23 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Reality is that they were never really tanking in the first place. 

Neither was I

A coach and players will always try to win............a GM tanks.

Dammit Jets... you're an embarrassment to the proud (recent) tradition of tanking the NHL... putting in great efforts and beating quality team you have no business beating... I'm so disappointed in you...

Can't say Chevy didn't try

 

Ladd traded

Helle sent down to the A - their best goalie by a long shot

Myers and Enstrom shut down for surgery

Perreault and Little shut down

 

They tried but those damn kids man, they took Buff and Wheelers lead and Scheifs also for that matter and busted their asses and have been a fun team to watch recently. 

randy turner had a good tweet in this regard

 

14 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Can't say Chevy didn't try

 

Ladd traded

Helle sent down to the A - their best goalie by a long shot

Myers and Enstrom shut down for surgery

Perreault and Little shut down

 

They tried but those damn kids man, they took Buff and Wheelers lead and Scheifs also for that matter and busted their asses and have been a fun team to watch recently. 

Yup.  Pressure off which can have a major impact.  Scheif and Trouba playing for contracts.  An angry Wheeler sick of losing.  It all conspired to create a strong effort and good results.

1 hour ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

randy turner had a good tweet in this regard

 

He must have stolen that from someone because Turner is not that clever.

11 hours ago, Ducky said:

A coach and players will always try to win............a GM tanks.

That's actually a really good point, never thought of it that way.

Ya, and I agree with Goalie's comment except maybe Ladd....I think if Ladd agreed to Chevy's offer, he would have been signed. Happy he wasn't though......I trust Chevy's judgement...it's Maurice's I'm starting to wonder about.