Beef Jerky Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I have a feeling the players want to stick it to the fans CBF That would be the dumbest thing the players could ever do... That would make me think they don't want to be on the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 That would be the dumbest thing the players could ever do... That would make me think they don't want to be on the team. I remember hearing how much they were cheering and how much of a party it was in the locker room after their last win CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Has there ever, in the history of sports, been such a blatant, publicized attempt by a sports franchise to tank the season for a draft pick? I'm "pro-tank" by the way...I just couldn't think of another comparable example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Has there ever, in the history of sports, been such a blatant, publicized attempt by a sports franchise to tank the season for a draft pick? I'm "pro-tank" by the way...I just couldn't think of another comparable example. Haven't the 76ers lost every game over the past 4 years now? I hear them mentioned constantly any time I turn on ESPN. Maybe it just doesn't get as much attention in bounceyball since just about every bottom feeder team is accused of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 (edited) Has there ever, in the history of sports, been such a blatant, publicized attempt by a sports franchise to tank the season for a draft pick? I'm "pro-tank" by the way...I just couldn't think of another comparable example. Plenty, in hockey alone. Was just a differnt time with no internets and no twitterers. I think there is even a 30 for 30 on the Quins tanking for Mario. Read this. You think Sabres are tanking, Piitsburgh perfected it. Dude who played the last 5 games in goal. Ever played and an NHL GAME before, or after, those 5 games gave Pittsburgh Mario. http://theloserpoint.com/article/did-1983-84-penguins-tank-get-mario-lemieux Capitals tanked, and tanked hard, year OVECHkin came out. Edited April 10, 2015 by plenzmd1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Has there ever, in the history of sports, been such a blatant, publicized attempt by a sports franchise to tank the season for a draft pick? I'm "pro-tank" by the way...I just couldn't think of another comparable example. Arizona Coyotes, 2015 Beautiful comment from my wife: My two favorite teams are the Sabres and whoever's playing the Sabres. Sports Club Stats still gives us a 90% chance, which leads me to believe they are full of it. If we manage to win tonight, tomorrow's home game against Pittsburgh will be a nightmare. I can envision the home crowd booing the team if they take a lead. Do they give any rational behind their stats? Like I said, I want to bet these odds. They've been stupid all along............Anybody who actually watches the games or has a human brain, and not a computer, would not have put it at 98% last Saturday. How far fetched is it for a team that's playing like they think the Cup is on the line to win three in a row, while a team that is obviously tanking on the ice would lose three in a row? Those are not 98% odds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Jerky Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I would just forfeit the game... Or keep most of the good players off the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Capitals tanked, and tanked hard, year OVECHkin came out. Washington finished second last that year but won the lottery. It was a big drop from previous seasons, but I've never heard a tank accusation thrown their way before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 (edited) Arizona Coyotes, 2015 Yeah, count me among the mystified at how the Sabres get all this bad press for tanking while no one says a word about AZ. p.s. I recall the Colts making a pretty good run for Andrew Luck Edited April 10, 2015 by KD in CT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 THE TANK IS COMPLETE! THE LOTTERY IS APRIL 18th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I'm doing shots of fireball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Plenty, in hockey alone. Was just a differnt time with no internets and no twitterers. I think there is even a 30 for 30 on the Quins tanking for Mario. Read this. You think Sabres are tanking, Piitsburgh perfected it. Dude who played the last 5 games in goal. Ever played and an NHL GAME before, or after, those 5 games gave Pittsburgh Mario. http://theloserpoint.com/article/did-1983-84-penguins-tank-get-mario-lemieux Capitals tanked, and tanked hard, year OVECHkin came out. The Caps didn't tank that year. They just sucked. Badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I wonder if the Pegulas are dancing on their boat like they did when the Bills got Shady McCoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I wonder if the Pegulas are dancing on their boat like they did when the Bills got Shady McCoy I'm sure there's some celebrating going on. What a journey of garbage that was. I feel as drained as I did after Game 5 of the Rangers' series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Yeah, count me among the mystified at how the Sabres get all this bad press for tanking while no one says a word about AZ. p.s. I recall the Colts making a pretty good run for Andrew Luck The AZ players were obviously tanking. The bad press was due to the Buffalo News. They totally exaggerated what happened during that Coyotes game and the games afterward, and national press who didn't know anything about it picked it up..............Their massive coverage of that game was already written before the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 The AZ players were obviously tanking. The bad press was due to the Buffalo News. They totally exaggerated what happened during that Coyotes game and the games afterward, and national press who didn't know anything about it picked it up..............Their massive coverage of that game was already written before the game. The 'Puck Daddy' a--holes on Yahoo have been whining about the Sabres since November. Glad it's over. I stopped by the Sabres board earlier and yikes--- can't believe people were still so anti-tank after 80 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I'm talking more about the press getting on the fans. That didn't start till that AZ game here. Those SS people seem pretty nuts. In December, a whole lot were convinced that the Sabres were a good team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I feel like we won the Stanley Cup but are playoffs were two whole seasons! Thank God it's over!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 When is the lottery? Draft is in June but the only schedules I see for when the actual lottery happens say TBD. Any hockey fans know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 When is the lottery? Draft is in June but the only schedules I see for when the actual lottery happens say TBD. Any hockey fans know? i think it's 4/18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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