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Originally Posted by transplant99

So you are actually accusing professional players of losing intentionally? Guys on that squad included Randy Carlyle, Mike Bullard, Marty McSorely, and Kevin McLelland among others.

how did the organization approach these guys and sell them on being bad when it would do absolutely nothing but hurt their careers and their very earning power in the game?

Nevermind that Pittsburgh was just as bad the previous season...or was it a 2 year plan to lose so that Lemieux would become a Penguin?

It simply doesnt happen because it would be a conspiracy of epic proportions and those just are impossible to pull off without someone yapping about it.

They admitted it! Theres a documentary on it and everything.

It totally and completely happens and it will continue to happen so long as there remains an incentive for it to happen.

This year is the worst because there are supposedly 2 generational centres available and the rules governing the draft lottery are changing after this year in order to reduce the incentive to suck.