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Originally Posted by Igottago
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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The only part of the Oilers winning McDavid is the fact that the biggest reason why the NHL failed here is that many teams voted against further changes to the rules (especially making the top three picks subject to the lottery until 2016) because they expected or felt there was a chance they would miss the playoffs and didn't wish to jeopardize their own chances at McDavid.
So, while everyone wanted to snuff the Oilers' chances, their own desire to maintain or increase their own may have played a big role in Edmonton getting him anyway.