HF Habs: The official 2023-2024 tank thread

[McGees]

I still think we can catch the sad sack Pens...so no, I'm not ready to start trying to win.

 

[NORiculous]

Arizona loses 7-4 to Chicago. Boy are Coyotes crap, and will be for awhile.

They need to trade Keller to really embrace their karma

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Ottawa down 1-0 after 1.

 

[vokiel]

Picking Iginla is swinging for the fences?

He seems like one of the safest prospects.

At 8-9 it looks like a reach at the moment, so swinging for his ceiling is swinging for the fences yes.

 

[Adam Michaels]

It's okay if they slip to 8-9, I hope they swing for the fences and pick Iginla.

Sign me up for that. I'm not that concerned with them picking between 7-10. And Iginila is someone I would love Montreal to have. Skill, IQ, skating, and grit.

 

[WeThreeKings]

The one annoying thing is that during our rebuild we haven't seen any teams goalies steal a game from us, you know starting next year when we want to take a step that we will start losing games because of the other team having their goalie stand on their heads.

 

[Gravity]

The one annoying thing is that during our rebuild we haven't seen any teams goalies steal a game from us, you know starting next year when we want to take a step that we will start losing games because of the other team having their goalie stand on their heads.

The Canadiens way: win when you need to lose and lose when you need to win.

 

[Nicko999]

The one annoying thing is that during our rebuild we haven't seen any teams goalies steal a game from us, you know starting next year when we want to take a step that we will start losing games because of the other team having their goalie stand on their heads.

If you bring the team's sv % down to other tanking teams level, I am pretty confident we are bottom 3.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Ottawa down 2-1 after 2.

 

[Gustave]

Ottawa down 2-1 after 2.

At this point they’re doing this on purpose

 

[Rapala]

The one annoying thing is that during our rebuild we haven't seen any teams goalies steal a game from us, you know starting next year when we want to take a step that we will start losing games because of the other team having their goalie stand on their heads.

Fair question.
How much roster turnover do you think we need to take a step?

At this point they’re doing this on purpose

The Islanders are going to be a tough out for any non playoff club.

 

[Gustave]

Fair question.
How much roster turnover do you think we need to take a step?


The Islanders are going to be a tough out for any non playoff club.

I haven’t completely digested their California trip….

 

[BergevinBurner]

The Islanders are going to be a tough out for any non playoff club.

I don't know if this was supposed to be a dig at the Islanders, but that's how my brain interpreted it lol.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Ottawa ties it! 2-2. 9 minutes left in 3rd.

 

[KevSkillz4]

OTT 3-2 with 7 min to left !!!!

 

[Habano]

Sens up 3-2

 

[Gravity]

Ottawa will go on a run now just to have delusions of making the playoffs next year. Rinse and repeat every spring.

 

[KevSkillz4]

Good, Wings likely to W against BUF, it's a good thing because Habs will finish their season with 2 games against DET and they will try their best to be in playoffs.

 

[Habano]

Ottawa has a Tkachuk and a Katchouk

 

[Gravity]

And it's an Ottawa PK now.

 

[vokiel]

Ottawa will go on a run now just to have delusions of making the playoffs next year. Rinse and repeat every spring.

We'll join them next season

 

[Habano]

3-3

 

[Gravity]

We'll join them next season

We're a better team than team and we're intentionally trying to tank.....

 

[sheed36]

When will players finally understand that in today's NHL, where parity is king, that if you're leading by a goal late in the 3rd the refs will look for any reason at all to call a penalty against you to give the trailing team a better chance to tie the game.

The NHL is a loser point league at this point and the Isles tie the game @ 3 of course.

 

[BergevinBurner]

Patrick Roy is ruining my life.