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Let's say you're a projected first overall pick...

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Now, let me finish before you set your keyboard ablaze. What I'm suggesting isn't the most ethical thing, I just want to know if it would work out the way I'm imagining.

Ok, so you're projected to go first overall next year. Meaning you have a year left in Juniors. Just how much of a thing would it be if you coasted all year to attempt to lower your pick number, thus ending up on a better team?

For instance, McDavid didn't try whatsoever this year, dropped down to #11, and Colorado or Philadelphia took him instead of Buffalo or Edmonton.

Would they even drop that far to begin with? What if they dropped farther and Pittsburgh or Chicago got 'em? If they did, and it worked out, would you respect them?
 
You would get less $$$ if you went at 11 compared to one on your ELC
 
Just Lindros the Oilers... All other 29 teams will give McDavid the opportunity to develop properly. I wouldn't blame any prospect not wanting to report to that graveyard.
 
Money Baer said:
Just Lindros the Oilers... All other 29 teams will give McDavid the opportunity to develop properly. I wouldn't blame any prospect not wanting to report to that graveyard.
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As much as McDavid may be squandered by the Oilers, he will not pull a Lindros.
 
Tank the combine like Bennett and hope you fall past the worst of the worst
 
I don't think anyone wants to go lower, why give up notoriety and money? Plus who knows what order these teams will pick, someone could win the lottery or picks could be traded. I think guys just want to go as high as possible. If it's a big enough issue they could force a trade.
 
The act of doing that crap will drop you way more than the poor play. If teams figure you out, forget #11, you would drop multiple rounds, and many organizations wouldn't take you with a 7th. That attitude is an absolute cancer to all of competitive sports.
 
JayP812 said:
The act of doing that crap will drop you way more than the poor play. If teams figure you out, forget #11, you would drop multiple rounds, and many organizations wouldn't take you with a 7th. That attitude is an absolute cancer to all of competitive sports.
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Even if teams figured that a player with great talent was purposely playing horribly, some team would take a chance on him. Specially if the player was like Mcdavid. He would probably still go in the 1st round.
 
Just have a fantastic year, try to break all the records and then pull an Eli Manning and say don't pick me or trade me or I'll just sit on the bench unhappy until you can leave.
 
If you drop too far, you could end up the Oilers second round pick.

Which guarantees you'll never be an NHL player :sarcasm:
 
Maybe this years newest greatest bestest top prospects should tank towards the end like (ehem) a few (ehem) of the worst teams in the NHL are alleged to have done/been doing?

Sure, that's what will/would happen.


Sure.
 
I was watching the 30 for 30 documentary on the Detroit Pistons and Isahia Thomas, was was ranked 2nd overall, admitted that when the Pistons interviewed him prior to the draft, he tried to give the worst answers possible so that he wouldn't get drafted by them.

At the end of the interview, they told him ''Whatever you said today, we're still going to pick you''.
 
davenash said:
I was watching the 30 for 30 documentary on the Detroit Pistons and Isahia Thomas, was was ranked 2nd overall, admitted that when the Pistons interviewed him prior to the draft, he tried to give the worst answers possible so that he wouldn't get drafted by them.

At the end of the interview, they told him ''Whatever you said today, we're still going to pick you''.
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Ha, that's one way to do it though. At least it's a way to try and sabotage one team choosing you without ruining the other teams' image of you.
 
I had a similar thought about the OP'S question but from an NCAA point of view.

If you were projected to be the first or second pick of a draft and really didn't like the idea of going to Edmonton or whatever team in the bottom 3.

During your interviews you could be upfront and tell each team that you were prepared to finish your time in the NCAA, graduate, and become a Free Agent in 3 years.

Signing anywhere you wanted and playing for your favourite team or big market team. Most likely you would get traded before the draft or soon after. Might only miss 1 season of NHL hockey or none at all.

Would be quite a statement to make, people would get upset. But I'd fully respect a player for coming out and saying it upfront.

While not "tanking" to lower your draft stock, it would be another way of manipulating the draft.
 
HOLDITHERE said:
Now, let me finish before you set your keyboard ablaze. What I'm suggesting isn't the most ethical thing, I just want to know if it would work out the way I'm imagining.

Ok, so you're projected to go first overall next year. Meaning you have a year left in Juniors. Just how much of a thing would it be if you coasted all year to attempt to lower your pick number, thus ending up on a better team?

For instance, McDavid didn't try whatsoever this year, dropped down to #11, and Colorado or Philadelphia took him instead of Buffalo or Edmonton.

Would they even drop that far to begin with? What if they dropped farther and Pittsburgh or Chicago got 'em? If they did, and it worked out, would you respect them?
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Top picks don't drop significantly. It might work out for a projected top 5 guy to end up up out of the top 10 picks, but not for a projected top pick who would still go in the top 3 probably. They rate them not only for their stats, but for talent evaluated and having a so-so season doesn't change the talent level.
 
KingsOfCali25 said:
Just have a fantastic year, try to break all the records and then pull an Eli Manning and say don't pick me or trade me or I'll just sit on the bench unhappy until you can leave.
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Charger fans still ******** bout' that?
 
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