the spin doctor: at it again!
Mar 16, 2016 16:51:08 GMT -5
Post by franko on Mar 16, 2016 16:51:08 GMT -5
‘Our teams don’t tank,’ NHL boss Gary Bettman says, ‘they’re building for the future’
BOCA RATON, Fla. — It was after they had traded their captain, their No. 1 goaltender and four other players that the Toronto Maple Leafs played a game last month with a line-up that included seven players who had been called up from the minors, including three who were making their NHL debut.
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Even before the puck dropped, it was a roster that seemed destined to lose. And for a last-place team, that was sort of the point.
But what the Leafs have been doing this year is nothing we haven’t seen before. They are following the same blueprint of bottoming out and securing a top draft pick that Edmonton, Buffalo and countless other teams in the past have perfected in the past.
That’s not tanking, said commissioner Gary Bettman. It is simply the most effective way to get better in today’s NHL.
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The worst thing a team can do, added Bettman, is tread water in the standings. If you are not good enough to contend for a Stanley Cup and you are not bad enough to land a top pick, you end up in a no-man’s land in the middle. well he got that right; too bad no one in Montreal has ever figured that out
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BOCA RATON, Fla. — It was after they had traded their captain, their No. 1 goaltender and four other players that the Toronto Maple Leafs played a game last month with a line-up that included seven players who had been called up from the minors, including three who were making their NHL debut.
Does the NHL draft lottery need a massive overhaul? Here are five ways to do it
Even before the puck dropped, it was a roster that seemed destined to lose. And for a last-place team, that was sort of the point.
But what the Leafs have been doing this year is nothing we haven’t seen before. They are following the same blueprint of bottoming out and securing a top draft pick that Edmonton, Buffalo and countless other teams in the past have perfected in the past.
That’s not tanking, said commissioner Gary Bettman. It is simply the most effective way to get better in today’s NHL.
. . .
The worst thing a team can do, added Bettman, is tread water in the standings. If you are not good enough to contend for a Stanley Cup and you are not bad enough to land a top pick, you end up in a no-man’s land in the middle. well he got that right; too bad no one in Montreal has ever figured that out
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