The Mighty Duck Man
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All I've seen so far for solutions that see you get more balls for each year you missed the playoffs. IMO, the flaws in that are what about those teams that just barely miss the playoffs, yet have equal shots as teams that are on the bottom most of the time. Therefore, I've decided that a way to do this would be to use a weighted system, but based on point totals over the last three years rather than if they made the playoffs or not. The bottom five would get six balls, the next five would get five balls, the next five would get four balls, the next five would get three balls, the next five would get two balls, and the last four would get one ball. Here's the standings that would determine the order:
Columbus-188 points
Pittsburgh-192 points
Florida-205 points
Atlanta-206 points
New York Rangers-227 points
Carolina-228 points
Chicago-234 points
Nashville-234 points
Washington-236 points
Buffalo-239 points
Anaheim-240 points
Phoenix-241 points
Calgary-248 points
Minnesota-251 points
Los Angeles-254 points
Montreal-257 points
Tampa Bay-268 points
New York Islander-270 points
Edmonton-273 points
San Jose-276 points
St.Louis-288 points
Boston-292 points
Dallas-298 points
Vancouver-299 points
Toronto-301 points
New Jersey-303 points
Colorado-304 points
Philadelphia-305 points
Ottawa-309 points
Detroit-335 points
On top of that, I used my system and drafted out a potential order. Here it is:
1.Columbus Blue Jackets
2.Nashville Predators
3.Florida Panthers
4.Phoenix Coyotes
5.Anaheim Mighty Ducks
6.Dallas Stars
7.Carolina Hurricanes
8.New York Rangers
9.Los Angeles Kings
10.Calgary Flames
11.Atlanta Thrashers
12.Chicago Blackhawks
13.Buffalo Sabres
14.Minnesota Wild
15.Washington Capitals
16.Vancouver Canucks
17.Pittsburgh Penguins
18.New York Islanders
19.Tampa Bay Lightning
20.Philadelphia Flyers
21.Toronto Maple Leafs
22.Montreal Canadiens
23.Ottawa Senators
24.Edmonton Oilers
25.San Jose Sharks
26.Detroit Red Wings
27.Boston Bruins
28.St.Louis Blues
29.Colorado Avalanche
30.New Jersey Devils
Columbus-188 points
Pittsburgh-192 points
Florida-205 points
Atlanta-206 points
New York Rangers-227 points
Carolina-228 points
Chicago-234 points
Nashville-234 points
Washington-236 points
Buffalo-239 points
Anaheim-240 points
Phoenix-241 points
Calgary-248 points
Minnesota-251 points
Los Angeles-254 points
Montreal-257 points
Tampa Bay-268 points
New York Islander-270 points
Edmonton-273 points
San Jose-276 points
St.Louis-288 points
Boston-292 points
Dallas-298 points
Vancouver-299 points
Toronto-301 points
New Jersey-303 points
Colorado-304 points
Philadelphia-305 points
Ottawa-309 points
Detroit-335 points
On top of that, I used my system and drafted out a potential order. Here it is:
1.Columbus Blue Jackets
2.Nashville Predators
3.Florida Panthers
4.Phoenix Coyotes
5.Anaheim Mighty Ducks
6.Dallas Stars
7.Carolina Hurricanes
8.New York Rangers
9.Los Angeles Kings
10.Calgary Flames
11.Atlanta Thrashers
12.Chicago Blackhawks
13.Buffalo Sabres
14.Minnesota Wild
15.Washington Capitals
16.Vancouver Canucks
17.Pittsburgh Penguins
18.New York Islanders
19.Tampa Bay Lightning
20.Philadelphia Flyers
21.Toronto Maple Leafs
22.Montreal Canadiens
23.Ottawa Senators
24.Edmonton Oilers
25.San Jose Sharks
26.Detroit Red Wings
27.Boston Bruins
28.St.Louis Blues
29.Colorado Avalanche
30.New Jersey Devils