Speaking with Vancouver Canucks fans, we often hear the word “tanking”. Sell at the deadline and give up on all playoff hopes — this team will lose in the first round, anyway. Tanking is the right thing to do in this position.
That is wrong. And here is why.
Reason 1: Top-5 Picks Don’t Guarantee a Franchise Player
When Canucks fans talk about tanking, they all argue with the fact that Vancouver currently ranks 22nd in the league and would therefore have decent chances to get a very high draft pick. You know, win the lottery, draft Auston Matthews, win the Stanley Cup.