[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by Ped

It happens, but rarely.


First Sens owner (Bruce Firestone) promised players jobs the next year if they finished last so that they could draft Alexandre Daigle (lol).


To better their odds for Ovechkin, the Caps traded Jagr, Bondra, Nylander, etc.





https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/182...draft-lottery/


And of course, for McDavid, the Sabres just calling up goalies who couldn't win. Ryan Miller led the team with 15 wins that year. No one else had more than 4, and they used 7 different goalies:


Michal Neuvirth
Ryan Miller
Jhonas Enroth
Nathan Lieuwen (his only NHL games)
Connor Knapp (his only NHL games)
Matt Hackett

I played minor hockey with Matthew Yeats. Had not heard that name in years.