To the league (and by the league I mean the owners), awarding franchise players to the worst teams to save them from relocating or folding trumps any consideration of competitive integrity. To them, a Pittsburgh or a Carolina failing and driving down the value of everyone's franchises is a disaster. A bigger disaster than the competitive integrity of the last 10 or so games being cast in doubt by GMs tanking.
It's just another reminder that the NHL is first and foremost a business. Or, more accurately, a cartel.
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