Fair enough but these guys are not wired to go through the motions and try and lose so the team gets a better draft pick. It sucks but ultimately it’s hard to control.
Maybe the time has come to give every non playoff team the same odds at number one and handicap it that a team can’t get first more than once every five years.
I blame the coach and GM for the most part.
Motte, Jokinen and whoever else are trying to play for jobs next season. They are hungry and putting in a full effort, going the extra mile.
I don't mind the few wins after the twins announced their retirement, that was going to happen. But I do mind a team being coached and managed to win meaningless games. If it was prospects leading us to victory it is what it is... but it was NHL vets fighting for future jobs instead.