Try to make the playoffs to give the younger players more experience.
Just out of curiousity, was the CBA amended in the end so that all non-playoff teams had a chance at 1st overall pick or is it still a bottom-five system?
[EDIT] It would seem Fenix just answered my question. Thank you.
- The draft lottery selection process will change with all 14 teams fully eligible for the first overall pick. The weighting system for each team may remain, but four-spot move restriction will be eliminated
This is the same structure as the NBA draft isn't it? How often does the worst team in the NBA lose out on the number 1 pick?
EDIT: just checked every nba draft since 2006. Worst team did not win any of them :\
This is exactly how it should work. No more fail for nail campaigns.
Plus, think how exciting it would be to have a draft selection by weighted lottery, where the first 14 picks are drawn team by team. It would be a great event for television, tonnes of drama with lots of winners and losers, and it would give every non-playoff team's fans something to anticipate near the end of the season.
Shortened season is the perfect time for an "average" team (which is what the Sens are) to sneak into the playoffs and make some noise.
Our odds of winning a cup went up because of the lockout, not down.
This is the same structure as the NBA draft isn't it? How often does the worst team in the NBA lose out on the number 1 pick?
Edler will end up in Ottawa.
We'll make the playoffs. We'll be down 3-0 in the first series... come back and win the series, then breeze by to the finals. We'll then be swept.
Well a lot of people are predicting a 15th place finish in that thread on the general board (mostly oiler fans...did we do something to them?) so I guess that means we will have a season similar to the last one, and a playoff berth haha
Well a lot of people are predicting a 15th place finish in that thread on the general board (mostly oiler fans...did we do something to them?) so I guess that means we will have a season similar to the last one, and a playoff berth haha