I can't agree with the teams that miss the playoffs get the top 8 picks! The Eagles SHOULDN'T pick higher than The Stranglers, JUST because they play in the 2ND TOUGHEST *smile* Division in The NSHL, and therefore missed the playoffs. That's not fair. The Eagles (or The Muskiehunters/Blazers, etc.) PAY for being stuck in those divisions - too bad - luck of the draw.
That's one of the idiosyncracies of playing in a Division format League - the other is what happened to The Sundogs/Lizards/Traders. Ranked 2, 3, & 4 in the OVERALL STANDINGS, only ONE team could ever see 3rd Rnd Action. Bad luck! Great Divisional Competition.
The alternative is to go to a Conference wide seeding of teams for the playoffs - which has it's pros & cons that we won't go into. THEN the suggested draft order could be accepted.
Posted on Jul 13, 1999, 12:02 AM from IP address 139.175.186.53
