BombaysTripleDeke Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 2 hours ago, dtsdlaw said: Give up on pacing Chicago. They're currently at a .270 points percentage and that's WITH all of their pending UFAs. They'll be trading their top 3 scorers (Kane, Domi, Toews) soon too, so unless Terry and Zegras both go down with long-term injuries, there's no way the Ducks will finish with the worst overall record this season. It's a race for second (worst) place. I’ll take 2nd worst as long as we are drafting ahead of Chicago! 1 hour ago, tommer-1 said: Hopefully the Ducks get another Top 5 (4? 2? first ever 1st OA?) pick this summer. But that should be it. They should be one of the 20 or better teams in the league starting next season. If not, the future looks rather bleak. 9th OA 6th OA 3rd OA 10th OA 1-5 OA That's enough highly-picked kids. Time to build, along with all your other players and assets, a contending team outta that. I just don’t think that it will matter if those highly picked players aren’t core caliber pieces or if you don’t get a requisite piece in the system that is a gem to make up for it. It assumes that we go 5 for 5 on those picks which seems statistically unlikely. right now, I’d say my biggest concern is drysdale. The shoulder injury timing is terrible and I hope that he takes extra time to heal up and starts his summer training early so that he’s stronger than ever and ready to go next year under a better coach. 18 hours ago, perry_mvp said: Nah, still don't have any sympathy for them. They've still had the honor of hosting a draft lol. I feel bad at the amount of players who forced their way out of there. More sympathy than say an Arizona who is Bettman’s love child and who he is bending over backwards for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perry_mvp Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 (edited) 1 hour ago, BombaysTripleDeke said: I feel bad at the amount of players who forced their way out of there. More sympathy than say an Arizona who is Bettman’s love child and who he is bending over backwards for. If there is any truth to that then they should have gotten the 1st OA in 2016. I have no sympathy for any of the teams including Anaheim. I'll say good for Columbus for at least trying but at least they actually had good players that forced their way out. In Anaheim's case I guess you could say Lindholm has but who else? Edited January 4 by perry_mvp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommer-1 Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 The last few years, the Ducks draft lottery picks have gone: 2022: Finished 10th, picked 10th. No improvement 2021: Finished 2nd, picked 3rd. Dropped one spot 2020: Finished 5th, picked 6th. Dropped one spot 2019: Finished 8th, picked 9th. Dropped one spot So, I would hope that if they finished this season with the 5th best record, the WORST they could do would be to move up one stinking place and get the 4th pick, and if they finished "Top" 3 they would get either the #1 or #2 pick. That's my vibe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasoaks Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 56 minutes ago, tommer-1 said: The last few years, the Ducks draft lottery picks have gone: 2022: Finished 10th, picked 10th. No improvement 2021: Finished 2nd, picked 3rd. Dropped one spot 2020: Finished 5th, picked 6th. Dropped one spot 2019: Finished 8th, picked 9th. Dropped one spot So, I would hope that if they finished this season with the 5th best record, the WORST they could do would be to move up one stinking place and get the 4th pick, and if they finished "Top" 3 they would get either the #1 or #2 pick. That's my vibe. My vibe is we have to finish 2nd to last 'cause we probably are moving down 2 spots 'cause somehow of course we will and this guarantees Bedard, Fantilli, Michkov, or Carlsson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorbachav55 Posted January 6 Author Report Share Posted January 6 1 hour ago, tommer-1 said: The last few years, the Ducks draft lottery picks have gone: 2022: Finished 10th, picked 10th. No improvement 2021: Finished 2nd, picked 3rd. Dropped one spot 2020: Finished 5th, picked 6th. Dropped one spot 2019: Finished 8th, picked 9th. Dropped one spot So, I would hope that if they finished this season with the 5th best record, the WORST they could do would be to move up one stinking place and get the 4th pick, and if they finished "Top" 3 they would get either the #1 or #2 pick. That's my vibe. All I see there is that the Ducks deserve the #1 pick. We're due. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BombaysTripleDeke Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 Columbus got the Bedard memo from Chicago. Those teams won’t win another game this season 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasoaks Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 i'm feeling less bad about Arizona since they do have Guenther who just scored 2 goals in the gold medal game including the OT winner.... oh and in my post I meant "down" as in "up" lol we need to still somehow find a way to be 2nd to last so we are guaranteed top 4 picking.... I want bedard so badly, but Fantilli, Michkov, or Carlsson would be fantastic!