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of course two teams who have implications on our playoff odds/a higher first round pick odds, both get a point :)
 
Cowumbus said:
You think they still have a chance?
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I'm not going to debate people on HF about chance anymore. :laugh:

But I will not respond kindly to tanking talk, especially not in this of all seasons. We're trying to honor Johnny Gaudreau * not move up marginally from like 13thOA to 11thOA in a mediocre draft. f*** that bullshit.



*Much more than that, this is a great group of players that has come together and we want them to learn how to succeed and take that next step.
 
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8 games to go with 4 point deficit to Montreal with a game in hand and 2 point deficit to NYR, of course they have a chance.

Also it's not like MTL or NYR are some juggernauts. NYR is a bit worrying since they are an experienced team that's had a really bad season compared to expectations and they also have a goalie who could go hot and steal them games. Montreal is a lot like CBJ in that their season as a whole is a lot better than expected but they've also had stretches of really bad play and could implode any moment - or win all remaining games. It's not long ago it started to look like they were gonna fall completely out of it, then they turned it around to seem a favourite to make it, only to fall out again, just to climb back... sound familiar? :D

And like @majormajor said above, this is important learning experience for the team, there's really no substitute for experiencing these games and going at it until the end.
 
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majormajor said:
I'm not going to debate people on HF about chance anymore. :laugh:

But I will not respond kindly to tanking talk, especially not in this of all seasons. We're trying to honor Johnny Gaudreau *
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Did having playoff talk through March (for a projected bottom feeder) not do that already? What do meaningless points (knowing we won’t make it) accomplish now? We know “building momentum into next year” is a load of bologna.
majormajor said:
not move up marginally from like 13thOA to 11thOA in a mediocre draft. f*** that bullshit.
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Moving to 11OA means you can still draft 1OA with some luck. 13OA and you only have a chance at 3OA at best.
majormajor said:
*Much more than that, this is a great group of players that has come together and we want them to learn how to succeed and take that next step.
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And that only happens if they go 5-3 vs 2-6??? And miss the playoffs in both cases???
 
Seems likely that they need to win 7 of their last 8 to get in. They may get lucky if they win only 6, but I'm thinking 7. Tough going with a back to back on the road this weekend but they need to get it done there to stay in it.
 
We have 5 games against play off teams and 3 against non play off teams.

We win those 3 plus beat Ottawa twice, that’s already decent.
 
Minnesota lost again. Calgary is 5 points back with 2 games in hand and they have 1 game left against them.

The Flames also have 2 games against the Sharks and 1 against the Ducks.

The Flames actually control their own destiny, not the Wild.
 
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majormajor said:
I'm not going to debate people on HF about chance anymore. :laugh:

But I will not respond kindly to tanking talk, especially not in this of all seasons. We're trying to honor Johnny Gaudreau * not move up marginally from like 13thOA to 11thOA in a mediocre draft. f*** that bullshit.



*Much more than that, this is a great group of players that has come together and we want them to learn how to succeed and take that next step.
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Even if/when we get us eliminated, I want us to win. I get wanting to tank when you’re a bad team (with probably a bad and/or transient locker room) in the bottom-5 and you’re fighting for better #1 overall odds and there can be a big difference between the #3 pick and the #5 pick.

There’s marginal difference between picks in the lower double digits. I’d rather a young team like ours with a first-year head coach continue to build (in infamous words…) a “winning culture”.
 
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spintheblackcircle said:
Minnesota lost again. Calgary is 5 points back with 2 games in hand and they have 1 game left against them.

The Flames also have 2 games against the Sharks and 1 against the Ducks.

The Flames actually control their own destiny, not the Wild.
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It sounds like both teams control their own destiny, because of the head to head matchup.
 
Interesting games tonight, NYR losing is just what the doctor ordered and yes, being down 4 goals with just a couple minutes to go is enough for me to state they have "no chance" :P

"On paper" Montreal has the way easier game vs PHI, but the Flyers are on a 3 game win streak after their coaching change, which they started vs. none other than Montreal.

Toronto has clinched, but is still playing for winning the division.
 
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