HF Habs: The official 2023-2024 tank thread

[McGuires Corndog]

Well we can forget finishing ahead of Ottawa.

Good news? I don't see a situation where they aren't drafting a defenseman with that pick.

Somehow Ottawa will finish one spot below us and win the Celebrini lottery and our torment will continue for another decade.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Somehow Ottawa will finish one spot below us and win the Celebrini lottery and our torment will continue for another decade.

Ottawa could draft Celebrini and McKenna it won't make a difference.

 

[Trabdy2]

Ottawa is downright horrendous.

How can they be this bad?

I still think there's a >50% chance we finish below them, but I didn't think it would be this much of a "fight".

 

[Leto]

Ottawa is downright horrendous.

How can they be this bad?

I still think there's a >50% chance we finish below them, but I didn't think it would be this much of a "fight".

Behold the architect of this team : Pierre ''We're a team'' Dorion.

 

[WeThreeKings]

God I hate the ultra tankers

Chicago be like "this guy can tie his own skates.. better move him for a 5th rounder so Bedard has even less to work with"

 

[habsfan891]

God I hate the ultra tankers

Chicago be like "this guy can tie his own skates.. better move him for a 5th rounder so Bedard has even less to work with"

Bettman is going to gift them another 1st overall too can't have an American original 6 team with only one franchise player come on now

 

[WeThreeKings]

Bettman is going to gift them another 1st overall too can't have an American original 6 team with only one franchise player come on now

Well, they covered up additional rapes so they definitely earned it.

 

[habsfan891]

Well, they covered up additional rapes so they definitely earned it.

The worst part is if it was a Canadian team that pulled that cover up they would have lost their 1st round picks for the next 10 years the double standard is vomit inducing

 

[overlords]

The worst part is if it was a Canadian team that pulled that cover up they would have lost their 1st round picks for the next 10 years the double standard is vomit inducing

And then the government would take over the team and make it worse

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Ottawa could draft Celebrini and McKenna it won't make a difference.

You aren’t wrong.

It speaks volumes to something - not sure what it is yet. Is that CHarachter that Bergevin was always mumbling about?

Because on paper, they should be much much better than us.

 

[WeThreeKings]

You aren’t wrong.

It speaks volumes to something - not sure what it is yet. Is that CHarachter that Bergevin was always mumbling about?

Because on paper, they should be much much better than us.

It is more that if you are a loser org and you keep losing, you stay losing.

It's why Kent and Gorton are trying to balance the line as delicately as they can.

 

[Habitant#1]

It is more that if you are a loser org and you keep losing, you stay losing.

It's why Kent and Gorton are trying to balance the line as delicately as they can.

I understand what HuGo are trying to do, but I think they overestimate the risk of becoming a perpetual bottom dweller and underestimate the risk of becoming perpetually mid.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I understand what HuGo are trying to do, but I think they overestimate the risk of becoming a perpetual bottom dweller and underestimate the risk of becoming perpetually mid.

I don't necessarily agree, they haven't held anyone from being traded who has had value and manufactured 2 1st round picks out of Monahan

 

[McGees]

Canes trade for Guenztal!
But he won't be there in time for game.
So Habs will win 5-1.

 

[The Great Weal]

If Columbus wins they are 4 points away from overtaking us. Would makeup for the Sens and Yotes forgetting how to hockey.

 

[Redux91]

Cbj up 3-0 on Edm atm

 

[bsl]

I understand what HuGo are trying to do, but I think they overestimate the risk of becoming a perpetual bottom dweller and underestimate the risk of becoming perpetually mid.

Very good post. The thoery of losing culture is bullshit and the oilers may prove it this year. There are 32 teams and winning 1 cup every ten years is the aim. Welcome to the real world.

 

[26Mats]

I'm glad we're playing well. But we need the L

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

Very good post. The thoery of losing culture is bullshit and the oilers may prove it this year. There are 32 teams and winning 1 cup every ten years is the aim. Welcome to the real world.

There are good examples and bad examples. Oilers are a bad example as they have 2 top 5 players in the league, one potentially being a top 5 player all time when he's done his career. A good example that you could've used is Florida finally being a winning cultured team after years of never winning a playoff series. Personally I think it has more to do with team building but counter points to that perspective would be a team like Buffalo or even Ottawa who on paper are teams built to do better but have a culture of losing that they can't shake

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Meh I don’t think we need to worry about tanking too much, think all the pieces are pretty much in place.

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook-Dach-Roy
Heineman-Beck-RHP

Hutson-Reinbacher
Guhle-Mailloux
Xhekaj

Monty/Fowler

That’s the core

 

[McEsenpi]

Meh I don’t think we need to worry about tanking too much, think all the pieces are pretty much in place.

Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovsky
Newhook-Dach-Roy
Heineman-Beck-RHP

Hutson-Reinbacher
Guhle-Mailloux
Xhekaj

Monty/Fowler

That’s the core

Thats not a winning core.

 

[Team_Spirit]

3 posts + goalied in the 3rd

Huge loss for le tank

 

[WeThreeKings]

Should close this week out with a loss to Toronto and keep us on schedule.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

CBJ won, so they're back to within 4 pts. We play them Tuesday.

Senators are @ Kings tonight.

 

[habsfan891]

Should close this week out with a loss to Toronto and keep us on schedule.

A loss on Tuesday would be massive too