As long as there is some benefit to coming last, teams will continue to tank.
And I'm not against tanking, although I think the word is often used improperly.
When you know your team is in a down cycle, I don't consider it tanking to trade older players on expiring contracts for prospects tanking, although that team is not trying its best to win as many games as they could by trying to resign an aging player.
Calgary may finish at the bottom of the league but they are not tanking, they are just playing it smart.
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