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Originally Posted by Geeoff
IMO flat odds for non-playoff teams encourages tanking because all of a sudden more teams could possibly land the next Crosby. A team in a wild card position could decide to sell
Also, if you're the worst team in the league and your own picks are less certain and the only way for a team to get better is through the draft, then the only way to get better is to acquire more picks. And how do you get more picks? By trading away veteran players. And what happens when you trade away your vets? You are icing an AHL team that will lose most of their games.
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I really can't see that happening.
Make your team worse and throw away the playoffs for a 1/16th of a chance? Also, players and coaches would mutiny.
The odds of just making your team worse are just way too big, and playoffs are crucial for fan interest, and ticket sales still really matter for teams financially.