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[Jason14h]

Originally Posted by dino7c

evenly weighted lottery for non playoff teams, restrictions on past winners
no more tanking or paying $200 to cheer for a loss

done

And how do bad teams that are unlucky get good then ?

Those teams will have fans paying $200 for no hope

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by D as in David

I find the wave enjoyable because it fosters a greater connection with the rest of the crowd.

This!

There's a saying that the IQ of a committee equals that of its dumbest member, divided by the number of people on the committee. I believe there's some truth in the hyperbole there.

One person can invent the Theory of Relativity.

A small group of people can write the Oxford English Dictionary.

A couple of hundred people can march in formation.

18,000 people can do the wave… if they're lucky.

It's about the only activity that a crowd that size can actively engage in and look vaguely like they're coordinated. There's a certain appeal in that.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by Jason14h

And how do bad teams that are unlucky get good then ?

Those teams will have fans paying $200 for no hope

Don't trade away all your players and get terrible, in the first place

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Don't trade away all your players and get terrible, in the first place

Sure, but in cases where one GM messes everything up and then the next GM has to clean up the mess, it's kind of unfair. And it could be very difficult to get things back on track for a team with an empty cupboard, if they don't get any luck in the draft lotto.

That's why a simple lotto for all non-playoff teams isn't quite the answer, IMO.

I think it should be based partially on average draft position over the past 10 years. Teams that have a bunch of high picks recently should not get their hands on more, at least not for a while. Teams that have been stuck with picks in the middle or end of the first round for years and years should be looking at an early pick.

But I think it should also be based on how much suffering a fan base has been through. The fewer playoff series you've won over the past decade, the better your pick will be.

But then you have situations like the Sabres (or the grease prior to winning the lotto of all lottos) that pick early multiple times and don't improve. Some organizations are beyond help, I guess.

[Jay Random]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Don't trade away all your players and get terrible, in the first place

There's always a last place, even if nobody tanks. The entire idea of the draft is that losing teams in non-premium markets can get some talent instead of just losing all their fans and folding. Picking early in the draft is the only advantage they've got.