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Originally Posted by codynw
Penguins tanked for Lemieux, that's been admitted by people who worked with the organization at the time. Lots of people think the Senators tanked for Daigle (lol, that worked out well), and after that one the league finally came up with a draft lottery.
Maybe it doesn't happen very often, but there's no way it's never happened.
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Mario Lemieux was drafted thirty years ago. Daigle was when, 91? 92? Outright tanking has happened twice in the past three decades, it's not an actual risk.
These teams are perennial bottom feeders due to sheer organizational incompetence. Nothing more, nothing less.