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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Those saying this is too harsh- why? They cheated, created a significant advantage for themselves, and frankly thought they would not face dramatic penalty for it. A dramatic penalty was the only possible solution to ensure that this wouldn't reoccur.
The coyotes are pretty f'ed, as they rightfully should be for pulling that amateur stunt.
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In a sense, the punishment is fair. The Coyotes are now the only team that will be able to do physical testing on draft eligible players prior to the draft because of COVID.
At the same time, I think it's very harsh on the fans. That's probably why I don't like it. The Coyotes are already a middling team kind of headed nowhere, and this just forces them to wander the desert aimlessly for one more season when they probably shouldn't. I don't think that's good for the health of the franchise.
As a fan of a team that isn't the Coyotes however, this is good news.
If this ruling can be appealed, I wouldn't be surprised to see it overturned somewhat, and instead give the Coyotes the 32nd pick of the 2021 draft, instead of forfeiting their 1st rounder entirely.