The Maltais Falcon
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My thoughts exactly, and I'm a Thrashers fan - if they did the system that was rumored where the last five years' records are combined then we'd have one of the best shots of all at landing the first pick but I know that's completely unfair.SwOOsh said:The fairest way is to have 1 ball for each team. Is it the way I want it? Not really, I would rather the Capitals have a better shot but if you view it from other teams perspectives you get a better idea why it should be an equal oppurtunity situation. You can never tell what's really going to happen with a team... look at the Capitals in 2003-2004 with a good team on paper (well offense ) finishing 3rd last overall.
We were "rewarded" for our prior years' suckiness with Heatley, Kovalchuk, and Lehtonen. Pittsburgh's been "rewarded" with Whitney, Fleury, and Malkin. Columbus has gotten Nash, Zherdev, and that goalie whose name I'm forgetting. Yes, high picks go to bad teams but the bad teams have already gotten their high picks to compensate for being bad. With no season played and a new CBA that will force many top teams to shed talent which will presumably be absorbed by the bad teams, there's a clean slate. Everyone should have the same shot at the first pick. It's what's fair. I would love it if they just gave Crosby to Atlanta, but that wouldn't be fair to the other 29 teams.