James Tanner: How the Leafs and Oilers Could Game the System for Instant Stanley Cups

morale of the story is that if you are bad enough for long enough, eventually you will draft foundational players with high 1st round picks?

How can the Oilers and Leafs "game" the system when they have been a pile of poop each for the past 10 years? If you hrow enough poop on the wall, eventually something sticks.

How can the Oilers and Leafs "game" the system when they have been a pile of poop each for the past 10 years? If you hrow enough poop on the wall, eventually something sticks.
- Rocket_Launcher

To be fair, I answered the question in the article and you haven't had long enough to read it yet, since I posted it 90 seconds ago.

morale of the story is that if you are bad enough for long enough, eventually you will draft foundational players with high 1st round picks?
- Codes1087

Yup. Vancouver should try this. Need to pick higher than 5th though.

Your really not very Bright. New Jersey doesn't trade Larsson unless Hall is in the deal. Larsson is better in his own end then anyone that was available.

This way of thinking is either incredibly brilliant or incredibly stupid...... and i have no idea which one it is!!!!

best team??? ya i don't think so, even with that lineup

Yup. Vancouver should try this. Need to pick higher than 5th though.
- walshyleafsfan

walshy you need to talk to our GM!

Your really not very Bright. New Jersey doesn't trade Larsson unless Hall is in the deal. Larsson is better in his own end then anyone that was available.
- FiretheGM

I believe I said they could "approximate another Larsson."

But couldn't we have had a nice amicable conversation? Wasn't it pretty immature to start off by calling me 'not very bright' ??

For the record, I am very comfortable with my current level of luminescence.

best team??? ya i don't think so, even with that lineup
- matt761176

Muzzin
Trouba
Shattenkirk
Gardiner
Rielly

Matthews, Kadri, Johnson.

No one is coming anywhere withing 20 points of that roster. Come on!!

Damn, had no idea Seth Griffith was an "incredible Prospect."

This way of thinking is either incredibly brilliant or incredibly stupid...... and i have no idea which one it is!!!!
- donkscn

Best comment ever. I'll take it.

I don`t even think an NHL GM needs to know anything about hockey

-James Tanner

Muzzin
Trouba
Shattenkirk
Gardiner
Rielly

Matthews, Kadri, Johnson.

No one is coming anywhere withing 20 points of that roster. Come on!!
- James_Tanner

Muzzin
Trouba
Shattenkirk
Gardiner
Rielly

Matthews, Kadri, Johnson.

No one is coming anywhere withing 20 points of that roster. Come on!!
- James_Tanner

Not saying it's not good, but not the best. Who's the goalie????

-James Tanner
- BestRapperAlive

Not saying it's not good, but not the best. Who's the goalie????
- matt761176

None other than Andrew Saadalla.

Sounds good James, not really sure it can happen but it's fun to dream.

GO LEAFS GO

To be fair, I answered the question in the article and you haven't had long enough to read it yet, since I posted it 90 seconds ago.
- James_Tanner

Your really not very Bright. New Jersey doesn't trade Larsson unless Hall is in the deal. Larsson is better in his own end then anyone that was available.
- FiretheGM

Can't throw stones until you're able to edit your own paragraph.

whether or not you actually win is somewhat of a coin-flip.

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Whether or not you actually win depends on your performance over a 7 game series

- Cape Breton Bruins

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Whether or not you actually win depends on your performance over a 7 game series
- BestRapperAlive

And in 95% of Cup Finals, it's two evenly matched teams. I don't expect to people to understand the effect of luck, so I'm not even gonna argue about it. Lots of fun reading on the subject if you're interested.