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Originally Posted by dino7c
so teams don't purposely tank...so people are not paying $100 to watch games when the home team is better off losing
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For sure, and worse, paying $100 for a team not even trying to win. Driving people to not pay anymore.
What happens when losing is more popular, and potentially more profitable in the short term, than even trying to win? The nhl is staring that question in the face, especially with next years draft looking to be a good one.
I don't think the issue is who picks first, but whether losing should be a viable strategy. 3-5 teams doing it this year. Maybe 5-10 next year. That will crush league revenues, tv ratings, everything they are trying to build.