Tank Fails
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You should check out who the Blues and Wings play too lol
No chance we keep 8th unless we lose to both the Ducks and Coyotes.
The Nucks do have a secret Tank they can deploy more often that could seal the losses:
Enter the "Chaos Giraffe".
This beast went all-out rogue against the Kings and was more often behind the Kings goal than his own.
Playing him for 30+ should do it.
Enter the "Chaos Giraffe".
This beast went all-out rogue against the Kings and was more often behind the Kings goal than his own.
Playing him for 30+ should do it.
Frankie Blueberries
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“Myers is a top 4 defenceman, he’s just overpaid by $1-2 million.”
bandwagonesque
Practically a late 1st
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The Canucks will probably be running out two defenceman who were in the NCAA two weeks ago and a below-average backup goaltender. There's a considerable chance they keep the 8th spot.
Skallagrim
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The Canucks Franchise appears to be awful at everything, including tanking.
Compare this sleek machine:
Compare this sleek machine:
PuckMunchkin
Very Nice, Very Evil!
bandwagonesque
Practically a late 1st
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If the team is trying to win out the season, why are they playing two defencemen with zero NHL experience and giving their backup goaltender the most difficult starts?
If they keep him for next year (and I don't think they should) they should seriously consider deploying him as a right winger.
Frankie Blueberries
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Because our other defencemen are just as bad, if not worse, and Demko recently came off a serious injury. These moves might not necessarily be “win now” moves but they are certainly designed to benefit how the team plans for next season and are not “tank” moves.
TryamkinPleaseReturn
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The language is funny there, "Ducks look to halt 11-game skid in clash vs. Canucks". When a skid gets to 11 games, it's pretty clear you didn't just slip or trip. It's pretty clear you threw yourself on the ground. And 11 games is more than a skid, it's more like a freefall. It's diving off a building into the top of the draft.
They're not looking to halt any damn skid, the sleazy beautiful tanking bastards.
bandwagonesque
Practically a late 1st
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Moves to deliberately, obviously tank are incredibly rare in the NHL. The team is pretty clearly not trying to win.
Demko's been back for six weeks, and I didn't say they weren't playing him. They're playing Delia in games likely to be harder to win.
Cancuks
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It's amazing how many scoring chances the opposing team has when he's on the ice. And quality ones. They'd clearly be better off with him as a healthy scratch. Management or coaches can't see this but the average fan can?
Still playing Hughes 26 minutes a game is a clear sign they're trying to win these last few meaningless games.
I think they are doing some tanking things and some win-now / set up next year things. Ultimately, they did more of the latter since January but I think are pivoting to the former for the last half dozen or so games because they feel Tochett has turned this team around, to a degree, and feel much better about next year. But make no mistake, since January, and for the vast majority of this "tank run", they have been prioritizing setting up next year's team to make the playoffs rather than obtaining this highest possible pick. But that isn't to say they don't want a high pick, and clearly they are weighing both options and trying to pursue both, but they are somewhat mutually exclusive, and its clear which option - since January - has been preferred.
Canucks LB
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Massive tank day today! Could lock up 9th, lets hope for a huge detroit, cap win and canucks loss.
Unrealistic, but possible!
Unrealistic, but possible!
TryamkinPleaseReturn
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Canucks LB
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Absolutely, ill give top 8 after going over it again.
I’ll also set them up in tiers.
Tier Legend
- Bedard
Tier 1 ( High end Superstar)
- Michkov
- Fantilli
Tier 2 ( Superstar )
-Carlsson
-Smith
-Benson
-Moore
- Reinbacher
(Draft is very deep top end)
After that there is imo a drop, a decent drop.
Diogenes92
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Yeah...they're probably jumping 2-3 places in the final 2 games.
Win when it actually hurts your future, just not when it matters. The Canucks way.
Win when it actually hurts your future, just not when it matters. The Canucks way.
Lots of different scenarios today. Unfortunately the most likely one is the Canucks climb to 10th.
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