campabee82 Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 If they decide to just start tanking I want management to let me know so I don't have to watch the games cause that sucks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramcharger440 Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 8 minutes ago, kinot-2 said: ^^^^^ This. Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_T_L Posted January 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 Players would never intentionally tank. They play for future contracts. It's management that tanks, and they do it by trading off roster players and playing guys like Weise Weal and Cousins up front on the PP and bring back Alzner to quarterback it. Now that's a tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 1 hour ago, campabee82 said: If they decide to just start tanking I want management to let me know so I don't have to watch the games cause that sucks!!! 1 hour ago, H_T_L said: Players would never intentionally tank. They play for future contracts. It's management that tanks, and they do it by trading off roster players and playing guys like Weise Weal and Cousins up front on the PP and bring back Alzner to quarterback it. Now that's a tank. This. If the team decides to tank you can expect guys like Tatar or Petry traded and you should look for guys like Gallagher or Weber to take games off because of 'lower body injuries.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptWelly Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 2 hours ago, campabee82 said: If they decide to just start tanking I want management to let me know so I don't have to watch the games cause that sucks!!! Maybe they could refund sponsors season tickets holders those that have bought center ice ect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiLla Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 Nice shot by Kovalchuk on the GWG. I almost forgot how winning a hockey game feels. Just for fun: Let's say he plays well and keeps scoring at a PPG clip right up until the deadline, do you guys think we could get a first-rounder for him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-2 Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 7 hours ago, ChiLla said: Nice shot by Kovalchuk on the GWG. I almost forgot how winning a hockey game feels. Just for fun: Let's say he plays well and keeps scoring at a PPG clip right up until the deadline, do you guys think we could get a first-rounder for him? I doubt it. Just because teams will know he struggled in LA and they'll call small sample size on what he did with us... I think best-case scenario is a 2nd or 3rd rounder... BUT, you could always make that deal and re-sign him in the off-season if there is mutual interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramcharger440 Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 24 minutes ago, BigTed3 said: I doubt it. Just because teams will know he struggled in LA and they'll call small sample size on what he did with us... I think best-case scenario is a 2nd or 3rd rounder... BUT, you could always make that deal and re-sign him in the off-season if there is mutual interest. Yeah he has some value i think, it really does seem he is still in good enough shape to make it in this league. His shooting and hockey iq seem fine and he is far from slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewen Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 12 hours ago, campabee82 said: Personally I never want to see a loss no matter how much better it makes our lottery chances. I don't watch hockey to see losses! Yeah. Isn't 15 seasons of 'tanking' enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campabee82 Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 12 hours ago, H_T_L said: Players would never intentionally tank. They play for future contracts. It's management that tanks, and they do it by trading off roster players and playing guys like Weise Weal and Cousins up front on the PP and bring back Alzner to quarterback it. Now that's a tank. I still wouldn't watch that team play and I am sure there are a few others that wouldn't as well. I imagine if we started icing that line up ticket prices would have to drop to AHL levels in order for fans to pay to watch a game live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HabsAlways Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Ewen said: Yeah. Isn't 15 seasons of 'tanking' enough? The problem is this team never truly tanked ... they continually shored up to "just make the playoffs" most years and this is the result your seeing. A middling team, whose top line players would be 2nd line on most contenders. We're pretty much the Oilers from the early 2000s .... not bad enough to be awful, but not good enough to take seriously. I get the sentiment people have of "not wanting to watch a losing team" ... having said that, sometimes what hurts makes you stronger. And this perpetual "lets just make the plaoyffs" mentality is never going to get us back to the teams of the 70's, 80's or early 90s. Not in this day and age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs1952 Posted January 12, 2020 Report Share Posted January 12, 2020 52 minutes ago, HabsAlways said: The problem is this team never truly tanked ... they continually shored up to "just make the playoffs" most years and this is the result your seeing. A middling team, whose top line players would be 2nd line on most contenders. We're pretty much the Oilers from the early 2000s .... not bad enough to be awful, but not good enough to take seriously. I get the sentiment people have of "not wanting to watch a losing team" ... having said that, sometimes what hurts makes you stronger. And this perpetual "lets just make the plaoyffs" mentality is never going to get us back to the teams of the 70's, 80's or early 90s. Not in this day and age. Fans have been watching a losing team since 1993 and things won't change as long as management is afraid to take risks and is content just to make the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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