HF Habs: The official 2023-2024 tank thread

[Runner77]

Me & Adam, and sometimes Runner.

My apologies to you good Sir. It was both you and @Adam Michaels having done the heavy lifting with permutations and timely updates. I mistakenly forgot to mention you in the GDT.

Thanks for all both of you contributed last season.

 

[Rozz]

would be nice if the flames and blues gets to over time.

Columbus has been out playing oilers ... but man, Edmonton is just scary right now

I'm not wasting any hope on the sharks to do anything against the rangers lol

 

[Nedved]

would be nice if the flames and blues gets to over time.

Columbus has been out playing oilers ... but man, Edmonton is just scary right now

I'm not wasting any hope on the sharks to do anything against the rangers lol

I'm not a huge oilers fan, but it's nice to see hockey all over the sporting news with their winning streak. It would be nice if they kept it up.

 

[Rozz]

I'm not a huge oilers fan, but it's nice to see hockey all over the sporting news with their winning streak. It would be nice if they kept it up.

I can respect your opinion here... but that's a hard no for me.. I want Columbus to get some points and eventually pass us... but it's looking like the oil are gonna keep the streak alive regardless of my wishes lmao

f***ing Buffalo... do something!

 

[Habs 4 Life]

Blues tie Flames, hopefully a 3 pts game coming

 

[Rozz]

Blues tie Flames, hopefully a 3 pts game coming

that's good!

buffalo and Columbus currently shitting the bed lol

 

[Habs 4 Life]

that's good!

buffalo and Columbus currently shitting the bed lol

The Jackets was an obvious one tonight, Buffalo is f***ing useless . I still think they finish the season ahead of us though

 

[Rozz]

The Jackets was an obvious one tonight, Buffalo is f***ing useless . I still think they finish the season ahead of us though

Jackets were looking pretty good for most of the game... but it's the oilers... only takes a minute and they can pot a few goals. so yeah I didn't have high hopes



but my God Buffalo looks horrible... their goalie looking like he doesn't even care lol

 

[rahad]

Buffalo just suck. The worst organization in the league. Another bottom 10 finish for the Sabers.

 

[Rozz]

Buffalo just suck. The worst organization in the league. Another bottom 10 finish for the Sabers.

how can you be that bad for that long and not get any better?! like you have to actively try to be bad to achieve that shit

.. hey at least their goalie has made a few nice saves now... but they making the duck look like the oilers atm

 

[calder candidate]

Two tanking seasons have produced Slafkovsky and Reinbacher.

Looks like the Habs are still looking for an elite gamebreaking talent!

Time to start "tankin' for Macklin" (Celebrini)?

We got out tank last year and missing out on the top 3 basically set the rebuild back 2 years…

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Well, Blues & Wild won, so that's good news.

CBJ losing to Oilers no real surprise there.

Buffalo losing to Anaheim though ...
An Anaheim win puts them 12 pts back of Montreal with only 1 game in hand. That's too big of a separation. We really wanted Buffalo to win.

 

[Rozz]

oh shit Buffalo within one!!!

... come on you shitty team... do something right!

 

[Rozz]

booo sabers ... you suck

 

[RationalExpectations]

how can you be that bad for that long and not get any better?! like you have to actively try to be bad to achieve that shit

.. hey at least their goalie has made a few nice saves now... but they making the duck look like the oilers atm

Do you realize that excluding one fluke covid year, the Habs have been just as bad since 2017? And that the more they tank the most likely they ll be as bad as the sabres

 

[Rozz]

Do you realize that excluding one fluke covid year, the Habs have been just as bad since 2017? And that the more they tank the most likely they ll be as bad as the sabres

Do you realize the sabers have been horrible with no play offs since 2011? not even close to the same level, bud... and most teams that tank come out of it being competitive again way before year 13.... sooooo... I'm not sure what your point is here... just being cheeky? lol

...also, say what you want about the covid year... but, we watched our boys make the final... excuse it away all you want... but the Habs made the Stanley cup final in 2021. and beat some great teams to do so. dems the facts.

but hey, if we get to the point where our team goes 13 years of bottom dwelling with no brighter future in sight.. then your statement will have some relevance lol

 

[cave troll]

I like Tankathon giving us Lindstrom at No 7.

 

[FrankMTL]

The tank just went into turbo speed

 

[Colezuki]

If I’m not seeing it wrong isn’t there 3 centres(celebrities, lindstrom, helenius) and 2 wingers (Demidov, eiserman) in the top 8 and we’re looking increasingly likely to pick around 5th? Doesn’t that bode well for getting more offensive talent

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Do you realize the sabers have been horrible with no play offs since 2011? not even close to the same level, bud... and most teams that tank come out of it being competitive again way before year 13.... sooooo... I'm not sure what your point is here... just being cheeky? lol

...also, say what you want about the covid year... but, we watched our boys make the final... excuse it away all you want... but the Habs made the Stanley cup final in 2021. and beat some great teams to do so. dems the facts.

but hey, if we get to the point where our team goes 13 years of bottom dwelling with no brighter future in sight.. then your statement will have some relevance lol

Habs also beat the Pens in the 2020 playoffs as well.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

If I’m not seeing it wrong isn’t there 3 centres(celebrities, lindstrom, helenius) and 2 wingers (Demidov, eiserman) in the top 8 and we’re looking increasingly likely to pick around 5th? Doesn’t that bode well for getting more offensive talent

There are a couple of Blueliners that Mackenzie had in his top five. So if we’re say sixth, there’s a good chance we get Eiserman or Lindstrom. Plus we could trade up if need be. This is the kind of draft where you might be able to do it.

 

[Lshap]

The Jackets was an obvious one tonight, Buffalo is f***ing useless . I still think they finish the season ahead of us though

Same here – I can't believe Buffalo won't string together a few wins. Okay... maybe in 2028, but eventually, right?

I still think they pass us, leaving us firmly in 6th. No way will we break into the bottom-5 – those teams are unreachably bad. It doesn't matter if Ottawa beats us when their franchise remains such a shitstorm.

 

[hardcorehabs]

If I’m not seeing it wrong isn’t there 3 centres(celebrities, lindstrom, helenius) and 2 wingers (Demidov, eiserman) in the top 8 and we’re looking increasingly likely to pick around 5th? Doesn’t that bode well for getting more offensive talent

And Catton

 

[Lshap]

We need official taglines for this draft...

1. Slackin' for Macklin.

2. Sipping a Loser-tini for Celebrini.

 

[Lshap]

There are a couple of Blueliners that Mackenzie had in his top five. So if we’re say sixth, there’s a good chance we get Eiserman or Lindstrom. Plus we could trade up if need be. This is the kind of draft where you might be able to do it.

I wonder what it would cost to move up one or two spots. Last year would've been impossible – nobody was giving up a top-3/4 spot. This year? If the top 7 or 8 are close, Hughes might gamble the guy we want is available without having to trade up for him.