Ring-a-ding-ding. Give this man a prize.

History and circumstance favour this outcome.
- bloatedmosquito

we are not the only team that gets injuries

I got like half way through that and never finished. It’s about a fish or something right?
- 1970vintage

Yes, and a Seattle coffee franchise.

hmm i swear the Flames were supposed to win much like Nucks, maybe i'm wrong , but they were not cup favorites
- onesmallleap

In September of the year they won the cup they were tied for 3rd overall with San Jose for the best odds in the nhl ...they weren’t exactly some dark horse lol

Do you mean being badly outplayed for a majority of the game by some of the worst teams in the league but managing to come out on the right side of the ledger by the final whistle?

As fans we can appreciate the (good part of the) effort, but if you use your brain and your heart you can see that a .500 team isn’t destined to win anything important.
- 1970vintage

This team is a .500 right now... trending better but that could go the other way. A .500 season is a stepping stone forward in a rebuild. I'm seeing all kinds of straw man arguments already about what people think this team is.... mostly by people who spent months arguing we are not a .500 team and will finish at the bottom. They are going to kick and scream all the way no matter what the Canucks do. Every fan base has that group.

Man, I think you need to turn off the engine, the carbon monoxide is starting to back into the cab and effect your comprehension.

Why do you keep disputing the math? The formula is not complicated. Do I need to post benefit of draft position relative to odds of NHL games played?
- bloatedmosquito

How am I disputing the math exactly? Explain...

This team is a .500 right now... trending better but that could go the other way. A .500 season is a stepping stone forward in a rebuild. I'm seeing all kinds of straw man arguments already about what people think this team is.... mostly by people who spent months arguing we are not a .500 team and will finish at the bottom. They are going to kick and scream all the way no matter what the Canucks do. Every fan base has that group.

- boonerbuck

Not sure I understand. Are you saying that Pettersson makes this team a Stanley Cup threat, THIS YEAR? With all the other epic holes in the lineup?

Being better isn’t being great.

we are not the only team that gets injuries
- onesmallleap

No need for slappy-head.

The canucks traditionally have one of the hardest travel schedules in the league. Just the way it goes. I think that has an impact on a players health. One of the reasons why the canucks also have one of the highest player games lost per team every year. That's not a coincidence.

It's not an excuse but it is a reality.

Point and Kucherov were high 2nd and 3rd picks that are key to the team, so no tanking was required for 2 of their top players, drafting properly matters more then high picks.
- onesmallleap

Yeah they've had 15 2nd and 3rd round picks in the last 5 years, we've had 9. Having extra picks sure helps build a team. At least we have a bunch of 6ths this year

I got like half way through that and never finished. It’s about a fish or something right?
- 1970vintage

You'll have to wait for the other 134 chapters.

How am I disputing the math exactly? Explain...
- boonerbuck

That's what I'm trying to do with the math, jesus.

No need for slappy-head.

The canucks traditionally have one of the hardest travel schedules in the league. Just the way it goes. I think that has an impact on a players health. One of the reasons why the canucks also have one of the highest player games lost per team every year. That's not a coincidence.

It's not an excuse but it is a reality.
- bloatedmosquito

Going to Seattle 3 times a year isn't really going to help that.

In September of the year they won the cup they were tied for 3rd overall with San Jose for the best odds in the nhl ...they weren’t exactly some dark house lol
- Redmile247

Is your power out?

TB had 7 picks when they drafted Point and 6 when they drafted Kucherov so that's not really relevant

Is your power out?
- A_SteamingLombardi

Lol you know what I meant

Going to Seattle 3 times a year isn't really going to help that.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Depends on how long they got to wait at the border. Hope they have Nexus.

Not sure I understand. Are you saying that Pettersson makes this team a Stanley Cup threat, THIS YEAR? With all the other epic holes in the lineup?

Being better isn’t being great.
- 1970vintage

I guess you quoted the wrong person. .500 is a stepping stone to this team. .500 is not even the playoffs let alone a Stanley Cup. You missed by a galaxy....

That's what I'm trying to do with the math, jesus.
- bloatedmosquito

Ok, to rewind and go over the math part. You say "2+2=4" and I say "tell us something we don't know". You then say... "why do you dispute it?"

TB had 7 picks when they drafted Point and 6 when they drafted Kucherov so that's not really relevant
- onesmallleap

I'd still rather have 15 than 9.

Lol you know what I meant
- Redmile247

Flames talk is all gibberish to me.

Ok, to rewind and go over the math part. You say "2+2=4" and I say "tell us something we don't know". You then say... "why do you dispute it?"




- boonerbuck

Booner, I'm just (frank)ing with ya. I understand the flaws in the tank theory. But time keeps marching on and one management group after another can't figure it out and get it done.

So, some of us suggest an alternative as a topic for discussion.

Booner, I'm just (frank)ing with ya. I understand the flaws in the tank theory. But time keeps marching on and one management group after another can't figure it out and get it done.

So, some of us suggest an alternative as a topic for discussion.
- bloatedmosquito

I know you are screwing. Its not a big deal when the ball is returned.


More math you fail at.

Flames talk is all gibberish to me.
- A_SteamingLombardi

Sorry I’ll stop using words like Norris, Hart, and jack Adams and start using words like Calder, tank, draft lotto ....You are used to that talk here

Booner, I'm just (frank)ing with ya. I understand the flaws in the tank theory. But time keeps marching on and one management group after another can't figure it out and get it done.

So, some of us suggest an alternative as a topic for discussion.
- bloatedmosquito

The exact same regurgitated worn out alternative topic for discussion.

Green isn’t going to tank, players aren’t going to tank, Benning has no intentions of tanking.

Now if stickboy gets injured again (seems likely), Markstrom reverts back to crap, Boeser and Horvat dry up again and the team losses 10 in a row, then Lefty and Bloated can rejoice and proclaim the tank was always the plan.

Sorry I’ll stop using words like Norris, Hart, and jack Adams and start using words like Calder, tank, draft lotto ....You are used to that talk here
- Redmile247

Have you read Moby Richard?

Have you read Moby Richard?
- A_SteamingLombardi

So far only one chapter ?