HF Habs: The official 2023-2024 tank thread

[WeThreeKings]

Obviously a good drafting position doesn't mean your team will draft the right guy. But it means that the "right guy" is avalaible to draft. With a worse position that "right guy" might not be avalaible. I should not have to explain that to adults honestly.

And sometimes your team would have picked the wrong guy if another team didn't take him first. We almost had Pouliot instead of Price.

Ofc we want the highest pick possible but regardless we have to trust the scouts to get it right.

 

[LaP]

And sometimes your team would have picked the wrong guy if another team didn't take him first. We almost had Pouliot instead of Price.

Ofc we want the highest pick possible but regardless we have to trust the scouts to get it right.

That's a drafting team problem not a position in the draft problem. Change the drafting team if it's not good.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Nah it’s more about how RHP does absolutely nothing all year and then chooses that game to show up. Or Jake Evans who habitually makes bad offensive plays and then decides to have the offensive game of his life. Or Marty scanning the tablet hard after every goal against to find a reason to overturn it. Just mail it in, it’s over.

You do realize that if RHP had shown up more often this year, the habs would be in a less good drafting position? You should be glad he hasn't shown up more often...

 

[Gravity]

Kotkaniemi over Tkachuk and Galchenyuk over Forsberg says different.

Man having a higher pick allows you to be in a better position to pick the player you want. This is trivial. They chose the wrong player but you can't fault getting the better draft position.

 

[Canadiens98]

It finally ends tonight. I think we're in for one of the most exciting off-seasons in recent history.

 

[WeThreeKings]

That's a drafting team problem not a position in the draft problem. Change the drafting team if it's not good.

Not always, even the Dallas Stars used a high 1st on Dellandrea. Even the can't miss Zadina misses.

 

[The Great Weal]

I really hope we win the lottery, I hate tanking it sucks. I want to root for my team to win every game.

 

[le_sean]

You do realize that if RHP had shown up more often this year, the habs would be in a less good drafting position? You should be glad he hasn't shown up more often...

I can more easily accept if he shows up earlier in the season. Then I would think it’s not just some facade like it was last year.

 

[Sorinth]

Obviously a good drafting position doesn't mean your team will draft the right guy. But it means that the "right guy" is avalaible to draft. With a worse position that "right guy" might not be avalaible. I should not have to explain that to adults honestly.

What you have to explain is how drafting 6th or 7th instead of 5th means the tank is ruined which is something we see throughout the thread and what my original post was talking about.

 

[McGees]

 

[DAChampion]

What you have to explain is how drafting 6th or 7th instead of 5th means the tank is ruined which is something we see throughout the thread and what my original post was talking about.

You're trying to be rational about it, but bottom line a lot of people are just prone to worrying.

None of us know if the Habs will get the player that best fits them, we can hope for the best, analyze what is to come, and accept that the randomness is fair.

I can more easily accept if he shows up earlier in the season. Then I would think it’s not just some facade like it was last year.

I think that RHP is a guy who can be a contributor if he plays on one of the worst teams in the league, he's kind of like David Desharnais.

 

[HabbyGuy]

It finally ends tonight. I think we're in for one of the most exciting off-seasons in recent history.

Off seasons are the best part of rebuilds. I'm very much looking forward to the draft and see what Hughes has in store for us. I don't see him going to the UFA market for too much, but the trade possibilities are intriguing.

 

[DAChampion]

Off seasons are the best part of rebuilds. I'm very much looking forward to the draft and see what Hughes has in store for us. I don't see him going to the UFA market for much, but the trade possibilities are intriguing.

One thing we can say about Hughes -- he's fun.

 

[HabbyGuy]

One thing we can say about Hughes -- he's fun.

And smart, and transparent, and refreshing.. I can go on. We're lucky to have him. Molson for all his warts deserves credit. We're in good hands with Kent.

 

[Rapala]

You do realize that if RHP had shown up more often this year, the habs would be in a less good drafting position? You should be glad he hasn't shown up more often...

Gotta play games for that to happen. RHP's style will probably end up getting him dinged again next season.
He has to play that way all the time or he won't play.

 

[HabbyGuy]

I really hope we win the lottery, I hate tanking it sucks. I want to root for my team to win every game.

It indeed sucks, but is was so necessary and long overdue. We've all survived the hardest part. Better days ahead.

 

[rahad]

Kotkaniemi over Tkachuk and Galchenyuk over Forsberg says different.

Having the better pick let you draft the guy you want.....What so hard to understand?

How about Arizona wanted to draft Reinbacher in the 2023 draft? Or the devil wanting to draft Slaf at #2?

Also Forsberg has drafter at #11.... We could have end up with G Reinhart. Galchy has not a bad pick. The people around him has the real problem.

Pretty sure our Gm would have drafted Will Smith if he has available at #5.

 

[Milhouse40]

Having the better pick let you draft the guy you want.....What so hard to understand?

How about Arizona wanted to draft Reinbacher in the 2023 draft? Or the devil wanting to draft Slaf at #2?

Also Forsberg has drafter at #11.... We could have end up with G Reinhart. Galchy has not a bad pick. The people around him has the real problem.

Pretty sure our Gm would have drafted Will Smith if he has available at #5.

Having the better let THEM draft who THEY want.......not who we want, that much should be clear by now. And drafting a little lower doesn't mean they won't get their guy either, and it won't mean it will be a lesser player either.

Our list is not their list.

 

[Nicko999]

Lol @ those post saying it's the last game you wish for a loss.

You will be on board next season as well after it becomes clear we aren't making the playoffs.

 

[NobleSix]

It's been a f***ing ride - boys.

Tankers unite one last game!!

We get our hands dirty so the "real fans" dont have to.

It's been an honor gents.

 

[vokiel]

Lol @ those post saying it's the last game you wish for a loss.

You will be on board next season as well after it becomes clear we aren't making the playoffs.

Oh pretty much, next season Free Agents TDL baits:

• Christian Dvorak
• Joel Armia
• Jake Evans
• Rafael Harvey-Pinard
• Michael Pezzetta
• David Savard
• Jordan Harris
• Jonathan Kovacevic

With only 1 year left:

• Mike Matheson

It's far more than this year and most of them aren't in any longer termed plans.

 

[Sorinth]

Having the better pick let you draft the guy you want.....What so hard to understand?

How about Arizona wanted to draft Reinbacher in the 2023 draft? Or the devil wanting to draft Slaf at #2?

Also Forsberg has drafter at #11.... We could have end up with G Reinhart. Galchy has not a bad pick. The people around him has the real problem.

Pretty sure our Gm would have drafted Will Smith if he has available at #5.

What's so hard to understand that whether it's 5 or 7 there will be star players available and it's really a question of scouting & development more then it is one or two draft positions?

 

[Habs]

Lol @ those post saying it's the last game you wish for a loss.

You will be on board next season as well after it becomes clear we aren't making the playoffs.

we are going to be just as bad next year. We may score more, but our blueline is young and prone, and sus goaltending. Plus the injury thing, never seems to end.

 

[McGees]

I think we will snag a UFA/trade for another forward and be a Philly/Det next year.
Fight for a WC spot for majority of season.

 

[overlords]

We get our hands dirty so the "real fans" dont have to.

It's been an honor gents.

FéFan: Do you think…do you ever wonder if you’re a bad fan?
HFHabs Tankers: No, I don’t wonder, FéFan. The Habs need bad fans. We keep the other bad fans from allowing mediocrity.