- GuyLaDouche

ROFL!

didn't scientists just recently prove the existence of the burke particle (higgs boson)?
- RealityChecker

They did! It helps science explain anomalies like "I will build a team from the net-out with truculence, belligerence, and pugnacity."

- GuyLaDouche

never gets old

They did! It helps science explain anomalies like "I will build a team from the net-out with truculence, belligerence, and pugnacity."
- 1979AD

the truculence, belligerence and pugnacity theory was the name rejected in favour of the big bang theory.

I don't expect this proposal to become reality. It has disaster written all over it.

For example: What happens if there's another team ownership crisis in the future such as the (hopefully soon-to-be resolved) one in Phoenix, where the NHL is compelled to take over the ownership yet the team itself is a playoff-caliber club?

What sort of objective criteria would there be for determining which club "needs" the first overall pick the most based on its financial need? How would having the first pick change the club's financial picture, anyway? If not for re-organization of ownership and the new arena being approved in Pittsburgh, for example, it likely wouldn't have ultimately mattered that they had all those top-end picks (and resulting on-ice resurgence).

that's exactly what i was thinking.

plus both men must grow handle bar mustaches!
- RealityChecker

... And flashes of hot chicks fainting everywhere from the sheer drama...

I don't expect this proposal to become reality. It has disaster written all over it.

For example: What happens if there's another team ownership crisis in the future such as the (hopefully soon-to-be resolved) one in Phoenix, where the NHL is compelled to take over the ownership yet the team itself is a playoff-caliber club?

What sort of objective criteria would there be for determining which club "needs" the first overall pick the most based on its financial need? How would having the first pick change the club's financial picture, anyway? If not for re-organization of ownership and the new arena being approved in Pittsburgh, for example, it likely wouldn't have ultimately mattered that they had all those top-end picks (and resulting on-ice resurgence).
- bmeltzer

In Meltzer speak this translates to: Ek is full of it.

What stops a middle of the pack revenue team from "tanking" financially: strong-arm a new arena through even if they barely have money for it, sink 10 million short term into Doan, raise ticket prices and have tv blackouts so viewership goes down? Poof! team in trouble, gets a 1st overall.

Chad Kroeger's proposal to Avril just called me to say how stupid this proposal is.

Eklund: NHLPA Proposal Allows Bettman to Assign the #1 Pick To A Team in Trouble
- Eklund

They already do that.... How do you think Pittsburgh got Crosby.... just saying

shouldnt the test be how he surrounds these draft picks? which, up until this point, has been with piles of poop?
- DoubleDown

Don't you ever read Cloutier's blogs? Their system is filled with top-pairing franchise defenseman prospects, and elite two-way forwards.

Happens now in the NBA. They just disguise it as a "lottery" draft.
- stuckey

According to some it already happened in Pittsburgh.


edit: see above

Don't you ever read Cloutier's blogs? Their system is filled with top-pairing franchise defenseman prospects, and elite two-way forwards.
- p_zub

Objectively Cloutier is a homer. But objectively, our system is pretty damn good. What tambs truly sucks at is trades/free agents.

#1 draft goes to troubled market....

OK!.. Put UFA down to age of 21. After their entry level contract, they can leave and choose which team they want to play for.

I think that's fair.

No one tanks on purpose. Just because you have not had smart enough management, you blame the sytem.

Typical.
- Iggysbff

Tampa did for Stamkos. Shut down Lecavelier for the last month of the season. Moved Brad Richards and Dan Boyle at the trade deadline. Gave Martin St. Louis 4th line minutes and voila! A tank job for the ages!!

This proposal might actually work with one little tweak; the team with the 1st overall pick has to let Pierre Maguire make the pick.

That would eliminate any advantage of having the #1 pick.

Even being a fan of a "financially distressed team", I don't like that idea at all. However, some things should be changed somehow. Edmonton has had the first overall pick for the last 17 drafts, and it really hasn't done much to help them. I think the change needs to be made with the lottery itself. Maybe increase one of the other teams in the lottery's chance at getting the top pick? I don't know. I like the cause the problems, not solve them

This proposal might actually work with one little tweak; the team with the 1st overall pick has to let Pierre Maguire make the pick.

That would eliminate any advantage of having the #1 pick.
- TripperTom

This has to be the most idiotic idea, that I've ever heard. Lets give the team with the worst market the first overall pick. So that would be either Phoenix, Florida or Nashville. Nice! Why don't we just fold these teams and be done with them. Better yet, lets completely get rid of Revenue Sharing and let the market decide which teams survive? Enough of the PC Welfare bullsh!t!

I think the bottom line here is.... we aren't watching NHL action this October

This has to be the most idiotic idea, that I've ever heard. Lets give the team with the worst market the first overall pick. So that would be either Phoenix, Florida or Nashville. Nice! Why don't we just fold these teams and be done with them. Better yet, lets completely get rid of Revenue Sharing and let the market decide which team survive? Enough of the PC Welfare bullst!t!
- PrinceLH

You forget about NJ, NYI.. both teams in worse situations than Florida and Nashville. I have no idea what's happening these days in Phoenix so I won't comment on them.

It's pretty obvious that this proposal was the players way of protecting their future star members from ever having to be drafted by Toronto

Eklund: NHLPA Proposal Allows Bettman to Assign the #1 Pick To A Team in Trouble
- Eklund

I just threw up... how ridiculous.

You forget about NJ, NYI.. both teams in worse situations than Florida and Nashville. I have no idea what's happening these days in Phoenix so I won't comment on them.
- Panthers88

The only thing that makes those two New York teams viable, is the huge TV contracts, that MSG has with them. It also doesn't hurt that they get 3 gates each, with the New York Rangers.

Chad Kroeger's proposal to Avril just called me to say how stupid this proposal is.
- Bodhisattva