Tryamkin throws 'em, Team Tank celebrates, Vancouver Canucks fall to Stars
March 17, 2017, 2:12 PM ET [206 Comments]
Carol Schram
Vancouver Canucks Blogger • RSS • Archive • CONTACT
Thursday March 16 - Dallas Stars 4 - Vancouver Canucks 2
If you're rooting for the Vancouver Canucks to finish as low as possible in the standings in hopes of improving their draft lottery odds, Thursday's game was a winner for you.
The Canucks finished out their homestand with a 4-2 loss to the Dallas Stars, allowing their opponent to leapfrog them in the Western Conference standings.
Here are your highlights:
Personally, I'm not a supporter of the Team Tank philosophy—this year, or any year. There are so many variables that go into successfully developing an NHL prospect, from his fit with the organization to how he's developed to injury challenges.
Also, the draft lottery is constructed to offer a degree of reward to teams that finish lower in the standings, but even in a normal year, a last-place finish only guarantees a 20 percent chance of a first-overall pick—meaning there's an 80 percent chance that team won't pick first.
This year, the expansion Las Vegas Golden Knights have also been added to the mix. They'll receive the same odds as the team that finishes 28th overall.
Frank Seravalli of TSN breaks down how the odds this year with a handy chart. Instead of a 20 percent chance of getting the first pick, the last-place team's odds this year will drop to 17.9 percent.
For the 28th place team—and Las Vegas—the odds drop from 11.5 to 10.3 percent, and odds also drop a bit all the way down the rest of the list.
Also an issue this year—the top prospects in this year's draft pool aren't at the same level as the impact players that we've seen in the last couple of year.
As Seravalli puts it, "The fact that Nolan Patrick and Nico Hischier – the two players battling it out to be No. 1 – aren’t expected to make the same immediate impact as Matthews has also kept teams focused on closing out the season in a winning fashion."
Speaking very generally, I'm thinking of this year's draft as being similar to 2012. Nail Yakupov proved to be a huge disappointment as a first-overall pick—he has six points in his 35 games with St. Louis this year and 117 points in 287 total games over five NHL seasons.
Click here for a closer look at that first round from 2012. Alex Galchenyuk is certainly a player, chosen at No. 3, but Filip Forsberg, chosen at 11—and traded by Washington to Nashville for rental player Martin Erat—is probably the best of the bunch.
Another thing that makes the 2012 draft interesting is the fact that eight of the top 10 players chosen that year were defensemen. That allows for a bit more of an apples-and-apples comparison than we're normally able to do with top picks who all play different positions.
Here's a reminder of that order of selection of the blueliners:
No. 2 - Ryan Murray - Columbus
No. 4 - Griffin Reinhart - New York Islanders
No. 5 - Morgan Rielly - Toronto
No. 6 - Hampus Lindholm - Anaheim
No. 7 - Matt Dumba - Minnesota
No. 8 - Derrick Pouliot - Pittsburgh
No. 9 - Jacob Trouba - Winnipeg
No. 10 - Slater Koekkoek - Tampa Bay
Safe to say if we had a do-over today, five years down the road, that order would be different?
My point is that a team can finish near the bottom of the standings—and can even be rewarded in the draft lottery—but there's still no guarantee that a higher pick is going to turn out better than a player chosen a bit later.
So, I left Thursday's game disappointed that the Canucks lost another game in the final 20 minutes—outshot 20-9 and outscored 2-0 in the third period on their way to their third straight home loss. But if you're a Team Tank believer, you ended the night with a smile on your face—not only did Dallas leapfrog the Canucks, but Carolina and New Jersey also won and the Detroit/Arizona game was a three-pointer, with the Wings taking the win in the shootout.
The Canucks wake up today in 27th place in the standings—now below Dallas and Detroit, just one point up on New Jersey in 28th and only four points ahead of Arizona in 29th.
