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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Terrible idea. Though I also think the NBA has a big problem with tanking that is really hurting the game.

I continue to support the Gold Plan:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Plan_(sports)

The problem with this is the parity in the NHL.

Instead of being on an individual team’s elimination date (because some teams go to the final day), there should be a flag in the calendar that coincides with the trade deadline.

Draft order determined from the points % after the TDL. If you make the playoffs? There ya go, if you miss - then your efforts aren’t lost.

…could end up with some weird rare cases where teams may make strategic choices at the very end to ensure a playoff miss rather than a playoff appearance I suppose, but that seems unlikely in most cases.