HF Habs: The official 2023-2024 tank thread

[The Gr8 Dane]

We can't possibly let these two franchises keep getting away with this

 

[morhilane]

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We can't possibly let these two franchises keep getting away with this

But it's even more hilarious when they have both more GF and less GA than the Habs.

 

[WeThreeKings]

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We can't possibly let these two franchises keep getting away with this

Whatever - they can pick ahead of us, they are stuck in this forever.

 

[overlords]

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We can't possibly let these two franchises keep getting away with this

the goal differential disparity makes this infuriating.

 

[schwang26]

I can see the Habs dropping to 5th. Unless of course Buffalo and Ottawa players suddenly get “season ending” injuries, which seems to happen.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Only one game tonight: Carolina @ Arizona. Coyotes are 2 points back with 2 games in hand. They're also on a 7 game losing streak. Carolina isn't great on the road, just barely above .500, but the Coyotes absolutely suck.

Not expecting much. A point would be nice.

 

[Rozz]

Only one game tonight: Carolina @ Arizona. Coyotes are 2 points back with 2 games in hand. They're also on a 7 game losing streak. Carolina isn't great on the road, just barely above .500, but the Coyotes absolutely suck.

Not expecting much. A point would be nice.

I'm really hoping for Arizona and Buffalo to start surprising us from every so often with a win ... like we're doing our part ... can't they just win a few more than us at this point?

 

[vokiel]

Arizona sucks chunks. Keller can rack up points, while his team keeps on sucking. Can't wait to see him traded...

 

[Heffyhoof]

Arizona sucks chunks. Keller can rack up points, while his team keeps on sucking. Can't wait to see him traded...

It'd be absolutely hilarious if when Montreal was nearing the end of the rebuild that we yoink a player from one of the "further ahead in the rebuild" perma rebuilding teams that's had enough. Keller, Thompson, whichever player isn't a loser diver from Ottawa (can't think off the top of my head).

 

[HabzSauce]

I actually hate Arizona with a passion.

BUF, OTT and ARI can f**k off. Absolute bum franchises just leave us alone man. We've only been at this game for a few years they've had almost a decade ffs

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Arizona down 4-1 after 2. Lol

Boy, they really suck.

They'll be back to having 2 games in hand on Montreal by end of Saturday. They're off tomorrow.

 

[HabsQC]

I wish we had KK right now, he'd be amazing for the tank

 

[HabsCowboysOwn]

I actually hate Arizona with a passion.

BUF, OTT and ARI can f**k off. Absolute bum franchises just leave us alone man. We've only been at this game for a few years they've had almost a decade ffs

Funniest part is Ottawa and Buffalo were supposedly teams on the rise, soon-to-be contenders as stated by numerous clowns on the main boards for the past few years. They'll be winless sack of shit franchises for life no matter how much talent the league gifted them.

 

[HuGort]

Arizona lost 8 straight. Looks like they be drafting before us

 

[Tuggy]

Arizona may never win again.

 

[waitin425]

I don't think we fall below 5th from the bottom. We will end up somewhere between 5th-8th.

How sweet would it be to win that damn lottery and add Mack to this team?

Missing Dach for the season. Newhook injured for a large chunk. Hutson, Mailloux, Reinbacher in the waiting.

Screw those bum franchises below us. A little luck and we are pushing serious contenders in 2-3 years with the addition of Mack.

 

[Tyson]

Buffalo and Ottawa have drafted and built a nice nucleus of young players, have also traded for alot of decent players, Thompson, Skinner, Giroux, Chychrun to name a few and yet both franchises continue being mediocre. This is what happens when you allow losing to become the norm and are ok with it. This is why I want to Habs to win. #antitanker

 

[Skip Bayless]

None of those franchises have proper starting goaltending and they hoard forwards until they end up leaving for nothing or become dog shit.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Buffalo and Ottawa have drafted and built a nice nucleus of young players, have also traded for alot of decent players, Thompson, Skinner, Giroux, Chychrun to name a few and yet both franchises continue being mediocre. This is what happens when you allow losing to become the norm and are ok with it. This is why I want to Habs to win. #antitanker

They'll start to next year.. I think they won't catch the same loser-itis because the fact they were even around it as long as they were when Dach went down in period 4, is encouraging.

 

[TomKosto]

Buffalo and Ottawa have drafted and built a nice nucleus of young players, have also traded for alot of decent players, Thompson, Skinner, Giroux, Chychrun to name a few and yet both franchises continue being mediocre. This is what happens when you allow losing to become the norm and are ok with it. This is why I want to Habs to win. #antitanker

What it tells me more than everything, is that you need a good goalie to make the playoff. Just look at what Price did for us all those years with a mediocre team. Sam was pretty good this year too, probably why we are not picking higher. I would not be againts spending a first in the next few years on a good goalie prospect. Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, Tampa Bay are all clubs who had succes coming from multiple years drafting top5. It's not a perfect recipie, but tanking for a few years is good.

 

[Tyson]

What it tells me more than everything, is that you need a good goalie to make the playoff. Just look at what Price did for us all those years with a mediocre team. Sam was pretty good this year too, probably why we are not picking higher. I would not be againts spending a first in the next few years on a good goalie prospect. Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, Tampa Bay are all clubs who had succes coming from multiple years drafting top5. It's not a perfect recipie, but tanking for a few years is good.

Weird how the value of goalies has gone down. Rarely do you see goalies picked in the 1st round anymore.

 

[Shutdown]

Columbus vs San Jose
Ottawa vs Chicago
Buffalo vs Minnesota
Montreal vs Washington

lots of 4-point tank games today that should make for some really shit hockey

edit: bolded are who i want to win - i guess

 

[nhlfan9191]

Weird how the value of goalies has gone down. Rarely do you see goalies picked in the 1st round anymore.

They still get picked up in the first round. We went threw a weird stretch where Luongo, Dipietro, Fleury, Montoya and Price went insanely high which I don’t think we’ll see ever again, at least not for a long time. But I don’t think taking a goalie in the first is a super big stretch depending on where you’re picking.

 

[Tyson]

They still get picked up in the first round. We went threw a weird stretch where Luongo, Dipietro, Fleury, Montoya and Price went insanely high which I don’t think we’ll see ever again, at least not for a long time. But I don’t think taking a goalie in the first is a super big stretch depending on where you’re picking.

Askarov and Wallstedt are the most recent I think. Spencer Knight is still struggling almost 5 years later. Oettinger was taken right after Poehling.

 

[nhlfan9191]

Askarov and Wallstedt are the most recent I think. Spencer Knight is still struggling almost 5 years later. Oettinger was taken right after Poehling.

I think Cossa was the last one in 2021. There’s certainly been a drop off. I’m still not opposed to taking a chance on a goalie in the first round, I just wouldn’t use a top 10 pick on one.