Ghostsof1915 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 A quick look at the bottom 6 teams in the League, 14 points or 7 games difference in the bottom 6. Especially with the Coyotes ditching almost everyone on their team and having a pretty much AHL roster. Are the worst teams being dismantled to try and snag 1st overall? 25) Toronto 64 Games and 57 Points 26) Columbus 63 Games and 56 Points 27) Carolina 62 Games and 55 Points 28) Arizona 64 Games and 47 Points 29) Edmonton 64 Games and 45 Points 30) Buffalo 64 Games and 43 Points Are we seeing more than just Buffalo trying to win the draft lottery? Or just the worst teams are just realizing they need to build through the draft? Edmonton is just a mess, but there is room to move some it's assets and get significant return. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 There's tanking and then there are bad teams. Sabres, Oilers, and Coyotes are just outright tanking. The next 4 teams are pretty much, through their terribleness, jockeying for position to see who gets the fourth pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Arizona may soon heat up in talks for contention of the McDavid sweepstakes. We've known about a number of teams on a rather alarming skid that didn't appear to be trying very hard to ice a credible team for most of the season. Some got even worse at the deadline while some are just plain bad but still think they're kinda ok. I think we've done the tanking argument to death at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerbera Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Don't think anyone can beat Buffalo to the race for the last place finish. Trading for Lindback AND Johnson as the goalie duo will pretty much guarantee they have a bad GA average. As bad as most of these teams are, they have some okay goalies in them in Bernier, Bobrovsky, Ward (ok... this one is borderline). M.Smith, Scrivens to at least not be shelled every night. I still can't believe how far Buffalo will go to get that 1st overall pick. What will they do now next season? No way will they be entering the season keeping the Lindback and Johnson duo together unless they agree with JB that next year's draft is even better..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I'd prefer the bottom-feeders get a shot, as opposed to a strong team nabbing him. Retroactive tears(over tanking) going all the way back to Lemieux/early '80s. At least Pitt played a flashy, eye-pleasing brand of puck over the yrs. Imagine if goon-squads like the Broons/Flyers were rewarded with such talent? Nah, the NHL draft has always been pretty reasonable. The game's got other things to worry about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 As an aside, the Sabres first line centre last game, Phil Varrone, was playing in the AHL up until about 3 weeks ago. Granted there were injuries that contributed to that happening, but if that doesn't blatantly prove that there is a tank job happening, then nothing will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thema Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I think we've done the tanking argument to death at this point. Amen to that brother. Methinks there are so many tank-happy posters here simply because barring a miracle we won't get a chance to draft Connor "the second coming" McDavid and there are a lot of sore losers on this board. I personally don't think any team is actually "tanking". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALGARY! Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Amen to that brother. Methinks there are so many tank-happy posters here simply because barring a miracle we won't get a chance to draft Connor "the second coming" McDavid and there are a lot of sore losers on this board. I personally don't think any team is actually "tanking". Agreed, McDavid will be a good player, but I don't think he'll make a Crosby like impact on whichever team he plays for. I also dont think any team is intentionally tanking. Although some teams fanbases may make it seem like they are tanking, I don't believe any team is actually trying to lose games and finish last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Arizona, Buffalo and Edmonton are all definitely tanking and not even trying to hide it. Buffalo has to be the most blatant tank job on the books since Pittsburgh in the 80s. Carolina and Toronto are just bad teams right now. Though it looks like Toronto is desperately trying to shave off as many points as possible between now and the end of the season. As for Columbus, they could have been good this year but the injury bug bit them bad and they just didn't have the depth to stop the bleeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Agreed, McDavid will be a good player, but I don't think he'll make a Crosby like impact on whichever team he plays for. I also dont think any team is intentionally tanking. Although some teams fanbases may make it seem like they are tanking, I don't believe any team is actually trying to lose games and finish last. BS. You don't end up with Anders Lindback and Chad Johnson as your goaltending duo without intentionally trying to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 A quick look at the bottom 6 teams in the League, 14 points or 7 games difference in the bottom 6. Especially with the Coyotes ditching almost everyone on their team and having a pretty much AHL roster. Are the worst teams being dismantled to try and snag 1st overall? 25) Toronto 64 Games and 57 Points 26) Columbus 63 Games and 56 Points 27) Carolina 62 Games and 55 Points 28) Arizona 64 Games and 47 Points 29) Edmonton 64 Games and 45 Points 30) Buffalo 64 Games and 43 Points Are we seeing more than just Buffalo trying to win the draft lottery? Or just the worst teams are just realizing they need to build through the draft? Edmonton is just a mess, but there is room to move some it's assets and get significant return. Thoughts? well at this point of the season there i no question about it. Most teams will do this actually, if it doesn't work out, they will sell high, and regroup for the next season and draft high. Props to the teams that tried early on Such as Phoenix, Buffalo, Carolina, Columbus (these teams didn't want to tank) teams that didn bother trying, Edmonton, Toronto (mid season tank) (these 2 disgraceful canadian teams didn't bother trying from the get go) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogbyte Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 math Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatedkid666 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I hope someone who didn't tank gets him. Like the panthers or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deets Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Buttman has already decided that Mcdavid will go to Arizona. Bet on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck_forever Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Buttman has already decided that Mcdavid will go to Arizona. Bet on it. lol agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Hahaha I almost wanna see McDavid become the next Daigle just because of how hard Buffalo is tanking. I would never wish something like that upon McDavid, but it would still be funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Hahaha I almost wanna see McDavid become the next Daigle just because of how hard Buffalo is tanking. I would never wish something like that upon McDavid, but it would still be funny. Playing the odds, chances are much better that the Sabres don't get McDavid. The reason why the bottom teams are jockeying for absolute last is because the consolation prize is Eichel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Playing the odds, chances are much better that the Sabres don't get McDavid. The reason why the bottom teams are jockeying for absolute last is because the consolation prize is Eichel. was making a joke , but yeah, spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat James Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Arizona may soon heat up in talks for contention of the McDavid sweepstakes. We've known about a number of teams on a rather alarming skid that didn't appear to be trying very hard to ice a credible team for most of the season. Some got even worse at the deadline while some are just plain bad but still think they're kinda ok. I think we've done the tanking argument to death at this point. Please stop doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyoung Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Management tanks, players try. No players try to lose, management just thanks god when they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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