there was a kid, a special Canadian kid, hyped with a good reason. supposed to be the next star player in the nhl, compared with the best. one of the highest talent level in the past 20 years.
and what they do ?
A draft-lottery behind the doors !(i guess its the first time ever a draft order is ascertained that way)
and why they do that ?
to max out his "money-potential" on a hockey market.
it would be very amusing to see Crosby getting picked by a team like Florida, they simply didn't let that happen, to risky on a live draft
i guess they would repeat that lottery until a hockey market selected him.
that tells u how the league is run by guys who actually have nothing to do with hockey.
i want to add, in the biggest hockey-league of the world, money is more important than hockey, i think in some way that move will backfire.
of course from a fans point of view this "management fix" makes no difference, besides your team got robbed. edit: actually we dont know who got robbed, thats why so many people feel fooled by the nhl.