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Originally Posted by devo22
I hope I'm not the only one who thinks that the sentence "they are losing with a purpose" is disgraceful. Losing should never serve a purpose and should never be desirable and if you look at how the Oilers project has been going, I find it pretty amazing that some media outlets still herald teams for going the tanking route. Having multiple top 5 picks just won't get you anywhere on its own and you can certainly build quality rosters without them.
I for one won't shed a tear if the Flames miss the top 3. There's so many great players available who fill organizational needs ... we'll get a top prospect even if we draft between 5 and 8.
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Totally agree. The league really should have changed the lottery rules this year so, at the very least, the first 3 or first 5 spots are lottery picks. There's way too much emphasis on pulling the plug on one season.
Honestly the system they used for the Crosby lottery should be used every year -- sort of a rolling, weighted average of the last 3 seasons. I'm not crazy about the Colorado - MacKinnon, Philadelphia - JVR, and Montreal - Galchenyuk anomalies any more than I am about Buffalo trading away absolutely everyone and playing for last.