In the NHL it'd be open to the top 15 teams picking their opponent in descending order from 1st on down.
No, fewest points after elimination would heavily favor the teams that get eliminated last. If you miss the playoffs on the final day of the season you have highest odds at pick number 1. A way for teams to avoid getting stuck in the mushy middle and deter outright tanking. The teams that are truly terrible still get decent picks, but have to show progress before being rewarded with better talent. That better talent also gets to step into a team in a better competitive position and is more likely to reach their potential, growing the talent and game further.
One of the worst proposals I've ever heard. All of the sudden you have a much easier and more blatant way to tank for a top pick by purposefully trying to miss the playoffs by a point. Imagine if instead of MTL and CBJ fighting for a playoff spot this year they both dressed AHL rosters to try to purposefully lose and be the first one out.
They don’t intentionally lose, they lose because they aren’t good enough.
There have been cases of it. Penguins and 76ers are two.
His explanation does not make sense. In this proposal why would MTL have tried to make the playoffs instead of finishing 9th in the east.
The last team to be eliminated would likely have the fewesr points so it would incentive teams to fight off mathematical elimination as long as possible.
Actually it doesn’t make sense. Maybe just worded badly.
And then tank in the most blatant way possible the last few games of the season. Instead of fighting for the playoffs Calgary, Minnesota, Columbus, and Montreal would all be tanking like no one's business the last week of the season.
But if they stave off playoff elimination it will make it more likely they will have the fewest points AFTER they do in fact get eliminated and thus get the first overall pick
That is what I'm addressing. Making finishing 17th in the league (and winning 1st OA) more valuable than finishing 16th and making the playoffs is awful. It makes the tanking 10 times more blatant and unforgivable than it is under the current system.
I’m not sure what is confusing about that, the PWHL is trying out a draft order that rewards better picks to the team with the most points after being mathematically eliminated. I think it makes more sense to be least points after elimination because I don’t like rewarding teams for playing meaningless games due to poor roster construction.
The players are not going to intentionally tank the last game of the season that could get them into the playoffs and a shot at the cup. In my scenario this conflict of interest is only possibly in play for one game of the season vs the current way where the bottom 10 teams are routinely hoping for losses from December on making half the games in the second half a mockery of competitiveness.
Or the Calgary fans would hope for a win and chance to make a run in the playoffs, I think you drastically undervalue the competitive nature of the players if you think they will choose to forgo a chance at the cup just so they have a better draft pick to come in and potentially take their roles.
