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Skaloper · 12-23-2013, 10:58 AM

The answer is as soon as you are mathematically eliminated you start earning points toward your draft pick based on your performance in the remaining games. This gives the worst teams a huge edge as they start accumulating points before teams ahead of them but teams that tank toward the end of the season once they know they are out of it are not rewarded they still need to get points to better their draft position. The tie-breaking category would then look at the overall standings.

It might also help to include the last 10 games played since before they were officially eliminated to avoid situations where teams could "Tank" to get points sooner

Only negative in this design is that teams would not be as likely to call up young players for try-outs.

12-23-2013, 10:58 AM	#23
Skaloper First Line Centre Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: BC Exp:	The answer is as soon as you are mathematically eliminated you start earning points toward your draft pick based on your performance in the remaining games. This gives the worst teams a huge edge as they start accumulating points before teams ahead of them but teams that tank toward the end of the season once they know they are out of it are not rewarded they still need to get points to better their draft position. The tie-breaking category would then look at the overall standings. It might also help to include the last 10 games played since before they were officially eliminated to avoid situations where teams could "Tank" to get points sooner Only negative in this design is that teams would not be as likely to call up young players for try-outs. Last edited by Skaloper; 12-23-2013 at 11:41 AM.