I might stir some controversy here, but why not give the 1st overall pick to the 17th place team? They get rewarded the most for competing hard in the season for the playoffs, but the closest ones to not actually making them.
This would force teams ranked 17-30 to actually go out and compete until the final game, with the teams that get the closest to 17 getting rewarded the most. The 16th place team doesn't have incentive to drop to 17 and out of the playoffs, because they're the playoffs and there's a chance of the cup and playoff revenue, which can be highly lucrative.
Thus, draft positions go numerically downwards, from 17 until 30, and then the remainder are determined by the results of the playoffs.
Am I way off base here, or is this a good way to combat 'tanking' and to make games competitive all season? I'm sure the Oilers and their fans would hate this format.
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