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Playoffs? PLAYOFFS!?
Barnaby said:This whole deal is about other teams fans eyes getting big over the idea of having a shot at Crosby. It's a nice thought, but its not realistic.
First off, no system that gets introduced is going to give my favorite team a chance at Crosby, so I'm not particularly worried about it.
I'm pretty annoyed at the colossal stupidity of this "three tiered" lottery idea, which punishes the weakest teams in each bracket, while giving a huge, ridiculous, and undeserved advantage to the teams lucky enough to be at the bottom half of each bracket.
(example: the Black Hawks will have a 1 in 10 chance of improving their draft position, but an 8 in 10 chance of coming out worse. The Thrashers, on the other hand, can't lose anything, and a 9 in 10 chance of benefitting. I eagerly await the boosters of this idea to come out and explain how this makes sense. Come on, boosters, I dare ya.)
Barnaby said:How do you think drafts work in EVERY sport?
Well, from what I'm reading, at least the NBA has the sense to lottery the top 3 picks... which is a huge improvement over the NHL's sad little one draw lottery.
Barnaby said:The worst teams get something to look forward too as the best teams are successful. What do you propose? Every team gets an equal shot every year? Now theres an idea... The same teams will probably be on top for 15 plus years while your Pens, Hawks, etc... will struggle for 20 years to hit .500. Can you explain how this is good for the game? Please? If your a Hawks fan and your team loses 65 games what would you get at the end of the year? You could potentially pick 25th as the Stanley Cup winners pick 20 slots ahead of you.
Where did I propose every team getting an equal shot? Go back and find where I said that.
While you're going back, why don't you re-read what I DID propose, which is that the 6 top six picks should all be lotteried among the 6 worst teams.