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Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug
That is an interesting list, ricardodw. I think it likely shows that 1) tanking isn't evident this year and/or 2) a ten game sample is too small. Bruins and Avs were trying to win games and finished at the bottom. All the other teams (except the leafs) had nothing really to play for, and ended up within 4 points.
Edit: 5 points, can't count.
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I think that it shows that this lottery for each of the top 3 picks is a total failure. What ended up happening is that 9 out of the 12 teams were in full tank mode. Even the Jets who didn't tank were putting out 4-5 AHL players.
The prize of having a better chance for a top 3 pick turned out to be a better incentive at an organizational level to lose than just maybe picking 5th rather than 6th or 7th.