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Originally Posted by sureLoss
The NHL is proposing changes to the draft lottery that would see:
* teams limited to no more than two lottery wins in a five-year period
* teams only allowed to jump 10 spots with a lottery win
* a reduction in the number of picks decided by lottery from three to two
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Third point guarantees a top-three pick for the worst team in the league, and second point increases the odds that the worst teams won't get bumped. That's increasing the tank incentives, which I think make this proposal a step backwards overall, even though I'm okay with the first point.