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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
The flip side is that every team has a responsibility to the other teams to provide a competitive product. Each team has STHs that shell out a crapload of money to watch the best hockey in the world.
I get that Buffalo wants to rebuild for the future, but the NHL also wants competitive hockey on the ice. And de-incentizing the draft as a reward for failure is one way to help accomplish that.
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I disagree. I don't think Walmart owes Target the courtesy of being competitive, nor do I think Walmart owes its customers the courtesy of fair prices. Its a free market, competitive business. Likewise with hockey, there's only 16 playoff teams, so there has to be losers. Even if there's 8 points separating the 1st and 30th place teams, someone has to lose and get the better selection for incoming talent.
Moreover, if STHs are dumb enough to pay for a poor product, that's their problem. No business should be handcuffed by the cries of any given customer. I'm sure some STH support the tank, while others don't. You can't please everyone, so the managers need to focus on what's good for business.