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Originally Posted by troutman
I might be alone in this. Scrap the lottery. Teams can tank if they want to.
Or, a post-season tournament with non-playoff teams for draft position.
Remove luck from the equation.
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I have been advocating for something similar in lieu of expanding the playoffs. Instead of a tournament which I wouldn't be opposed to, I would suggest a mini-playoff.
The team that finishes 9th in the conference hosts the team that finishes 10th for two games in a best of 3. If the first two games are a split they play the deciding game at #10. The winners of those two series play a best-of-3 for #1 overall. The losers play one game for #3 overall (could be a series, don't really care that much, was going for the 1996 World Cup of Hockey vibes).
If you want to tank, go ahead and tank. The best you will pick is #5.