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Originally Posted by GoJetsGo
As usual, you're just looking to whine.
“Some guys are more worried about their Vegas trip at the end of the season than playing the remaining games. Quite frankly I don’t care about your Vegas trip right now. It’s not constructive,” said JS Giguere following yet another defeat in a string of up and down performances. “It’s embarrassing. I’m embarrassed to be here right now. It’s not even funny.”
That was a talented team that just stopped playing part way through the shortened season. This was admitted by a member of the team flat out. The management knew this, and had to know how terrible of a coach Saco was. Yet there was no change.
Sure, there are a select few who throw out the term 'tank' to loosely. But that was the biggest example for an actual tank job in recent memory.
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No it wasn't. Giguere calling out the team wasn't mid season either, the season was almost complete. They also ended up getting rid of those players rumoured to be involved in the Vegas trip ( O'Brien and Galliardi.
There are very few teams that have a never die attitude and also pick in the top 5, outside of maybe Nashville the Flames are the only team like that. What people continuously fail to understand is that Roy was their guy since 2009 (They contacted him but he refused, didn't feel ready for the NHL yet) hiring a new coach midseason when the season is already lost makes zero sense.
As for the ROR situation, it was Pierre LaCroix who negotiated with Ryan O'Reilly and he was very much in the old-school mindset of lowballing young players and not bending when It came to contracts, and if they didn't budge, then he sent them packing. (Ex: Chris Drury to Calgary)
So really it wasn't tanking at all it was inept management just like the Oilers, the Oilers never tanked they just genuinely suck and yet I don't hear anything from Tampa about tanking. They were equally as bad last year and it's almost equally as impressive this year and no one says anything about them tanking.