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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Next year's system largely solves it. More than that, it is years when you have a guy like McDavid that this always seems to come up - I don't know if outside that it is really much of an issue.
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This year is even more unusual because there are two franchise players available. Does anyone think the Sabres and Coyotes would be tanking like this if their likely reward for finishing in last place was Noah Hanafin or Mitch Marner?
Starting next season, a team finishing last will potentially drop four spots. There won't be nearly the incentive to tank.
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Originally Posted by Frequitude
Next year's change merely decreases the incentive to lose, but the incentive is still there. Lower teams have a better shot at the top picks than higher teams.
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Giving lower teams a better shot at the top picks is the whole point of the draft. It's a model put in place by the owners to put star players into struggling markets.