Its a black mark on the league and should be considered an embarrassment. I understand the philosophy of letting the weaker teams draft higher, but there needs to be an incentive to actually compete. Also, teams like the Oilers should not be consistently rewarded with top assets every year just becuase they mask continuous suckage as some type of amazing management strategy. That is horse manure.
The integrety of the league and the game really takes a hit when you look at whats going on this season.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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