There's a real chance they can fall even farther in their last 12 games—eight of which are on the road, including the next five. If the Canucks have been running out of gas when trying to close out games on a nicely spaced-out homestand, what's going to happen over the next week in Edmonton, Chicago, St. Louis, Minnesota and Winnipeg?
One positive—the team could get some players back from the infirmary over the next week.
Chris Tanev also took part in Friday's optional skate before the team hops the plane for its next game, Saturday in Edmonton.
Jim Benning had a radio appearance on Thursday. Among other things, he addressed the health of his team's injured players.
Today at 5:23 am by Rocky
» A deputy expects to resolve the issue of electing the Speaker of Parliament next week
Today at 5:22 am by Rocky
» Obtaining the approval of the Minister of Electricity to fill the energy shortage in Dhi Qar
Today at 5:21 am by Rocky
» Economist on the decline in dollar prices: My time and it will not reach its official price
Today at 5:20 am by Rocky
» The Iraqi Ministerial Council for National Security approves the 2024-2028 strategy
Today at 5:18 am by Rocky
» Mulla Bakhtiar: Nechirvan Barzani's visit to Iran melted the ice between Erbil and Tehran
Today at 5:17 am by Rocky
» Password "78"... Why did the Sudanese government's interrogations and noisy sessions decline?
Today at 5:16 am by Rocky
» JP Morgan forecasts an increase in the oil capacity of Iraq and other countries in 2025
Today at 5:15 am by Rocky
» Turkish Minister of Transport: The development road will cost $20 billion
Today at 5:13 am by Rocky
» The Supreme Committee for Reconstruction and Investment approves a package of strategic projects
Today at 5:12 am by Rocky
» Work: Preparing a unified national strategy to create job opportunities for youth
Today at 5:11 am by Rocky
» The Prime Minister's financial advisor reduces the risks of the budget deficit
Today at 5:10 am by Rocky
» Sudanese announces the signing of an agreement with Japan to finance small and medium enterprises in
Today at 5:09 am by Rocky
» Government Advisor: The Securities Commission represents the governance base for promoting financial
Today at 5:08 am by Rocky
» A unified national strategy to create job opportunities for youth
Today at 5:07 am by Rocky
» A one-week deadline to decide the position of Speaker of Parliament
Today at 5:06 am by Rocky
» Parliament: We coordinate with the competent regulatory authorities to examine medicines
Today at 5:04 am by Rocky
» The Commission suspends the Kurdistan Parliament's voting procedures
Today at 5:03 am by Rocky
» $100 million to localize the pharmaceutical industry
Today at 5:01 am by Rocky
» Increase in external remittances at the Central Bank
Today at 5:00 am by Rocky
» A government advisor reduces the risks of a budget deficit
Today at 4:54 am by Rocky
» Culture: We seek to invest in the stability of the country to advance the tourism sector
Today at 4:53 am by Rocky
» Integrity announces the results of a questionnaire on bribery in real estate registration department
Today at 4:50 am by Rocky
» Parliament comments on Sudanese plan to restructure the government apparatus: It needs radical refor
Today at 4:49 am by Rocky
» The dollar rises again against the Iraqi dinar in Baghdad
Today at 4:45 am by Rocky
» Politician: The government does not deal transparently with the issue of expelling the Americans
Today at 4:43 am by Rocky
» A government bank participating in an accounting project
Today at 4:42 am by Rocky
» Masrour Barzani: The Kurdistan Regional Government has implemented all its obligations and duties
Today at 4:41 am by Rocky
» French Consul: France strengthens relations with the Kurdistan Region
Today at 4:39 am by Rocky
» Studies Center: Sudanese faces the challenges of maintaining sustainable relations with the United S
Today at 4:38 am by Rocky
» “The absence of democracy is not possible.” The federal government remains silent on the postponemen
