I wouldn't mind, though, if we had a one shot farmer re-rate. All teams would protect their top 25 players. (Sound
familiar?) The remaining players would all be rerated and then (here's the fun part) re-enter the NSHL by a new draft. The
teams would pick in reverse order of the NSHL's most recent end-of-season. No trading of picks would be allowed.
Some benefits as I see them:
-This would give all 24 teams about the same number of farmers, give or take one player. This temporarily resolves the lack
of protection spots complaint. On the other hand, we could limit the number of picks per team to the size of the pre-draft
farm club!
-The poorer teams would get bolstered.
-The stronger teams, picking lower, would get deeper before getting much more stronger.
-The number of usuable players would dramatically increase.
-Trading would increase as the market prefers usable players. Possibly less camps and draft picks would be exchanged in
future trades as more teams would have more "quality" players.
This "re-juvenation" draft wouldn't be done each season. In fact, it could be a one-shot deal. Or once every 10 seasons.
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I like this idea. It sounds like a way to revitalize the league.
Ryan
Stranglers
Posted on Aug 5, 1999, 2:37 PM from IP address 209.6.0.149
