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Originally Posted by nik-
Because the structure is set to reward the worst teams. Flattening the percentages reduces the chances they are actually helped as the structure intends.
Their fix punishes legitimately bad teams as a result of teams like the Oilers making a mockery of the draft. "Tanking" is the "Voter Fraud" of the NHL.
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It doesn't punish bad teams, it rewards them less. But they are still rewarded with the best odds at a top 3 pick and the highest guaranteed pick. That's still a pretty dang good reward for finishing last. They are rewarded, not punished. Punishment would be demoting them to a lesser league with lesser revenues. The last place team is rewarded with one of the top 4 best young talents entering the league. That's a pretty good reward and does help parity.
If tanking isn't a problem then get rid of the lottery altogether. Clearly nobody is comfortable with that and tanking is a mild problem. Current system seems fine to me, just a bunch of fans bitter about the timing of it is what I'm seeing.