On Tuesday, the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins and you can bet those on the Mike Valenti Show on 97.1 The Ticket have their panties in a bunch.
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You see, Valenti and his lapdogs have consistently been pushing for the Red Wings to tank (lose on purpose) so the team has a better chance at getting the No. 1 overall pick. It's a concept that may work in video games but when HUMAN BEINGS are involved, they are going to try to win every game they play.
Following Tuesday's win over the Penguins, Red Wings' goaltender Jimmy Howard was asked by 97.1 The Ticket's Jeff Riger about what he thinks when he hears the Wings should tank.
Howard took the opportunity to call out 97.1.
asked Jimmy Howard what he thinks when he hears that the Wings should tank? "I have 97.1 on all the time…I think it's a farce, I don't think anyone should do that. This is a competitive game, we all understand the situation but as soon as that pucks dropped" thye try to win.
— Jeff Riger (@riger1984) April 3, 2019
Nation, what do you think would be best for the Red Wings? Winning as many games as possible or tanking?
Here are some comments by Red Wings' head coach Jeff Blashill.
Blashill "the lottery system is the furthest thing from full proof that the lower you finish that you're going to get that pick, that's #1. #2, I think there are other organizations that maybe at times have done something similar and they're still in that situation"
— Jeff Riger (@riger1984) April 3, 2019
Blashill on other teams that have fully tanked "they didn't field great lineups, they didn't win (the lottery) and they still have culture issues"
— Jeff Riger (@riger1984) April 3, 2019
Blashill "I understand it, I'd love to have a great player in the draft too, sometimes that great player comes at 1, sometimes that great player comes at 5 like Elias Pettersson, sometimes that great player comes at 21 you just don't know for sure, it's a hard business predicting
— Jeff Riger (@riger1984) April 3, 2019
Blashill "the success of the young players that we have on our roster today is way more important than any draft pick we're going to get for the near future. They're going to have the biggest impact for the next couple years, more than anybody else."
— Jeff Riger (@riger1984) April 3, 2019
