HF Habs: The official 2023-2024 tank thread

[Gravity]

Celebrini with a beautiful goal.

Would not hate getting the 1st OA this year.

0 chance unfortunately. Although he does look Mackinnon-esque.

 

[montreal]

0 chance unfortunately. Although he does look Mackinnon-esque.

with a lottery there wouldn't be zero chance.

 

[Gravity]

Imagine Chicago getting Celebrini after getting Bedard. That'd be killer. Meanwhile we're still running Suzuki as our 1C lol. Kill me.

 

[Gravity]

with a lottery there wouldn't be zero chance.

You are correct. Highly improbable chance.

 

[montreal]

You are correct. Highly improbable chance.

I don't see why, they should be in the bottom 5 again this year pre lottery.

 

[Gravity]

I don't see why, they should be in the bottom 5 again this year pre lottery.

I genuinely hope so however, I see growth from some of our players and a few teams that are quite a bit worse.

 

[Sorinth]

The tank is officially over. We beat the mighty Washington Capitals.

Not quite but it does go to show that like last year it will be tough to be in the bottom as we are far from the only team that just isn't particularly good.

 

[rahad]

We are finishing in the bottom 10. I just don't think they can out tank San Jose.

 

[Michelangelo]

Celebrini would be a nice add to the prospect pool

 

[Miller Time]

Not quite but it does go to show that like last year it will be tough to be in the bottom as we are far from the only team that just isn't particularly good.

This.

And while it's far too early to draw concrete conclusions, at the 5% season mark , the Habs are better than most had them pegged, and this with Dach & Guhle going down & Monty struggling in his first 2 starts.

Will be interesting to see where they are at by the 1/4 mark.

 

[HabsCowboysOwn]

I said the same thing last year but it really feels like half the league sucks ass nowadays, hard to tell where this season is going.

We should be a bottom 5 team but there's always something in the way, last year it was the AHL scrub squad playing the best hockey of their life for a few weeks and ruining the tank. It's still early though, we'll see. I won't lose my sanity just yet.

 

[G0bias]

We've already lost arguably our best player in Dach and the season just started, so we're bound to see more miss some time. Not that i'm wishing it but it's inevitable. Top 5 pre-lottery is realistic

 

[Riggins]

Should be solidly bottom 5 or 6. This team blows, home wins against the mighty Blackhawks and Caps don't mean much.

San Jose and Chicago will be on another level of suckage. Anaheim should still be worse than us too. Positive signs for the tank are CBJ, Arizona and Philly all have winning records.

 

[rahad]

Celebrini would be a nice add to the prospect pool

Please don't become another Shane Wright by the end of the season. It would be nice to draft a unanimous first overall pick.

 

[G0bias]

Only thing i could see affect the tank, is if Roy comes in hot and the top line really heats up with him or Monahan on it.

 

[WeThreeKings]

This.

And while it's far too early to draw concrete conclusions, at the 5% season mark , the Habs are better than most had them pegged, and this with Dach & Guhle going down & Monty struggling in his first 2 starts.

Will be interesting to see where they are at by the 1/4 mark.

They are 1 pt better than expected. They got a point against Toronto. Chicago and Washington are bad teams so you would expect the Habs to win against those teams occasionally

 

[Gustave]

They are 1 pt better than expected. They got a point against Toronto. Chicago and Washington are bad teams so you would expect the Habs to win against those teams occasionally

PLus, we've had a ton of off days. Our season begins monday.

 

[Gustave]

@DAChampion

You know we'll get trounced in the next two weeks, I know you do! Our MidWest trip won't help.

 

[cphabs]

We honestly can’t catch a break. Wether it’s staying healthy, drafting, or tanking. Statistically? We are due for at least some luck.

 

[Milhouse40]

2022 - Team must tank, lose every game;
Yeah, we have the 1st overall pick
They didn't picked my guy

2023 - Team must tank, lose every game;
Yeah, we have the 5th overall pick
They didn't picked my guy

2024 - Let's do it again


Some people just want to hurt themselves

 

[Nedved]

Trade deadline:

Monahan for a 1st.
Savard for a 2nd.
Allen for a 2nd/3rd.

Pearson for a 2nd.

I'm curious who we move at the deadline this year, or even before the deadline. I wonder if a guy like Anderson is on the trade block too.

Obviously above is a dream scenario for what we might get from a team. I think Armia and Gallagher contracts are untradeable, but Hugo did manage to move Hoffmann.

 

[sandviper]

Imagine Chicago getting Celebrini after getting Bedard. That'd be killer. Meanwhile we're still running Suzuki as our 1C lol. Kill me.

F*** OFF with that shit! (Chicago, not you lol)

 

[Gravity]

2022 - Team must tank, lose every game;
Yeah, we have the 1st overall pick
They didn't picked my guy

2023 - Team must tank, lose every game;
Yeah, we have the 1st overall pick
They didn't picked my guy

2024 - Let's do it again


Some people just want to hurt themselves

That's why I'm completely ambivalent now. They're going to shoot themselves in the foot one way or another.

 

[Habs]

We've already lost arguably our best player in Dach and the season just started, so we're bound to see more miss some time. Not that i'm wishing it but it's inevitable. Top 5 pre-lottery is realistic

Dach isn't our best player lol, not even close.

 

[nhlfan9191]

2022 - Team must tank, lose every game;
Yeah, we have the 1st overall pick
They didn't picked my guy

2023 - Team must tank, lose every game;
Yeah, we have the 1st overall pick
They didn't picked my guy

2024 - Let's do it again


Some people just want to hurt themselves

What’s the alternative option tho? We have no way to not finish at the bottom standings. The team was burnt to the ground and is still nowhere near close to being cleaned up.