How about three tiers of rules:
No Playoffs in 2 years: 1-5-9
Conference Finals Appearance in last 2 years: 1-4-8
All teams in between: 1-5-8 or 1-4-9
Infinite possible permutations of course (add 2 goalie choice), but it would be a more fair way. The most successful teams tend to run into the 'Blackhawks dilemma' and have to ditch Saads, Byfugliens and Ladds anyways.
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