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Originally Posted by Poe969
The only problem with this would be the amount of complaining from the oilers and their fans. I think the league isn't doing this just so they don't have to talk to the oilers every day.
I do think this is the best option though and I think they're going that way...just gradually. I think that is the only real way to keep teams from tanking. It would be nice for a team to miss the playoffs by a point and be rewarded by getting the first overall pick. That way teams are always striving to be the best they can and GM's won't become so complacent. There would be a lot of other side affects though as teams wouldn't trade "rental" players because they want to stay competitive....
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That is why I think the new system that will be in place next year will be enough. Finishing out of the top 10 in the draft, the teams will still get at least a collective 8.5% chance in three draws each year to get a top 3 pick (increasing for the 2nd and 3rd draw based on who won). The whole incentive to tank is you were guaranteed top two regardless. That goes out the window and they could fall to 4th. The reward for tanking has been diminished significantly.