HF Habs: The official 2023-2024 tank thread

[River Meadow]

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.

^^this mf spittin'

 

[ElQuebecois]

Well this is it boys, the end of our tank years is upon us. It’s been a painful but enjoyable journey and i’d like to take a moment to acknowledge the fact that the worst is now behind us.

I will be paying my respects to Carey & the hockey gods tonight at the Bell Center, I’ve already sacrified one of my hats for Slaf hat-trick versus the Flyers.

Go Habs go!

 

[River Meadow]

Well this is it boys, the end of our tank years is upon us. It’s been a painful but enjoyable journey and i’d like to take a moment to acknowledge the fact that the worst is now behind us.

I will be paying my respects to Carey & the hockey gods tonight at the Bell Center, I’ve already sacrified one of my hats for Slaf hat-trick versus the Flyers.

Long live the tank, the tank is dead.
Go Habs go!

Will you be cheering for the Detroit Red Wings?

 

[ElQuebecois]

Will you be cheering for the Detroit Red Wings?

Can’t cheer for them or celebrate but I won’t be upset if we lose this one to secure the 5th spot at the lottery. I’m leaving it to the hockey gods to decide our faith.

 

[Rapala]

There is absolutely no reason to pick up a point tonight.
Spot them 5 and then fight back for 3 or 4 for that feel good culture groove.

 

[McGees]

Based on central scouting rankings from today...
If we can stay in 5th, we have a half decent chance at Lindstrom or Demidov.
Do the right thing Habs.

 

[bsl]

I think the disconnect is in thinking that the tank is ruined because we might end up drafting 7th instead of 5th this year or 5th instead of 4th last year. No matter what happens tonight we are getting a top pick and great players will be available to us.

Like there's the suffering of going through a losing season and there's suffering because Gallagher scored two goals in a game we lost.

Those 2 Gallagher Goals may have lost the 5th and 6th pick. It’s not trivial

 

[bsl]

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.

Excellent

 

[bsl]

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

You can’t say a higher draft position is meaningless because sometimes mistakes are made with high picks. Ridiculous argument.

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

Well this is it boys, the end of our tank years is upon us. It’s been a painful but enjoyable journey and i’d like to take a moment to acknowledge the fact that the worst is now behind us.

I will be paying my respects to Carey & the hockey gods tonight at the Bell Center, I’ve already sacrified one of my hats for Slaf hat-trick versus the Flyers.

Go Habs go!

I think the Habs have 1-3 tank years left...

 

[Skip Bayless]

LET'S GO RED, LFG !

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Coliacovo: “what would be better for the fans than winning a tough game at home for end the year?”

Montreal fans: “Losing to get fifth.”

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

I think the Habs have 1-3 tank years left...

Not a chance. Dont look at the rebuild in a vacuum but as a continuation. Teams like chicago, san jose, columbus, etc need about 5-6 years of tanking. The habs are different. Why?

Between 2018 summer and 2021 fall, the habs were in a serious retool. In that span, they got Suzuki, Caufield, Guhle, Mailloux, a bunch of prospects like Roy, etc and stacked their future picks. They also got players like Toffoli, savard etc who would then be used as trade bait for the "rebuild". Point is, they already had a good foundation before a rebuild was undertaken, something that other teams dont have. 2022 imo really is the reason why the tank years wont go an extra year. Hutson, Slaf, Beck, Dach, etc all in one draft week. Thats pretty much a quarter of your future core right there (two top 6 F, top 4 D, 3C).

The front office is content with their future back end and Hughes is recently on record saying they have too many young D. Goalie wise, they seem content with Fowler, Primeau, and Monty to bridge the gap until they're real contenders.

Forward wise, they have what looks like at least 4 of their future top 6 and 5 if you think Newhook who was playing with scrubs all year can go from a pro rated over 50 point season to around a 60 point season which imo is good enough for a 2nd liner. Add in the top pick this year and you have another top 6 F at the very least, maybe a top line player.

With all their prospects (Roy, Beck, etc) and draft capital (24 picks in the next 2 drafts) and possibility of good FA signings, they have enough for a bottom 6 going forward which is the easiest mission to accomplish.

So question is, tank for what? They've been progressing each year. 75 points(hopefully it stays there) this year. It'll probably be over 82 (the pace they were on before the Monahan trade) next year

 

[Gravity]

LET'S GO RED, LFG !

Which red? lol

 

[Omar]

Kotkaniemi over Tkachuk and Galchenyuk over Forsberg says different.

Yikes bad take

Gallagher is really pissing me off

 

[le_sean]

lol of course, Gallagher making his first tape to tape pass of the season

 

[Tuggy]

Maybe the Sens will win to save us...

 

[MON4NHLTOR4MLB]

We better lose tonight.

We won’t. Gallagher, Armia and the rest of the useless idiots will make sure we get at least 1 point if not 2. Can’t wait till those two are off this team

 

[The Great Weal]

Naturally Gallagher doesn't take a stupid useless shot for the first time in his career when we need him to.

 

[Gravity]

Maybe the Sens will win to save us...

Coyotes won't though.

 

[Tuggy]

Coyotes won't though.

Final home game in Arizona. I think they've got a decent chance.

 

[Gravity]

Final home game in Arizona. I think they've got a decent chance.

I really hope so.

These last two games have been all grinders getting points though. Brutal

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Scoreeeeeeeeeeeeeees

Decent pass by Larkin there.

 

[Seb]

Watch them lose in OT and make us wait for Arizona's game tomorrow night.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Just lose. and don't let it be on a Hutson or Mailloux mistake.