The real plan was never to push for a playoffs spot, it was public statements to give hope but the plan is to stay the course and hope guys continue developing and if it ends up with another top 5 pick, so be it, they still need to add talent. Even more with injuries to Reinbacher, they will need to address the right side of the D again and address the fact they are soft as butter up front
- Symba007

I legit would try Arber on the 4th line

I legit would try Arber on the 4th line
- Fredo

I would play Anderson and Gallagher in the top 6 with the hope to get a top 3 pick....or to trade them eventually

I would play Anderson and Gallagher in the top 6 with the hope to get a top 3 pick....or to trade them eventually
- Symba007

I would play Anderson and Gallagher in the top 6 with the hope to get a top 3 pick....or to trade them eventually
- Symba007

I think you'd be happy with the team finishing in the bottom 5, year after year

- Fredo

Much better odds in a top 5 pick this year....

The real plan was never to push for a playoffs spot, it was public statements to give hope but the plan is to stay the course and hope guys continue developing and if it ends up with another top 5 pick, so be it, they still need to add talent. Even more with injuries to Reinbacher, they will need to address the right side of the D again and address the fact they are soft as butter up front
- Symba007

yep agreed, that was their mistake. bad auto-evaluation of where the team is at the moment, or simply not telling the truth and selling dream.

Much better odds in a top 5 pick this year....
- Symba007

Regardless of the pre-season expectations, it's probably what will happen.

Like the great iron Mike once said, Everybody has a plan until they punched in the face.

yep agreed, that was their mistake. bad auto-evaluation of where the team is at the moment, or simply not telling the truth and selling dream.
- fidopro

7-7-6-6-7

- Pat1993

it's one or the other Pat. like I said, you cannot enter the season with the 2nd youngest team and tell me you expect to be in the mix. that doesn't compute.
they probably did not want to be criticized for setting the bar too low, so they came out with this vague idea of being in the mix, knowing real well that it was impossible and that they would pick early again.
not saying that was a mistake, but we need to call a spade a spade.

it's one or the other Pat. like I said, you cannot enter the season with the 2nd youngest team and tell me you expect to be in the mix. that doesn't compute.
they probably did not want to be criticized for setting the bar too low, so they came out with this vague idea of being in the mix, knowing real well that it was impossible and that they would pick early again.
not saying that was a mistake, but we need to call a spade a spade.
- fidopro

I think that with a healthy team, they were thinking maybe they could be in the mix, which isn't a completely unrealistic expectation, so they went with it. it's a business, and it's MTL, one of the most intense and impatient markets there is, what do you expect... come on, of course they're gonna say that.

yep agreed, that was their mistake. bad auto-evaluation of where the team is at the moment, or simply not telling the truth and selling dream.
- fidopro

Well to be honest with the Suzuki line more mature, I had hope for Dach Newhook and Laine on the second I didn't they would be this bad upfront.

It's kinda a worst case scenario right now with the injuries and slow start by a couple of guys.

I think that with a healthy team, they were thinking maybe they could be in the mix, which isn't a completely unrealistic expectation,so they went with it. it's a business, and it's MTL, one of the most intense and impatient market there is, what do you expect, come on, of course they're gonna say that.
- Pat1993

or they could have said
it's year 3 of our rebuild, kids are still young, especially on D, Dach and Laine are coming back from serious injuries so we don't know how they will react... we should be better but it will be another difficult season. plain and simple.

or they could have said
it's year 3 of our rebuild, kids are still young, especially on D, Dach and Laine are coming back from serious injuries so we don't know how they will react... we should be better but it will be another difficult season. plain and simple.
- fidopro

JVEUX UNE LETTE DESQUSE COMME LES RANGEURSES

or they could have said
it's year 3 of our rebuild, kids are still young, especially on D, Dach and Laine are coming back from serious injuries so we don't know how they will react... we should be better but it will be another difficult season. plain and simple.
- fidopro

yeah, bygones lol.

JVEUX UNE LETTE DESQUSE COMME LES RANGEURSES
- Fredo

c'est quasiment ça osti

c'est quasiment ça osti

- Pat1993

Left Wing Lock
@Left_Wing_Lock
J.T. Compher (DET - L): Is expected to miss tonight's game agains the New Jersey Devils due to diarrhea. https://leftwinglock.com/...?p1=J.T.%20Compher&flag=y #LGRW

lower or upper body injury?

Left Wing Lock
@Left_Wing_Lock
J.T. Compher (DET - L): Is expected to miss tonight's game agains the New Jersey Devils due to diarrhea. https://leftwinglock.com/...?p1=J.T.%20Compher&flag=y #LGRW

lower or upper body injury?
- Symba007

yeah I heard that, I think this is the first time I see a team being so unnecessarily specific, wtf

JVEUX UNE LETTE DESQUSE COMME LES RANGEURSES
- Fredo

c'est quasiment ça osti

- Pat1993

Ma dire de quoi au moins sont rendu bon. Quand même clutch d'envoyer une lettre de mettre pis te revirer de bord assez vite. C'est sur qu'être l'équipe où tout les joueurs autonomes veulent signer et ramasser Panarin ça aide.

Left Wing Lock
@Left_Wing_Lock
J.T. Compher (DET - L): Is expected to miss tonight's game agains the New Jersey Devils due to diarrhea. https://leftwinglock.com/...?p1=J.T.%20Compher&flag=y #LGRW

lower or upper body injury?
- Symba007

That is gonna play well in the locker room.

Left Wing Lock
@Left_Wing_Lock
J.T. Compher (DET - L): Is expected to miss tonight's game agains the New Jersey Devils due to diarrhea. https://leftwinglock.com/...?p1=J.T.%20Compher&flag=y #LGRW

lower or upper body injury?
- Symba007

he should play. ESPN could turn off their tracker that follow players on the ice

Ma dire de quoi au moins sont rendu bon. Quand même clutch d'envoyer une lettre de mettre pis te revirer de bord assez vite. C'est sur qu'être l'équipe où tout les joueurs autonomes veulent signer et ramasser Panarin ça aide.
- Fredo

en meme temps, assez facile quand tu peux signer tous les ufa que tu veux

et que tu gagnes la loterie 2 fois!

Ma dire de quoi au moins sont rendu bon. Quand même clutch d'envoyer une lettre de mettre pis te revirer de bord assez vite. C'est sur qu'être l'équipe où tout les joueurs autonomes veulent signer et ramasser Panarin ça aide.
- Fredo

pi avoir potentiellement le meilleur goaleux de la ligue aussi.

And he won't do a damn thing about it.
- BashCH

unless they sign Tyler johnson