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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
Right.... but that team will have probably 14th pick, so you haven't changed anything for them anyway.
What it changes things for is a team like the Oilers, losing 10 in a row to finish the season, and getting a top 5 pick as a result.
This way they get 12th maybe.
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I disagree.
If you start accumulating these "points" once you're out of the playoffs, then the team that falls out of the playoffs earlier has an advantage the majority of the time. An example of a relegated team losing 10 in a row isn't a reasonable one to guide policy because it is an outlier scenario. If you look at the league standings now, the bottom three teams are picking up an average of 0.8 points per game. In the majority of years this method will simply reward those who cash out early.