[SPECULATION] Teams at the bottom of the standings could play for 1st overall pick (NHL B.O.G Meetings)

[thethirdhockeyman91]

the GM's must be getting after it down there in Florida. 🏖

 

[Trashpass]

Anything to squeeze out another buck good lord just leave some things alone

 

[rojac]

Not at all. I believe the various reporters talking about him.

And in this case, the reporters discussing this idea out and out say that they don't think it would fly with Bettman.

 

[SoupNazi]

Go back to standings-based, with the caveat that no team gets 1OA two years in a row or something. This isn’t going to work.

 

[inthewings]

The nhl is the guy from your fantasy league who constantly proposes disruptive and poorly considered changes to the league

 

[rojac]

Go back to standings-based, with the caveat that no team gets 1OA two years in a row or something. This isn’t going to work.

And if you watch the video, the TSN crew agrees with you and Chris Johnson, who reported it, says himself that he doesn't think Bettman would like it. It was just something that a few people talked about .

 

[Garbageyuk]

Wtf lol. NHL is just getting worse and worse. As if all the scandals and bullshit aren’t enough, they need to cook up these WWE style ideas. Somebody needs to have some sense here.

If they go down this road, they may as well go full crazy and make it so the loser of the tournament gets the top pick; it already makes no sense, might as well go all the way.

 

[Garbageyuk]

Next idea: skills competition for the top picks.

 

[Whalers Fan]

Not surprising that a league that came up with the loser point would also think of creating a loser's tournament.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Seems very stupid

 

[Chips]

Can't see the video but in theory... cool. In reality... disaster.

I actually really want them to try this for one year. Normally awful teams stop trying or are inconsistent at best. To see them suddenly have a bunch to play for (and maybe discourage teams from going all out full-tank?) could actually be fun. I like this way better than play ins

 

[Chips]

I’m sure players of those teams, after spending a season getting their asses beat, would just love to cut their summer short by a week so the owners can sell tickets to a literal tournament of losers. Especially those who are about to be UFA’s.

I love this game but hate this stupid league.

Many will probably struggle to not look at it that way, but the could also look at it as fighting to pull their team out of that rebuild slog sooner, to avoid more seasons like the one they just experienced

 

[SensontheRush]

I'm pretty sure this is senility, not youthful exuberance.

 

[Number8]

Shouldn't the losing team get the number one pick? It doesn't make sense to award that pick to the best of the bottom 4 teams.

Be pretty funny.

“The 2023 1OA has been awarded to the Chicago Blackhawks after they lost the final to the Ducks by a final score of 162-161. Chicago skated 59 minutes with six players after they pulled their goalie at 1:01 in the first period. Anaheim countered by pulling their goalie at 1:03.”

The game featured an staggering 363 own goals.

The pivotal play of the game came at 19:52 of the third shortly after Chicago surprised everyone by putting starting goalie Mrazek back into the game and he immediately skated to the Ducks net and made an outstanding save on a blast from Cam Fowler at his own net that would have sent the game to OT.

Mrazek was the games number one star. Number two went to Jonathan Toews who recorded a staggering +/- of -123. Number three star was Patrick Kane who registered a record 22 minor penalties - one for tripping and 21 for delay of game when he repeatedly fired pucks into the crowd from within his d-zone.

 

[Roshi]

Woud be cool to see Bettman handing out Bedard for the captain of winning team, and then they would carry him on the ice one by one while fans are cheering wildly. Then after wild celebrations every player would get their ’day with the Bedard’ too.

Its fun idea for fans but good luck trying to sell it for the players.

 

[sennysensen]

Terrible idea. As if the players would play hard, risking injury to try to win a game to get a player that will take their job. They aren't scouts, and have no idea the gap between the 3rd pick and 4th pick for example. A game that has no bearing on the standings at all.