Phil Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Chicago wins. Big tank victory for the Rangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravesy Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 The Edmonton Oilers :palm: The absolute fucking state of that team. How do you lose - at home - to a turbo tanking New Jersey Devils whilst in a good vein of form and chasing a wild card spot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I think at this point it's safe to say that the worst 4 teams are locked up as: Ottawa, LA, Detroit, and Anaheim. I don't think anyone is going to "catch" them. I do think 5-9 can still be battled for but I just feel this Rangers team is too competitive still, even without Zuc and Hayes, to drop all that far. I'm thinking we end up drafting 9 or 10 unless we get extremely lucky with the ping-pong balls. Only posted this two weeks ago and I was fairly wrong with predicting how sucky the Devils were. They've sucked their way into the bottom 4 with their beer-league lineup. Now they're only 3 points out of the bottom 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodrigueGabriel Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Holy moly. The Sabres won a game. St. Louis must be completely losing its shit. Sent from my [device_name] using http://Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravesy Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Vancouver win to overtake the Rangers. Anaheim win to go even on 69 points. 5th from last look achievable right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Vancouver win to overtake the Rangers. Anaheim win to go even on 69 points. 5th from last look achievable right now. 5th would be huge, still cant see it happening tho. So typical rangers to end the season on a 5 game win streak and end up 8-9th last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravesy Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 5th would be huge, still cant see it happening tho. So typical rangers to end the season on a 5 game win streak and end up 8-9th last. It would be typical. Remaining games: Vs Det @ Tor VS Pit @ Bos VS Stl @ Phi @Njd VS Ott VS Cbj @ Pit I can definitely see them going something like 2-8 in that stretch, virtually guaranteeing 5th from last. But yeah, I worry they'll go something like 5-5 and fucking it all up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodrigueGabriel Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 It would be typical. Remaining games: Vs Det @ Tor VS Pit @ Bos VS Stl @ Phi @Njd VS Ott VS Cbj @ Pit I can definitely see them going something like 2-8 in that stretch, virtually guaranteeing 5th from last. But yeah, I worry they'll go something like 5-5 and fucking it all up. It is definitely going way too smoothly at this point to think anything other than disaster is around the corner. (Said 50 years of watching the Rangers.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long live the King Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Round One #6 - NYR #24 - WPG Round Two #37 - NYR #47 - DAL (Becomes a 1st if DAL advances to the 3rd round Zucc plays in 50% of the playoff games) #62 - TBL (Becomes pick #31 if TBL wins the cup) Round Three #68 - NYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Tomorrow's game is big. One of the 3 very winnable games left of the schedule for us. Hopefully Zibs ends up in Quinn's doghouse tomorrow night to increase the tank effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Let's also keep the losses in regulation, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Canucks beat Blackhawks in OT, perfect result. Just need Ducks to pass us and then we're 5th last, no chance of falling any lower than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosenvold Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Only posted this two weeks ago and I was fairly wrong with predicting how sucky the Devils were. They've sucked their way into the bottom 4 with their beer-league lineup. Now they're only 3 points out of the bottom 2. The Devils are a very good lesson for ourselves in a couple of years. A re-build is not a perfect sinus curve. You might be good one year, then bottom out the next, but still be on the right track with a re-build. If the Rangers make a heroic playoff push in 2019/20, it's not impossible that they collapse and go bottom-5 in 2020/21. That's the nature of a re-build and another reason why the notion of intentionally "shortening" or "prolonging" the rebuild is a little naive. This is sports - nothing goes as planned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Too bad the west is so weak, dropping back almost 10 picks on that Winnipeg pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravesy Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Canucks beat Blackhawks in OT, perfect result. Just need Ducks to pass us and then we're 5th last, no chance of falling any lower than that. A loss tonight opens the door ever so slightly for the Red Wings to catch up. But yeah, 5th from last is probably the best they can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuc Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 A loss tonight opens the door ever so slightly for the Red Wings to catch up. But yeah, 5th from last is probably the best they can get. Would still be 6 and 7 points down to Devils and Red Wings with 9 games remaining. Ofcourse not impossible, but cant see any of them winning 4 of the last 9 while we lose all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravesy Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Yeah, I thought the Wings were on 65 points for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThirtyONE Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 If they can settle into 5th, I'll be thrilled. Gives them a good chance at the top 2 but whoever's there at #5 will be a solid pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravesy Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 If they can settle into 5th, I'll be thrilled. Gives them a good chance at the top 2 but whoever's there at #5 will be a solid pick. Yeah, unless they go on a streak in the last 10 games the Rangers will be drafting a really good player with their 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Too bad the west is so weak, dropping back almost 10 picks on that Winnipeg pick I dunno, man. If I'm Winnipeg, I want that division title like a fat kid wants cake. STL in the first round feels like an upset just waiting to happen for whichever poor soul finishes 2nd in the Central. If Winnipeg loses the division and then loses in round 1, that pick could be somewhere in the 20-ish range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Yeah, unless they go on a streak in the last 10 games the Rangers will be drafting a really good player with their 1st.They will be in good draft position, yes. Player they wind up with is anyone's guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravesy Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 They will be in good draft position, yes. Player they wind up with is anyone's guess. I'm choosing to believe last years 1st round moves is the new standard. I'm aware this could come back to bite me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosenvold Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 If they can settle into 5th, I'll be thrilled. Gives them a good chance at the top 2 but whoever's there at #5 will be a solid pick. Absolutely - however, finishing 5th-last most likely means drafting #6 or 7. Actually, for the 5th-last, there is higher chance of drafting #1 than #5. That's also why every place matters. Not so much to improve the percentages, but to improve the "worst case scenario". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I'm choosing to believe last years 1st round moves is the new standard. I'm aware this could come back to bite me.Bless your positive outlook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodrigueGabriel Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Absolutely - however, finishing 5th-last most likely means drafting #6 or 7. Actually, for the 5th-last, there is higher chance of drafting #1 than #5. That's also why every place matters. Not so much to improve the percentages, but to improve the "worst case scenario". Right! Didn't take too many spins at Tankathon to realize that at the 5th or 6th slot, NYR are much more likely to slide down 1-2 (possibly, but not likely 3) picks than to make the top 3. Slot number 4 would be the worst, where you would have only a 2.1% chance of actually drafting 4th. The odds levelize for drafting at your standings slot (as in NYR was in the 9th slot last year and picked 9th) at about number 8. The table in this article is great and was done for 2017, when there were still 14 teams that missed the playoffs, but VGK was in the mix. http://sinbin.vegas/understanding-the-nhl-draft-lottery/ Would love to see an updated version, but haven't been able to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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