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Originally Posted by FireFly
Who is the judge of that?
I don't think the Oilers are tanking on purpose. I think they just suck and the players don't care. You're going to punish the owners because the players don't care and the coaches can't make them?
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The players aren't tanking... Management has been tanking since the tough start to the season. Evident by how slow they were to react in any way to try to salvage the season when it was somewhat statistically salvageable. It took 2 months before they considered firing the coach. 3 months before they would make a trade. They were afraid to spark the team or improve the team just enough to not make the playoffs while removing their shot at McDavid.
Heck... Throw out my previous post. Make it so the lottery is completely even odds for all the teams that don't make the playoffs. And have a lottery draw for every draft position. End any benefit of finishing dead last. Before you try to say that it will prevent really bad teams from ever improving... That's already happening with the oilers. Under the current system... Young high-end draft picks are being consumed and ruined by that organization while the team never improves. Meanwhile... Teams like Phoenix for example don't ever get a chance to develop those kind of players.