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Old 12-02-2015, 01:36 PM   #66
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Originally Posted by Textcritic View Post
I know that this appears to be a meaningful narrative, but it is actually a fairly disingenuous portrayal of what happened last Spring. In actual fact, the Oilers were incredibly fortunate to win the draft lottery, and did so despite the changes that the NHL had implemented precisely in an effort to prevent what happened. If anything, it is tragically ironic and morbidly comical that the very rules set in place to quell the Oilers insatiable acquisition of #1 draft picks actually resulted for them in yet another #1 pick.
And what happens if they win again next draft lottery? Is there something worse than morbidly comical?

Probably a discussion for another thread, but...

The NHL failed with the draft system. They should've taken care of this problem way before McDavid (as if 3 #1 picks in a row wasn't bad enough) but didn't, they tip toed around with minor tweaks to the odds, and it resulted in yet another morbidly comical result, as you put it. They didn't have the guts to put firm rules in place to limit the number of first overall picks teams can have within a several year span. The system needed a complete revamp, and frankly if that left the Oilers out of the McDavid sweepstakes, so be it.

My point is, if the NHL is after credibility they certainly have a way of diminishing it themselves, so I have no problems with the fans making a further joke of things.
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