Today at 4:37 am by Rocky
» Taqadum Party: The absence of the Speaker of Parliament disrupted the general amnesty law
Today at 4:36 am by Rocky
» The file of oil export through Turkish territory is under the control of politicians
Today at 4:33 am by Rocky
» For the sake of the position of president and the budget schedules... there is a preference for exte
Today at 4:32 am by Rocky
» “If you bring the equipment, let’s begin.” Revealing the secrets of Erdogan’s visit to Iraq and the
Today at 4:31 am by Rocky
» Parliamentary moves to approve the Human Organ and Tissue Bank Law
Today at 4:29 am by Rocky
» Electricity embarks on an 11-axis plan to develop the energy sector
Today at 4:27 am by Rocky
» Al-Asadi announces work on legislating a law on occupational health and safety
Today at 4:26 am by Rocky
» Al-Rasheed: Increasing the amount of loans for restoration and maintenance of buildings to 50 millio
Today at 4:25 am by Rocky
» Under the chairmanship of Al-Sudani, Reconstruction and Investment agree on projects related to elec
Today at 4:24 am by Rocky
» Baghdad and Tehran.. New discussions regarding railway connectivity to transport visitors between th
Today at 4:23 am by Rocky
» Immigration: Our plan focuses on the voluntary return of displaced persons and rejecting their house
Today at 4:22 am by Rocky
» An Iraqi trade delegation in Iran to facilitate the export of agricultural crops to Iraq
Today at 4:21 am by Rocky
» Sudanese launches work on the Union Mills Project in Babil Governorate
Today at 4:19 am by Rocky
» Parliamentary demands to resolve the selection of the Speaker of Parliament next week: So far, there
Today at 4:18 am by Rocky
» Sudanese inaugurates a sugar production factory expansion project and three other factories
Today at 4:17 am by Rocky
» Al-Sudani confirms the unlimited support from the government to develop the success story in the pri
Today at 4:16 am by Rocky
» From Babylon... Al-Sudani announces the referral of the large Hilla sewerage project, phase two, to
Today at 4:15 am by Rocky
» Al-Sudani: The factories that opened in Babylon provide more than 4,000 job opportunities
Today at 4:14 am by Rocky
» A representative calls for the payment of lucrative compensation to farmers after the flooding of wh
Today at 4:13 am by Rocky
» Government Advisor: The Securities Commission represents the governance base for promoting financial
Today at 4:12 am by Rocky
» utube MM&C 5/7/24 Iraq Dinar- IQD Update - Regional Trade - A Progession of Reforms - A Global Bac
Yesterday at 6:53 am by Rocky
» MM&C The Iraqi Private Banks Association told NEWS: These are the results of the Prime Minister’s me
Yesterday at 6:52 am by Rocky
» After a break of more than 9 years.. the resumption of a government trade meeting between Iraq and A
Yesterday at 6:51 am by Rocky
» Deputy: The general amnesty law will be passed
Yesterday at 6:46 am by Rocky
» A change in the fuel smuggling map... “control” over the central ports and “laxity” in the north
Yesterday at 6:43 am by Rocky
» Al-Sudani takes three urgent decisions to block the wheat mafias in Iraq
Yesterday at 6:41 am by Rocky
» Electricity embarks on an 11-axis plan to develop the energy sector
Yesterday at 6:39 am by Rocky
» “Thug and smuggler.” A female representative talks about a crocodile in Parliament blackmailing exec
Yesterday at 6:37 am by Rocky
» Al-Sudani told the US State Department: Iraq is keen to strengthen its democratic system
Yesterday at 6:36 am by Rocky
» The Central Bank sells more than $275 million at auction today
Yesterday at 6:34 am by Rocky
» The Minister of Commerce stresses the observance of the Iraqi standard in the supply of goods
Yesterday at 6:33 am by Rocky
» The Iraqi Trade Bank announces its participation in the process of localizing the salaries of Kurdis
Yesterday at 6:32 am by Rocky
» Iraq adopts an advanced system to combat money laundering and terrorist financing
Yesterday at 5:25 am by Rocky