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtsdlaw Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 15 hours ago, BombaysTripleDeke said: Columbus got the Bedard memo from Chicago. Those teams won’t win another game this season It's shaping up to be quite a race for second (worst) between Columbus and the Ducks. Fortunately, Columbus should get their captain/1C (Jenner) back this week from his broken thumb, so maybe that will help the Ducks tank a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BombaysTripleDeke Posted January 6 Report Share Posted January 6 1 hour ago, dtsdlaw said: It's shaping up to be quite a race for second (worst) between Columbus and the Ducks. Fortunately, Columbus should get their captain/1C (Jenner) back this week from his broken thumb, so maybe that will help the Ducks tank a little. I really hope the Boone effect is real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer_12 Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Rough couple games for the tank. Gibson too good against Dallas. On the plus side, McTavish had himself a game against San Jose, and they still got a point. Can’t lose them all, and if the Ducks are gonna win it’s best to have it happen because of a crucial young player beasting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BombaysTripleDeke Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Blue jackets somehow beat Carolina in a shootout 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommer-1 Posted January 8 Report Share Posted January 8 11 hours ago, Spencer_12 said: Rough couple games for the tank. Gibson too good against Dallas. On the plus side, McTavish had himself a game against San Jose, and they still got a point. Can’t lose them all, and if the Ducks are gonna win it’s best to have it happen because of a crucial young player beasting. Eh, SJ got a point, and CHI got 2 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasoaks Posted January 8 Report Share Posted January 8 On 1/7/2023 at 7:10 AM, Spencer_12 said: Rough couple games for the tank. Gibson too good against Dallas. On the plus side, McTavish had himself a game against San Jose, and they still got a point. Can’t lose them all, and if the Ducks are gonna win it’s best to have it happen because of a crucial young player beasting. i agree. I kinda want to keep seeing the futures (and trade-baiters) playing really well while the ...pasters?...old-timers?....veterans I guess...be the reason we lose lol I want to see McT-TT-Z go beast mode....and score a goal. And then Rico and Silfv make some flubs and they get 2 back. But if we ARE going to win. This is exactly how it might as well should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorbachav55 Posted January 9 Author Report Share Posted January 9 Chicago won! Isn't that two in a row? It's a miracle! All the other bad teams lost. The Ducks are joining them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer_12 Posted January 12 Report Share Posted January 12 The way Ducks finish out January… 5 of 8 games against Philly, Buffalo, Columbus and Arizona (2x). Good news for the tank is all but 1 of them is on the road. I’m still nervous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorbachav55 Posted January 13 Author Report Share Posted January 13 Columbus lost again, and Arizona is on the way down, but Chicago and Montreal both won. It's neck and neck at the halfway mark of this race down the tubes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BombaysTripleDeke Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 43 minutes ago, Gorbachav55 said: Columbus lost again, and Arizona is on the way down, but Chicago and Montreal both won. It's neck and neck at the halfway mark of this race down the tubes. It's pretty astounding that we have a -20 goal differential to Chicago and -18 to Columbus but are ahead of them in the standings. The two games against Arizona and the game in Columbus this month will give us meaningful Ducks hockey! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aksun Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 8 hours ago, BombaysTripleDeke said: It's pretty astounding that we have a -20 goal differential to Chicago and -18 to Columbus but are ahead of them in the standings. The two games against Arizona and the game in Columbus this month will give us meaningful Ducks hockey! Eakins deserves a raise! And a 10-year deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorbachav55 Posted January 13 Author Report Share Posted January 13 Since the Ducks began sucking in 18-19, they have accumulated 30.1 percent odds to win the lottery (I know that's not how it works, but I think it's illustrative for my point). That's 5th in the league behind: Detroit (41.6) New Jersey (41.3) Buffalo (36.6) Ottawa (36) - although Ottawa only gets that high because they owned the Sharks 1st rounder in 2020 Detroit is the only team higher than the Ducks not to win a lottery spot the last four drafts. They and the Ducks are also the only two teams to be in the lottery the last four drafts without winning. The Rangers are by far the luckiest team, but New Jersey has also benefited and is now reaping the rewards. The Ducks are also the only team to move back in the draft three of the last four years (a bunch of other teams have been moved back twice). I guess it's worth saying again: the Ducks are due. