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Originally Posted by FlamingHomer
Drastically change the draft to this:
-Central Scouting ranks the top 30 players.
-The number one ranked player goes to the podium and announces who he wants to play for.
- This continues until the 30th ranked player has chosen.
-As soon as a team is selected they can not be selected again in the first round unless they have another pick awarded via a trade.
-The second round will start with the worst finishing team, just as it used to be.
Right now a great player is "rewarded" after years of dominating the game by being sent to somewhere they likely don't want to go.
The TV coverage of this event is currently not exciting. Who didn't already know that Edmonton was going to take McDavid. BUT what team would McDavid had picked if he had the chance? Hometown? Best chance of playing? Playing with his idol? Somewhere warm?
Teams would be less concerned about tanking than being a good organization to play for.
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So Toronto and New York swap years picking 1st overall. Nice.
Winnipeg picks 30th every season.
This is a balanced and fair approach. It will help league parity a ton.