Tanking is much more prevalent in the NBA than the NHL. Sure team's suck at times in the NHL when rebuilding and they do try to get higher draft picks... but I don't think team's go out of their way to be completely awful like they do in the NBA. In the NBA getting one uber star puts you right in the playoffs... doesn't work that way in hockey.
I suppose its possible teams could go crazy next year for McDavid but up until now its never really been a battle of be the worst.
|