If you want to see what tanking looks like watch the NBA where teams shut down players with fantom injuries. Or the 2nd half of the TB/Saints game where TB shut down their best WR and stopped trying to score to let the Saints come back.
If Edmonton was to shut down Hall, RNH and Eberle with injuries for the rest of the season, that would be tanking.
Buffalo certainly isn't tanking. They have a coach who is probably getting these guys to perform as well as they can. They tried signing a few FA's to help the kids in the offseason, They just have no talent.
Look at the FA's the Flames brought in. For the most part terrible. There isn't a lot to pick from when you are expected to be a bad team to try and improve your team.
Every year someone is going to finish last no matter what.
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