I personally don't think there's anything wrong with the current NHL draft structure. How many teams are really tanking this season? Canucks, Flames, Rangers, and maybe Blues. That's not really much in a 32 team league. We have seen over the past few seasons the Habs, Senators, Sharks, and even Hawks and Sabres kind of take a step towards competing so the process is relatively sound if a team is patient, scouts, and develops well.
All these leagues have expanded over the decades and that means there's going to be more teams that miss the playoffs and those teams that find themselves on the outside more than not need to look in the mirror and accept they aren't good enough in their current stats and embrace rebuilding as the winning/losing cycle has been a part of all league sports since the very beginning. IMO poor ownership/management is the biggest problem with any league. Too many micromanaging owners, too many green ex-players fast tracked into GM positions, too much nepotism, etc. Modifying the draft isn't going to fix broken organizations.
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