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Enoch Root · 03-17-2014, 11:54 AM

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What we're looking at here is a system where the odds would be weighted by how positions 17 through 30 in the NHL standings finish over a five-year period relative to the final playoff qualifier. The exact formula is not yet determined

I am all for change and dis-incentizing tanking, but the idea of a 5-year weighting concerns me.

Not sure what they're getting at but if continued sucking (i.e. bad over a 5 year period) is the criteria, that benefits the garbage teams - Islanders, Florida, Edmonton - even more. That would essentially mean those three teams are picking top 3 until they finally make the playoffs and climb their way off the list.

I would be very much against a system like that. Sure, it deters the Colorado one-time-tank, but it really rewards prolonged failure (even more than now).

03-17-2014, 11:54 AM	#31
Enoch Root Franchise Player Join Date: May 2012 Exp:	Quote: What we're looking at here is a system where the odds would be weighted by how positions 17 through 30 in the NHL standings finish over a five-year period relative to the final playoff qualifier. The exact formula is not yet determined I am all for change and dis-incentizing tanking, but the idea of a 5-year weighting concerns me. Not sure what they're getting at but if continued sucking (i.e. bad over a 5 year period) is the criteria, that benefits the garbage teams - Islanders, Florida, Edmonton - even more. That would essentially mean those three teams are picking top 3 until they finally make the playoffs and climb their way off the list. I would be very much against a system like that. Sure, it deters the Colorado one-time-tank, but it really rewards prolonged failure (even more than now).