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Originally Posted by Rhettzky
So you're already cheering for a tank next year? Akward. I'm not going to cheer for failure like the clown show up north. And to me instant gratification is cheering for the team to lose so they can pick an 18 year old player you've never seen play in hopes of a 'win-now'. I'll cheer for the franchise to have success at the draft with the hand they are dealt and for the players that we already have to develop to the best of their abilities. But not for the team to lose games.
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How many times does it have to be said;
WINNING AT GARBAGE TIME HAS ABSOLUTELY NO BEARING ON FUTURE SEASONS. THERE IS NO CORRELATION WHATSOEVER BETWEEN WINS UNDER NO PRESSURE AND WINS UNDER THE PRESSURE OF MAKING THE PLAYOFFS. FEASTER HIMSELF HAS DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE FOR HIS TEAM TO LOSE BRINGING UP HEAT PLAYERS AND PUTTING THEN IN THE LINEUP. THIS IS WHAT FLAMES MANAGEMENT WANTS AND RIGHTLY SO.
There is no correlation with the Oilers and their futility. They are the extreme and not the norm. There is a reason even well run franchises like the Devils, Hurricanes, and Predators are tanking. It's akin to folding a bad hand in a game of poker. Playing a bad hand to the end results in losing.