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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
I don't think the players try to tank. But there are examples of management and coaching groups intentionally icing inferior teams to gain the top pick.
The most recent was the Ovechkin/Malkin draft class. The Penguins sold a huge chunk of their roster and received nothing more valuable than a 3rd round pick as compensation for any of the pieces.
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The most recent is the 2014 Edmonton Oilers. Talking about drafting Ekblad with 40 games left in the season, trading Smid for nothing..