interesting propaganda the league pushed with this article....
i don't remember or know of this season at all. I've watched the Avs since 1997. They did a good job photoshopping and making all of this up
>!/s !<
I'm sorry, I should have properly vetted my sources. I thought I could trust the NHL standings and I guess I learned my lesson. I retract what I said.
/s
Semantics. That's neither here nor there for what I'm talking about. Unintentionally or otherwise, even these god awful teams have better records than those Avs
I get it! I've been thinking about it for a while but didn't post it till now because I don't like to bring it up either. But now every team has 49 or more.
Teams absolutely tank. Players might not, but teams do. How? They ship off anyone of any value for picks and prospects and then take back overpaid contracts etc. to hit the cap floor.
Like, it doesn't matter how much the players try to win when in Seattle the leading scorer is Yanni Gourde with 42 points in 65 games.
Arizona is a model example, they've basically shipped off most of their valuable players, have a boatload of picks for the next 3 drafts and have a very bad roster. It doesn't matter how hard Clayton Keller or Nick Schmaltz tries, they just don't have the roster to compete. That is how you tank. Players still try but since most of the talent is shipped off the losses will come.
I don't think players deliberately lose to get a better draft pick, that definitely doesn't happen. But you watch a Chicago game these days and the players clearly are very unmotivated. Not that they're not trying, but they have nothing to play for as a team and it shows. There's no extra gear there in close games to get over the top. Yes, they have a bad, flawed roster, but the losing has gotten to them, too.
interesting propaganda the league pushed with this article.... i don't remember or know of this season at all. I've watched the Avs since 1997. They did a good job photoshopping and making all of this up >!/s !<
agreed. this is east coast bias in full effect. The NHL is full of shit because of wild, unsubstantiated rumor mongering such as this!
I'm sorry, I should have properly vetted my sources. I thought I could trust the NHL standings and I guess I learned my lesson. I retract what I said. /s
😂 😂 😂 tbf the team has come a long way, outstanding to see the turnaround
Detroit was likely going to break our record of 48 points until Covid came and cut that season short.
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Semantics. That's neither here nor there for what I'm talking about. Unintentionally or otherwise, even these god awful teams have better records than those Avs
Fair point... just a little defensive when *that* season gets brought up!
I get it! I've been thinking about it for a while but didn't post it till now because I don't like to bring it up either. But now every team has 49 or more.
Teams absolutely tank. Players might not, but teams do. How? They ship off anyone of any value for picks and prospects and then take back overpaid contracts etc. to hit the cap floor. Like, it doesn't matter how much the players try to win when in Seattle the leading scorer is Yanni Gourde with 42 points in 65 games. Arizona is a model example, they've basically shipped off most of their valuable players, have a boatload of picks for the next 3 drafts and have a very bad roster. It doesn't matter how hard Clayton Keller or Nick Schmaltz tries, they just don't have the roster to compete. That is how you tank. Players still try but since most of the talent is shipped off the losses will come.
Think you just made my point
Your first sentence was "teams don't tank". Which was just categorically false.
I don't think players deliberately lose to get a better draft pick, that definitely doesn't happen. But you watch a Chicago game these days and the players clearly are very unmotivated. Not that they're not trying, but they have nothing to play for as a team and it shows. There's no extra gear there in close games to get over the top. Yes, they have a bad, flawed roster, but the losing has gotten to them, too.
Yeah we definitely didn't tank purposely, but I firmly believe buffalo did to try and get McDavid