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Originally Posted by driveway
Considering that the draft is a system whereby adult professionals who live in ostensible democracies are completely stripped of their ability to choose their employer, I’d say it’s fine.
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They make millions of dollars to play a game, so it doesn't compare to just about any other form of employment. That's not what this discussion is about.
We're talking about a system that rewards teams for being ultra bad for a few years, or have one bad year during a contention window. It does nothing to help fanbases that have watched their team float in the middle for decades.
The Flames haven't responded to the incentive structure for decades, and got nothing as a reward. Now they're finally responding to it, but it's sad that this is what it took to finally be in the running for some franchise altering players.