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Originally Posted by FakenHaken
I liked the Fan 960 idea this morning to be honest.
The idea I think is this once a team is mathematically elimanted from the playoffs. Then the team with the most points accumulated between then and the end of the season gets the first pick and so on down the line.
For Example:
If Columbus were eliminated from the playoffs on game 60 then they would have game 61 - 82 to try and accumulate the most amount of points possible. Let's say that is 10 points.
If Edmonton were eliminated from the playoffs on game 72. Then they would have game 73 - 82 to try and accumulate the most amount of points possible. Let's say 5 points and came in 4th.
In this example Columbus picks first and then Team 2, Team 3, and then Edmonth 4th.
This would prevent the tanking theory, but it would still bring fans to the rink trying to cheer their team onto victory.
Also, I'd stop being a fan of the Edmonton Oilers, Carolina Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers, Colorado Avalanche, Nashville Predators. It's too hard cheering for all these teams to win.
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The sample size of games after teams get eliminated from the playoffs is far too small to determine something as important as draft order. The Oilers were the 2nd worst team in the league last season and they weren't technically eliminated from playoff contention until after game 74 of the season. Most teams aren't eliminated until the final few games which would place a disproportionate amount of emphasis on a few games rather than the much larger sample of of an 82 game season.