HF Habs: The official 2023-2024 tank thread

[WeThreeKings]

Keep in mind, this team should take a significant step backwards at the deadline: offloading Monahan and Pearson (at minimum) would already gut this team.

And who knows, this might be the year they sell high on Anderson too.

My perspective this year (the Dach injury hurts)

Just get in the conversation; be it 2nd-9th worst in the league and hope to get some lottery luck but the other part will be having enough good play from the guys we want to trade so that we have an extra 1st, etc.

Let them have a couple swings at the baseball for the fences.

 

[Gustave]

Yeah they suck hard.

Don't sleep on the MFing Oilers...

 

[Scriptor]

Just losing Monahan (with Dach already gone) would destroy this team. It's a frail lineup with one other big piece sliding out and the whole pyramid crashing down.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Just losing Monahan (with Dach already gone) would destroy this team. It's a frail lineup with one other big piece sliding out and the whole pyramid crashing down.

We need Monahan to stay healthy for a trade return this time around.

I'd be happy if Jake Allen played down to his ability

 

[Gravity]

Disappointing morning already with a Barcelona loss. Expecting a Habs win to put the cherry on the shit sundae.

 

[rahad]

Keep in mind, this team should take a significant step backwards at the deadline: offloading Monahan and Pearson (at minimum) would already gut this team.

And who knows, this might be the year they sell high on Anderson too.

Good luck with that!

 

[Gravity]

Just like last year, the same people delighting in the useless wins will be miserable on June 25th.

 

[River Meadow]

Just like last year, the same people delighting in the useless wins will be miserable on June 25th.

1000000000%

The infamous "Oh I hate the (INSERT TEAM NAME HERE) so I'm glad we won this one" crew.


tbf though, we would probably botch the pick regardless, so.... heh.

 

[Seb]

More like official Playoffs thread, right?

 

[Miller Time]

Just like last year, the same people delighting in the useless wins will be miserable on June 25th.

Nah... Whiners find something to whine about all the time.

People who get what the team is trying to build appreciate the positive results and generally get that the lottery is a lottery

More like official Playoffs thread, right?

Careful, you might run into some pitchforks with that kind of heresy

 

[McGees]

Finish Thirteeny for Celebrini

 

[Gravity]

Nah... Whiners find something to whine about all the time.

People who get what the team is trying to build appreciate the positive results and generally get that the lottery is a lottery


Careful, you might run into some pitchforks with that kind of heresy

Enlighten me oh wise one because far as my meagre eyes can see, teams that draft elite talent high win cups. Last I checked, the Habs have none and are as thin offensively as can be imagined.

But please, enjoy wins courtesy of Armia, Gallagher, Pearson, Monahan and Matheson and bunch of mediocre tweener youngsters (excluding CC, Suzuki, Dach, Slaf, Guhle and Barron) with the hope that it'll all magically work out to a cup.

 

[HabsCowboysOwn]

Just like last year, the same people delighting in the useless wins will be miserable on June 25th.

People should hope they start losing soon because without more elite talent this core won't be competing for shit, useless wins and perpetual no man's land after a botched rebuild won't cut it for me.

 

[Gravity]

People should hope they start losing soon because without more elite talent this core won't be competing for shit, useless wins and perpetual no man's land after a botched rebuild won't cut it for me.

100%. The closest thing they have to elite talent in the system is Hutson, and they drafted top 5 back to back

 

[SlafySZN]

People should hope they start losing soon because without more elite talent this core won't be competing for shit, useless wins and perpetual no man's land after a botched rebuild won't cut it for me.

We’re 8 games in.

The schedule is starting to be harder now

 

[The Real Timo]

People should hope they start losing soon because without more elite talent this core won't be competing for shit, useless wins and perpetual no man's land after a botched rebuild won't cut it for me.

They had a chance to get elite talent in Michkov and they got another D. Because... you can never have too many defensemen. So with this management group, even finishing low doesn't mean they'll get any kind of talent.

 

[TT1]

losing is for losers, it's time to perform baby

 

[SlafySZN]

They had a chance to get elite talent in Michkov and they got another D. Because... you can never have too many defensemen. So with this management group, even finishing low doesn't mean they'll get any kind of talent.

As if Reinbacher isn’t talented lol…

You’re gonna be pretty happy having him if we end up with a Catton/Demidov (or lottery pick) in 2024. Defense set for a long time and a dynamic elite forward.

 

[JJ68]

Just like last year, the same people delighting in the useless wins will be miserable on June 25th.

yea maybe with all the losses we pile up we can draft high like first or top 3 and get another slaf or KK

 

[River Meadow]

yea maybe with all the losses we pile up we can draft high like first or top 3 and get another slaf or KK

You raise a very good point.

We're forever doomed.

Just enjoy the games, as they are all we have.

 

[Toene]

Happy when they win, indifferent when they lose. I can't be disappointed.

They have a winning record despite the 1st overall underperforming. Seems to me the "rebuild" is working to some extent.

 

[River Meadow]

Happy when they win, indifferent when they lose. I can't be disappointed.

They have a winning record despite the 1st overall underperforming. Seems to me the "rebuild" is working to some extent.

Get outshot by a 2:1 ratio and win on solid goaltending and clutch opportune goals.

If this is the rebuild going well, we're screwed.

 

[Miller Time]

Enlighten me oh wise one because far as my meagre eyes can see, teams that draft elite talent high win cups. Last I checked, the Habs have none and are as thin offensively as can be imagined.

But please, enjoy wins courtesy of Armia, Gallagher, Pearson, Monahan and Matheson and bunch of mediocre tweener youngsters (excluding CC, Suzuki, Dach, Slaf, Guhle and Barron) with the hope that it'll all magically work out to a cup.

Whiners gonna whine.

Easy to sit in the peanut gallery and complain insesantly... Be nice if there was at least some humour or wit, but that's a bridge too far for some.

I will enjoy, thanks. After years of terrible leadership and rudderless direction, it's fun to see tangible progress, I'm sorry you can't seem to enjoy it, that must suck.

Future is bright

Get outshot by a 2:1 ratio and win on solid goaltending and clutch opportune goals.

If this is the rebuild going well, we're screwed.

Perhaps you missed the general concencus that the Habs were icing a bottom 5 roster this season?

Sitting in 5th overall 1/10 of the season in despite already major injuries to top 6 & top 4 players on a roster thin on today talent is pretty impressive... However said wins are achieved.

Weird to complain about that

 

[ReHabs]

Jake Allen needs to be arrested.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Maybe next year....