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Originally Posted by fotze
I'd be curious if the tanking is higher than usual this year. Not sure how you would measure it, but it sure seems like it.
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I think teams being bunched up in the shortened season makes it seem like it because there are more teams in the running.
Over a long season Florida would be clearly in last place, with Colorado likely a much bigger gap between them and the 3rd last team.
Calgary probably would be in a race only for 4/5/6 but because of the short season it seems like we have a realistic shot at the bottom 2.
Also, for a team like Carolina maybe they get Ward back for the last half of the season in a 82 game schedule and all of a sudden they are out of the running for the bottom picks.
It could be this year more teams are tanking but I think the shortened season is playing a big role in how it looks.