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Originally Posted by SebC
The bottom teams would still tank... they're not going to go from 2nd worst to best after the plaoyffs.
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Right now we have 4-5 teams whose organizations are trying to have them lose to improve their draft position.
The Flames are one of them.
I would much rather have the Flames organization playing full out to win the last 4 games and finish as the best team after the trade deadline AND to earn a realistic shot at the 2nd or 4th pick overall.
Right now the best thing the organization could do would be to pull the goalie at the start of the second period and try to keep the score within 5.
These are all road games and would likely get as much or more TV viewership if the Flames made a point of trying to lose them.
Would Nashville do the same and try to be worse than the Flames?
If the Flames mange to lose their last 4 games and get a top 5 pick that is so much better than trading their first and Pittsburgh's first to move from 9th spot to 5th spot. basically an organization decision is worth as much as the best part of the return that they got for their all time franchise player. That is just wrong.
Edmonton...... with the best roster in the NHL according to Lowe..... is likely going to get a better draft pick than the Flames...... how wrong is this? 2 pts since the dead-line and only got those because Colorado who has 3 #1 centres that are better than the Flames have had at least since Langkow was healthy is tanking even worse.