This was discussed on the FAN a few days ago, so of course Francis is bringing it up again as a new idea.
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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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Thing is, I think this would just cause a different type of tanking earlier in the season to get mathmatically eliminated as soon as possible and then start winning again. Also, this would potentially reward the "best of the worst" to tank and then start winning games in order to win the draft.
I think the idea has potential for providing more entertainment but I do not think it answers the fundamental problem of allowing the worst teams to draft good players in order to become competitive again without rewarding the same teams for tanking over and over again to acquire star talent.