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Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14
I still think assuming your team will finish bottom 10 and getting protection written into the conditions sends a poor message to the players (if they care).
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Ever since the debacle when Toronto wound up trading Tyler Seguin to Boston for Phil Kessel, 1st-round picks have nearly always had lottery protection attached. It's not about sending a message to the players, it's about sending a message to ownership. The message is, ‘Don't fire me, I'm not
that stupid.’