http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=452992
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Bettman told LeBrun it would be 'premature' to say if the adjustments would be made in time for the 2015 Draft, but said changes are being contemplated. "We haven't finished a proposal that's been circulated... I think if we're going to make an adjustment, it'll be that more picks are selected by the lottery and we might smooth out the odds a little. But again, that's not something we're at yet."
The current NHL draft process gives every non-playoff team a chance at the first overall selection, with percentages declining from 25 percent.
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Hopefully they make the first 14 picks lottery picks with weighted percentages. No more incentive to tank.
My proposal
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There are 14 teams that don't make the playoffs. Make the first 14 picks lottery picks with the following formula.
56 balls
29 & 30 - 7 balls = 12.5%
27 & 28 - 6 balls = 10.7%
25 & 26 - 5 balls = 8.9%
23 & 24 - 4 balls = 7.1%
21 & 22 - 3 balls = 5.4%
19 & 20 - 2 balls = 3.6%
17 & 18 - 1 ball = 1.8%
If team 27 wins the first pick then team 29 & 30's odds of getting pick 2 increase to 14% each and so on. Winning some games and moving from the 26th spot to the 23rd spot only increases your odds by 1.8%. No real reason to tank yet the worst teams are still favored to get the best picks.
You could also subtract 1 ball from the team that picked first the previous year(s). If either team 17 or 18 picked first last year then they automatically are awarded pick 18, etc.
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