Captain Canuck #12 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Okay I'm here guys, first time in this thread. After tonight's game I'm officially on Team Tank........joined you on the Dark Side. So what do we talk about here? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Junkyard Dog Posted January 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2023 16 minutes ago, Captain Canuck #12 said: Okay I'm here guys, first time in this thread. After tonight's game I'm officially on Team Tank........joined you on the Dark Side. So what do we talk about here? Bedard 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 Only 34 tries to get #1 pick today! Woohoo, I hope the retirement home nurse is going to be ready to change my diaper when I shit myself in 34 years from surprise that something went the Canucks way. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck #12 Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 9 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: Bedard HaHa! Growing up in Chilliwack, I went to a school called Bernard Elementary. We had a school song at the time that started: "Bernard, Bernard, the school we love so dear. Bernard, Bernard, no equal far or near....." With just a little imagination, I'm already tweaking it in my head to make it about Bedard! Hopefully that can be my contribution to this thread! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granpappy Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Junkyard Dog said: Bedard so nice ... i just hope were eligible for first in the lotto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-23 Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Only 8 points back from the final spot. Wasn’t it 14 a few weeks ago? Anything is possible, unless we get a coaching bump 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL97OneTimer Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 12:56 AM, Junkyard Dog said: Bedard Thanks for sharing. I really haven't seen much of Bedard before so I was curious what his strengths are. He's not a particularly big guy and he's not tall and it looks like he gets most of his goals with that wicked shot......so it will be interesting to see how successful he will be at the NHL level. Obviously he'll be good, but will his peak actually hit generational status? Will he actually be able to get those shots off just as well in the NHL if he doesn't have the ability to dangle or speed past players like McD? Perhaps he has that too. Should be interesting... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastDave Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 If Bedard really wants to be a Canuck, he could pull off a Lindros (Michel Goulet did the same to get drafted by Quebec too). So that is why finishing closer to the bottom is useful because it will be easier to facilitate a trade when you have a low pick too (or other teams could let him slide to your draft position like what happened with Goulet). Aside from the Lindros option, Bedard could go the college route, spend a few years there, and then will be free to sign with whichever team he wants to. Not saying he would do any of this, but if he really wants to the power is in his hands. Just putting this out there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 5 hours ago, J-23 said: Only 8 points back from the final spot. Wasn’t it 14 a few weeks ago? Anything is possible, unless we get a coaching bump I worry about this, plus Demko's return, they'll probably end up playing like a 0.55 - 0.6 points percentage team which will really hurt our chances. I bet we get a little bump up from Rick, plus our schedule's nicer now. Any bets we end up above a bunch of these bad Eastern teams, but not good enough to get into the Nashville/St. Louis range of mediocrity. I think we'll be 8th last by the end of it, really drops our chances of Bedard. We're so close to Arizona or San Jose passing us if they get a bit better but I doubt it'll happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrwipeout Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 a whoopin 7.5% chance....its practically in the bag then.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-23 Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 WHAT A NIGHT FOR THE TANK! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 On 1/24/2023 at 6:59 AM, Mrwipeout said: a whoopin 7.5% chance....its practically in the bag then.... The last place team has like a 75% chance of not picking top 2. Yet they still try… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, DeNiro said: The last place team has like a 75% chance of not picking top 2. Yet they still try… That doesn’t seem to be true. According to Tankathon, the last place team has the following odds: 1st overall - 25.5% 2nd overall - 18.8% 3rd overall - 55.7% That is pretty close to 50/50 picking in the top two, and 100% in the top three. This year the scouts say the top three guys would each to 1st overall in most draft classes. It definitely pays to tank, especially now that only two spots are in the lottery and you can’t drop as far. https://www.tankathon.com/nhl/pick_odds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Provost Posted January 27, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2023 16 minutes ago, J-23 said: WHAT A NIGHT FOR THE TANK! One bite at a time! 1 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-23 Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 3 minutes ago, Provost said: One bite at a time! Tomorrow night is huge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Provost said: That doesn’t seem to be true. According to Tankathon, the last place team has the following odds: 1st overall - 25.5% 2nd overall - 18.8% 3rd overall - 55.7% That is pretty close to 50/50 picking in the top two, and 100% in the top three. This year the scouts say the top three guys would each to 1st overall in most draft classes. It definitely pays to tank, especially now that only two spots are in the lottery and you can’t drop as far. https://www.tankathon.com/nhl/pick_odds Sorry should have said 1st overall. Theres a 75% chance they don’t pick first overall. Even 50/50 after being the worst team in the league ain’t great. Couldn’t imagine how much it would suck to pick third after that. Edited January 27, 2023 by DeNiro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxVerstappen33 Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 (edited) So Alvin said the team is out of playoff contention. Which is why they shut down Mikeyev. Without Mik, we officially enter tank mode. Edited January 28, 2023 by MaxVerstappen33 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RolexSub Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 So much for tanking vs Columbus!!! Common guys!! You can see how Columbus is definitely trying to Tank hard as they had no interest in the game and let in 2 easy goals!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 The exact reason I post these threads is illustrated by the NYI doubling down on a playoff race when their odds are really low. GMs chase poor odds for short term hopes at the expense of the organization. They have an 11% chance of making the playoffs right now and have a false sense of optimism about their chances so gave up significant futures for what was a rental. Of course they may re-sign him and there may be other market factors at play where they felt this was needed… but it is just bad decision making when you miss the playoffs 9 times out of 10. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Horvat trade was inevitable and now it's happened, gotta think we start seeing more losses going forward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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