National Hockey League teams have to dress a lineup that adheres to league rules, but what’s to stop insiders from making moves that detrimentally affect their team?
It’s universally held players and coaches refuse to lose on purpose to gain a high draft pick in the draft; it’s just not in their DNA. But for the teams at the bottom of the NHL standings, how intense is the effort when the season is basically over (i.e. the Winnipeg Jets)?
Every player is different and may have various degrees of the following in their makeup:
A player’s pride is most often brought up; both in himself and the sweater he wears.