Thoughts on rewarding the stanley cup winner with the 16th overall pick?

[DrewGl]

I kind of like the idea.

 

[SecretOilersFan]

Christ there are a lot of solutions to a problem that don't exist here. All these "new ideas" are only interesting to fantasy fans who want to see loony dynasties where Hughes is playing with Crosby and Malkin, only to ***** about the draft being fixed when it actually happens.

You really want to make it fair then get rid of the lottery and install the "Edmonton rule", no team can draft 1st more than twice in five years. I'm personally a fan of the lottery, but I can see the case against it.

If there wasn't a lottery we wouldn't have received 4 1st overalls but granted Hughes wouldn't be playing with Crosby and Malkin because if we applied this system in the past. Crosby would have gone to the TB because of the Lockout along with Oveckin to TB. Malkin would have gone to WSH.

Also we would have received Mario Lemieux in the 80's and if Peter Pocklington had money to keep that team team together I want you to imagine how insanely unfair that would have been. You also probably wouldn't even have the Penguins still around as a team anymore under this system.

There is a reason why the top picks go to bad teams to keep the league on even footing. A few top teams beating out 90% of the league isn't very entertaining.

 

[North Cole]

Yes ... but consider that the playoffs will become that much more competitive with this added incentive

How would it become more competitive? The players don't give a shit about the 1OA pick...they already give it everything to win the cup.

 

[Cellee]

So you lose in quadruple OT in game 7 of the SCF and you get pushed down a draft spot too?!

Ouch

 

[Kamiccolo]

This entire shitshow was brought in due to the Oilers getting so many 1st OA picks. I think we should just go back but have a rule on how many 1st OA you can have in a certain time frame or whatever.

 

[rocketdan9]

Oilers of the 80s? They won 4 cups and another in 90! Besides, they never missed the playoffs even as an expansion team. Not sure how that's tanking.

Gretzky, Messier came out of nowhere?

 

[Mallard]

Snakedraft

 

[ottawa]

Why stop there? Just give them the 1st overall pick.

I think the 1st overall should go to the worst teams, how else will they get out of mediocrity?

 

[Huck Cheever]

I think the 1st overall should go to the worst teams, how else will they get out of mediocrity?

New to sarcasm?

 

[ottawa]

New to sarcasm?

No, your post was just awful and deserved an awful reply.

 

[Newsworthy]

How about keep it how it is but reverse the second rd like in fantasy sports.

 

[txpd]

Mike Green 29
Varlamov 23
John Carlson 27
Marcus Johansson 24
Kuznetsov 26
Burakovsky 23

I don't know. You can get good players with regularity late in the first round

 

[Huck Cheever]

No, your post was just awful and deserved an awful reply.

You beat me with your experience of awful posting. Kudos

 

[ottawa]

Mike Green 29
Varlamov 23
John Carlson 27
Marcus Johansson 24
Kuznetsov 26
Burakovsky 23

I don't know. You can get good players with regularity late in the first round

I'd wager it's easier to find talent in the 10-20 range than it is in the 25-30 range.

 

[AmericanDream]

I always liked the idea of 2 separate lotteries...

A lotto for the teams that do not make the playoffs and a lotto for the teams that make the playoffs..so a team that wins the Cup goes into the lotto with all the other playoff teams and has a chance at 16th overall...teams that suck still get their chance at the top picks, and the teams that win or make it all the way to the finals has a shot at a better pick...

 

[txpd]

I'd wager it's easier to find talent in the 10-20 range than it is in the 25-30 range.

Makes sense, but Carlson and Kuznetsov…..

 

[oilers4life]

just put 31 lotto balls in and each keep them going till all balls are gone

 

[MikeyMike01]

Eliminate the lottery completely, it’s bush league nonsense.

Give the picks in reverse order of season outcomes.

 

[Rorschach]

Reverse seeding of those who missed the playoffs based on cap hit. So if you missed the playoffs put had the highest cap hit, you get the most balls in the lottery.

 

[Captain Bowie]

Isn't winning the cup it's own reward?

 

[Silky mitts]

Rather see the worst team get the 4th pick

 

[GAGLine]

If you win the cup you should get first overall done (Y)

I agree. Go Tampa!

Seriously though, why do people always feel the need to change things? The next good idea someone comes up with will be the first.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

It's nice to see the bottom feeders and non-playoff teams collect all the top picks, I have nothing against that. If you're an awful team (tanking or not tanking), a top pick will and should help you turn things around so you can be competitive down the road.

For teams that are constantly competing for the cup, they're forced to restock their prospect pool with picks in the 25-31 range which makes it harder to land an A-level prospect that can sometimes be found in the 10-20 range, especially in deep drafts.

Do you think the Stanley Cup winner should be awarded the 1st pick among playoff teams?

There should be a reward for winning the cup. Maybe not the 16th pick. But an extra pick. Make it first pick in the 2nd rd or add a last pick added to the first rd if one wants to call it this for semantical reasons.

Some cup contenders trade their first at the TD. This would be fair compensation I believe for a job well done. And it would be incentive for teams to go for it at the TD.

 

[Betelgeuse]

1) Why does the league exist? (winning, revenue, or..?)
2) Does changing the draft order adhere to this mission.

 

[Goose]

This is one of those unusual suggestions that isn’t actually insane.

I’d be okay if they did this, don’t really have a strong opinion one way or another. I kind of like rewarding winning in moderate ways like this.