» Increase in Euphrates River levels due to Turkish water releases
Yesterday at 5:22 am by Rocky
» Demands the need to legislate the capital law
Yesterday at 5:21 am by Rocky
» Parliament decided to extend the legislative term by one month
Yesterday at 5:20 am by Rocky
» A bank participating in the process of localizing the salaries of employees in the region
Yesterday at 5:18 am by Rocky
» Parliamentary request to the Ministry of Finance regarding defense mobilization dues/document
Yesterday at 5:17 am by Rocky
» Dollar prices in Baghdad and Kurdistan today
Yesterday at 5:16 am by Rocky
» Al-Rasheed decides to increase the ceiling for granting “construction” loans to 75 million dinars
Yesterday at 5:14 am by Rocky
» A government plan to expand the construction of water harvesting dams
Yesterday at 5:12 am by Rocky
» Frozen or banned? An Iranian official reveals the fate of Tehran’s money in Baghdad
Yesterday at 5:11 am by Rocky
» The Iraqi Trade Bank participates in the process of localizing the salaries of Kurdistan Region empl
Yesterday at 5:10 am by Rocky
» Finance confirms the Iraqi government's desire to benefit from the expertise of French companies
Yesterday at 5:09 am by Rocky
» After targeting its branch in Kurdistan... Dana Gas announces a decrease in its profits to $38 milli
Yesterday at 5:08 am by Rocky
» A parliamentary understanding to extend the legislative term to approve the 2024 budget schedules
Yesterday at 5:08 am by Rocky
» Stopping the Commission’s procedures regarding the region’s elections
Yesterday at 5:06 am by Rocky
» Foreign oil companies violate Iraqi laws
Yesterday at 5:05 am by Rocky
» The position of Speaker of Parliament depends on the political agreement
Yesterday at 5:04 am by Rocky
» The Ministry of Finance decides to send the April salary to the Kurdistan region
Yesterday at 5:02 am by Rocky
» It did not reach the Council.. Parliament determines the mechanisms for dealing with the 2024 budget
Yesterday at 5:01 am by Rocky
» 88 projects awaiting resolution.. What will happen to the stalled laws in Parliament? - Urgent
Yesterday at 5:00 am by Rocky
» Al-Sudani receives the US Undersecretary of State
Yesterday at 4:59 am by Rocky
» It did not reach the Council.. Parliament determines the mechanisms for dealing with the 2024 budget
Yesterday at 4:57 am by Rocky
» Advisor to Al-Sudani: Sanctions on 32 private banks caused financial problems inside Iraq (video)
Yesterday at 4:56 am by Rocky
» An expert comments on the use of the Iraqi currency in commercial transactions with Iran
Yesterday at 4:54 am by Rocky
» Why does Iraq depend on foreign banks for dollar transfers?
Yesterday at 4:53 am by Rocky
» Deputy: The fuel smuggling map in Iraq has “radically changed” from what it was years ago
Yesterday at 4:52 am by Rocky
» Petroleum Products announces a decrease in gasoline imports by about 8 million liters
Yesterday at 4:51 am by Rocky
» Government advisor: Collections will shift almost completely to electronic payment in the middle of
Yesterday at 4:49 am by Rocky
» Complete decisions of the Council of Ministers session
Yesterday at 4:48 am by Rocky
» Al-Sudani chairs the first meeting to restructure the government apparatus
Yesterday at 4:47 am by Rocky
» The National University holds its second international scientific conference with the participation
Yesterday at 4:46 am by Rocky
» Parliamentary proposals to extend the legislative term of the House of Representatives to resolve th
Yesterday at 4:45 am by Rocky
» Hanoun: We are working on preparing a six-year strategy to combat corruption based on technology
Yesterday at 4:44 am by Rocky
» The Ministerial Council for the Economy decides to stop the import of 6 crops due to their abundance
Yesterday at 4:42 am by Rocky
» Minister of Industry: He turned to Chinese companies to supply Iraq with spongy iron ores
Yesterday at 4:42 am by Rocky
» A foreign report reveals the existence of an undeclared Iraqi-British agreement regarding asylum see
Yesterday at 4:41 am by Rocky