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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
The new draft lottery rules should really be called the "Oilers" rule. Teams must be annoyed that the Oilers continue to be given the best opportunities at improving their future by purposefully failing. It must be a huge annoyance for GMs like David Poile, Lou Lamourillo, etc to see that their hard work is made worse by a Tambellini/Lowe duo who get rewarded for failure. I understand to keep the fan base in each market there must be hope for the future, but there needs to be a compelling reason to try and compete EACH and every season. It hurts the integrity of the league to have these Oiler like teams purposefully go for a higher draft pick.
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I've always said, give the team that finishes highest and misses the playoffs the first pick. It's not something teams can "tank" for, and owners would hate losing out on millions just to have a chance at some kid that MIGHT help the team. And if you do end up with the first pick, you're already a team on the verge of making the playoffs. Second pick would go to the second highest non-playoff team and so on. Finishing last overall will net you the 14th pick (not bad) and reason to improve next year.