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BombaysTripleDeke Posted January 13 Report Share Posted January 13 49 minutes ago, Gorbachav55 said: Since the Ducks began sucking in 18-19, they have accumulated 30.1 percent odds to win the lottery (I know that's not how it works, but I think it's illustrative for my point). That's 5th in the league behind: Detroit (41.6) New Jersey (41.3) Buffalo (36.6) Ottawa (36) - although Ottawa only gets that high because they owned the Sharks 1st rounder in 2020 Detroit is the only team higher than the Ducks not to win a lottery spot the last four drafts. They and the Ducks are also the only two teams to be in the lottery the last four drafts without winning. The Rangers are by far the luckiest team, but New Jersey has also benefited and is now reaping the rewards. The Ducks are also the only team to move back in the draft three of the last four years (a bunch of other teams have been moved back twice). I guess it's worth saying again: the Ducks are due. We are due and always have been. Just hope Gary doesn’t have weighted ping pong balls for Arizona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer_12 Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 BJ’s almost blew a 4-0 lead, but they won 4-3 in the end. Let’s goooo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorbachav55 Posted January 15 Author Report Share Posted January 15 Good job, Columbus, although Chicago and Arizona are both losing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooseDuck Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 Gorby Much can be lamented on NHL Draft Lottery....I am skeptical of the Ducks getting No1 Pick. Ducks should focus on a Plan Just in CASE IF No1 Pick is not awarded to the Ducks on NHL Draft Lottery. DuckPride 4ever MooseDuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer_12 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Habs and Canucks both won tonight. That pushes the gap to 11 points for the Ducks to fall out of the top 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtsdlaw Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 5 hours ago, Spencer_12 said: Habs and Canucks both won tonight. That pushes the gap to 11 points for the Ducks to fall out of the top 5. Ducks starting a 6-game road trip today. They're current 4-14-3 (.262 points %) on the road, so normally they'd be in a good position to solidify their draft spot over the next two weeks. But unfortunately, Arizona is also on a 9-game pointless streak. Ducks-Coyotes on 1/24 and 1/28 is going to be huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommer-1 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 5 hours ago, Spencer_12 said: Habs and Canucks both won tonight. That pushes the gap to 11 points for the Ducks to fall out of the top 5. I don't see ANY way this team finishes better than 28th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BombaysTripleDeke Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Vancouver is going through an existential crisis and are going to make a tanking run. Guess where Connor Bedard is from lol? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasoaks Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, BombaysTripleDeke said: Vancouver is going through an existential crisis and are going to make a tanking run. Guess where Connor Bedard is from lol? the fall of Vancouver is scary...what happened there? They looked so promising 2 years ago.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommer-1 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 9 minutes ago, Jasoaks said: the fall of Vancouver is scary...what happened there? They looked so promising 2 years ago.... Bad GM hire, bad coaching hire? That's not promising... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BombaysTripleDeke Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jasoaks said: the fall of Vancouver is scary...what happened there? They looked so promising 2 years ago.... Travis Green didn't work out as coach, Conor Garland hasn't been what they were hoping for and OEL has been terrible. Sounds like there might be a Federov in the locker room as will in JT Miller and their captain is going to get traded. I agree. 2-3 years ago, there was a ton of optimism that Vancouver was on the rise towards being one of the top teams in the West. If the rumors are true, Rick Tocchet is going to replace Bruce as the coach. Just need them to not implode for the rest of the season. Edited January 16 by BombaysTripleDeke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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