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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
The wheel system is absolutely horrible. Its purpose is the complete opposite of what a draft is meant to do. The wheel system ensures that rich/good teams always get top prospects, which takes away from rebuilding/poor teams. How would you feel right now if the wheel system had Calgary drafting 30th this year and Chicago 1st?
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I don't think it's a horrible idea. What it would do is give teams a choice, yet taking a lot of the guesswork out of running a team. You pretty much get to see your window. If your a bubble playoff team with an aging core you can look at the wheel and decide whether you start the rebuild now as your getting that top pick in a couple years. Also if your a top team and you need that extra to push you over that pick all of a sudden has more weight if it's known where that pick is going to land.
Not saying it's a perfect solution as I feel it kind of takes the fun out of the gamble. Yet if Calgary knew they would be getting the first pick this year or the year before does the rebuild start earlier cause they know exactly what they will be getting.
Scouting staffs would be projecting 3 or 4 years in advance trying to help with the decision. Do we stay the course, or do they see a kid in Bantam that has "it"
Would definitely change the dynamic of what it means to manage a hockey club.