fourtwentyfour Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 delete or merge if one comes up. Canucks in Arizona. 6:00 pm Don't forget the hours changed. Minimal thread for a minimal game. Let's hope for something entertaining win or loose I just don't want to fall asleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Gonna be hard to lose 2 in a row to Arizona... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Am.Ironman Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Gooooo..... Yotes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Colt 45s Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Nothing like getting some early work in on your golf game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Arizona has recalled Dylan Strome on emergency basis - Dauphin was injured against Colorado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Loser of the game gets relegated to the AHL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyman109 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 This game will be hard to get up for. Not much here to cheer for. Growing tired of watching the Vets mail it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
189lb enforcers? Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I picture the game to be like a Moster Truck race, but instead of truck bodies on the chassis, they are tanks. Tank Race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: Loser of the game gets relegated to the AHL? I’d love something like this. Even if it meant the Benning years saw my beloved Canucks relegated to the AHL. In general, I’m a big fan of relegation/promotion. Makes late season games very meaningful for teams at both the top and bottom of the leagues. And no tanking. Tanking gets you relegated. Continue to tank and you just keeping dropping. Tank your way to the ECHL if you’re bad enough. Of course, the NHL owners would NEVER consider a relegation/promotion system with the AHL (and it really couldn’t work given the way the leagues are structured right now). But it would be fun. Maybe even tie the draft order to the relegation tournament. Winner gets first overall. Loser goes to the AHL (and doesn’t even get NHL draft picks). Obviously it wouldn’t work but still fun to think about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo fan Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Thanks for starting up the GDT fourtwentyfour I know it isn't nearly as much fun to watch without Boeser but their are still a few things to keep me interested - Leipsic, Motte, Bo, Stetch I don't know if this team has it in them to lose the remainder of the games so there is a chance of a better draft pick - pretty sure we pick in the top ten and I don't know enough about any of the draft picks - is there a wide gap in talent between 4-10? I'm not on the tank bandwagon - so - Go Canucks Go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukeofcanuck Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Big tank game tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positive Canuck Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Gonna need our Swedish sieve in net to defecate the bed once again and deliver for the tank. I have faith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Last place club drafts 10th overall in the first round. No higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourtwentyfour Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 Our Finnish doesn't really matter for the first round but it does help in the later rounds. Having the 32 or 33 pick is better then later picks as the rounds go by. I have no faith in the lottery for the canucks. I do think they will tonight though they have to win some right... 3-2 canucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 32 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: Loser of the game gets relegated to the AHL? Great idea...rather than a lottery for the draft. Top team in the A gets moved up....just like the English soccer leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 8 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said: Last place club drafts 10th overall in the first round. No higher. Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 20 minutes ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: I’d love something like this. Even if it meant the Benning years saw my beloved Canucks relegated to the AHL. In general, I’m a big fan of relegation/promotion. Makes late season games very meaningful for teams at both the top and bottom of the leagues. And no tanking. Tanking gets you relegated. Continue to tank and you just keeping dropping. Tank your way to the ECHL if you’re bad enough. Of course, the NHL owners would NEVER consider a relegation/promotion system with the AHL (and it really couldn’t work given the way the leagues are structured right now). But it would be fun. Maybe even tie the draft order to the relegation tournament. Winner gets first overall. Loser goes to the AHL (and doesn’t even get NHL draft picks). Obviously it wouldn’t work but still fun to think about. A bit cynical but not certain the best players would care though. They probably would have to be offered the option to move on if the team gets relegated and they could then sign with a more successful team. Canucks couldn't operate on the same budget if they have the media coverage of the Comets. That's the issue with those open leagues in Europe. Teams can't operate on the same budget because it's not the same media coverage/sponsorship so there's the option to break contracts. The better players hardly ever stay with their teams when they get relegated and find new employment to stay up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, mll said: A bit cynical but not certain the best players would care though. They probably would have to be offered the option to move on if the team gets relegated and they could then sign with a more successful team. Canucks couldn't operate on the same budget if they have the media coverage of the Comets. That's the issue with those open leagues in Europe. Teams can't operate on the same budget because it's not the same media coverage/sponsorship so there's the option to break contracts. The better players hardly ever stay with their teams when they get relegated and find new employment to stay up. Yeah, there are really too many differences between the ways the leagues are setup in Europe versus North America for relegation to ever work in the NHL (without basically tearing down the whole existing league structure—farms teams, contracts, player rights, the draft—all would need to either be drastically changed or eliminated outright). It would basically be the end of the NHL as we know it. The owners would never approve it so it’ll never happen. Just fun to think about what these turtle derby tankathon games would be like if the bottom of the league teams were facing relegation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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