GrandmaCookie]

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

All aboard. Back to being shit.

 

[rahad]

How to F U your future despite being a bad team for more than a decade and amassing a buckletload of Top-10 picks 101:

#1 Owen Powers
#1 Dahlin
#2 Eichel
#2 Reinhart

Still not close to competing.

If Buffalo draft Matthew Schaefer first overall. Do they become the first team to draft 3 defenseman first overall? #Dahlin #Powers #Schaefer

 

[HabsCowboysOwn]

When I look at the schedule, I'd like to think this could be the start of a very long losing streak but you never know with this team.

Here's hoping!

 

[Habs7631]

If Buffalo draft Matthew Schaefer first overall. Do they become the first team to draft 3 defenseman first overall? #Dahlin #Powers #Schaefer

I think if Buffalo gets a top 4 pick, they’re shipping that in a package for Pettersson.

 

[Bobby Holik agent]

I don't know guys winning against Vegas dosen't come without heavy sacrifice
We're been through this,
It will be the shittiest january watchout & be ready.

I knew it godammit Demon Petry curse license renewal.
The karma debt is MASSIVE. MASSIVE.

 

[First Line]

Hello darkness, my old friend

 

[Tuggy]

The standings are so close right now.

Habs are 3 points from the playoffs and 2 points from a top 5 pick

 

[Lshap]

When I look at the schedule, I'd like to think this could be the start of a very long losing streak but you never know with this team.

Here's hoping!

The losing streak was supposed to start a week ago. We're 3-1. As you said, you never know.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Big thing is how and why you are winning. We're winning because of our veterans are playing well. And honestly aside from Hutson and Heinemen, our youngsters have been underwhelming.

3 years later, Suzuki and Caufield are still the top 2 scorer, Armia/Dvorak/Gallagher/Anderson/Evans are still 5 of your bottom 6 forwards.

This team still looks too much to Bergevin's for me to really be thrilled (6 of the top 10 scorer are Bergevin era players).

Why would you expect otherwise though? Bergevin’s been gone only theee years. Most of the players we’ve drafted are t even with the team yet. Slaf and Hutson are from 2022 and they’re only 20 years old…

Moreover, Caufield was on his way to busting under Ducharme. Bergevin may have drafted him but he’s developed almost entirely under the new regime.

 

[DAChampion]

For all of Bergevin 's failings, at least Gorton and Hughes walked into a decent situation.

 

[vokiel]

If Buffalo draft Matthew Schaefer first overall. Do they become the first team to draft 3 defenseman first overall? #Dahlin #Powers #Schaefer

I doubt Schaefer will go 1st. He's got good hands and skating, but he puts himself in vulnerable positions far too often, and now he's missing the rest of the season? It won't be him.

 

[JGRB]

For all of Bergevin 's failings, at least Gorton and Hughes walked into a decent situation.

I would just like to point out that Bergevin wanted Cody Glass, not Nick Suzuki.

By proxy, he fell ass backwards into a net positive trade. Without Suzuki, this team would be worse than Chicago.

 

[Phenom]

We need to tank for six more seasons, and trade Suzuki and Caufield for futures before their contracts need renewing, otherwise we'll just be stuck in mediocrity for another 45 years. We can't afford to emotionally cling to guys who will not be there when we are finally ready to compete.

What in the world am i reading?

 

[26Mats]

We really should be trying to help out the Canucks if the opportunity presents itself. We need them to hold off the Flames, so the Calgary pick is still a lottery pick.

 

[DAChampion]

I would just like to point out that Bergevin wanted Cody Glass, not Nick Suzuki.

By proxy, he fell ass backwards into a net positive trade. Without Suzuki, this team would be worse than Chicago.

That's not a valid critique in my opinion. Because if you apply it in this case you have to apply it to all trades, it's probably very frequent.

Also, a second choice still shows judgment, as dies the decision to trade Pacioretty for futures.

 

[JGRB]

That's not a valid critique in my opinion. Because if you apply it in this case you have to apply it to all trades, it's probably very frequent.

Also, a second choice still shows judgment, as dies the decision to trade Pacioretty for futures.

At that particular junction I think Pacioretty wanted out as much as we wanted to trade him. I don’t think it was some revelatory genius from Bergevin.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

That's not a valid critique in my opinion. Because if you apply it in this case you have to apply it to all trades, it's probably very frequent.

Also, a second choice still shows judgment, as dies the decision to trade Pacioretty for futures.

Except that he’d just signed Price for ten million dollars…

There was no plan. Carey Price was the only plan this guy had.

Bridge Subban. Then a year later, pay him huge money. Then trade him away…

MB inherited a strong up and coming team and promptly turned it into a rebuild project. It is with every fibre of my being that I hope he gets a GM job in Toronto or Boston. That would be absolutely wonderful.

 

[JGRB]

Except that he’d just signed Price for ten million dollars…

There was no plan. Carey Price was the only plan this guy had.

Pricer stop da puck.

Grind deez guys. We’re a grinding team!!

Spent 10 years trading 3rd rounders for the Steve Otts of the world

 

[SwiftyHab]

As much as I try, I just can’t quit this thread

 

[DAChampion]

Except that he’d just signed Price for ten million dollars…

There was no plan. Carey Price was the only plan this guy had.

Bridge Subban. Then a year later, pay him huge money. Then trade him away…

MB inherited a strong up and coming team and promptly turned it into a rebuild project. It is with every fibre of my being that I hope he gets a GM job in Toronto or Boston. That would be absolutely wonderful.

Bergevin left a decent starting position for Hughes and Gorton, we can acknowledge that reality without relitigating all of his decisions.

 

[BaseballCoach]

What in the world am i reading?

satire

Pricer stop da puck.

Grind deez guys. We’re a grinding team!!

Spent 10 years trading 3rd rounders for the Steve Otts of the world

What's the difference between the catch-phrase "grinding" versus the phrase "get pucks deep" versus the directive to "trust the forecheck"?

 

[teamfirst]

Bergevin left a decent starting position for Hughes and Gorton, we can acknowledge that reality without relitigating all of his decisions.

Can't say things like that around here, you should know better

 

[DAChampion]

Can't say things like that around here, you should know better

I say what I want*, I'm too old as well as too autistic to care about popularity so I focus only on truth, understanding, insight.

*I try and respect moderator rules.

 

[Kennerback]

As much as I try, I just can’t quit this thread
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I feel the powerful attraction of this thread, but my mind’s not back here yet.