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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Tank. Could you imagine a team with Brandt Clarke and Shane Wright on it? That could be a real thing if we pull out the stops and tank
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Could be a real thing being the operative term... being dead last in the league only gets you an 18.5% chance at the first overall pick. Being fifth worst in the league still only gets you a 17% chance at a top two pick. Tank as hard as you like, the odds are still against any given team getting a generational player. With the Flames' luck, they might tank their way to last place just to get 3rd overall, which might get you a good player but seems a lot less reliable than a top two pick (see
2nd overall vs.
3rd overall picks over the last 40 years).
The best way would be if you could somehow collect more lottery picks - but usually the only teams trading 1st rounders are the ones who are going to make the playoffs.