The one thing that has kept many a Kings’ fan going this year are dreams of Stamkos. While other teams eye the Stanley Cup, the lesser teams (ok, the lowly ones) battle for the #1 pick overall. Every win leads a fan to wonder why there team isn’t tanking it since the season is over anyway, right?
A recent Hockey.com blog even stated that there is now a battle for winner of the Toilet Bowl between Tampa Bay and Los Angeles. Heck, the phrase “tanking a season” potentially may have originated from Pittsburgh where some think the Penguins lost on purpose to draft Mario Lemieux. Obviously, never a bad choice to get that player, right? Some say that if you aren’t cheating, you aren’t trying… egad!
My workaholic tendencies got in the way of me researching if this allegation was what triggered the NHL’s draft lottery to begin with. I am sure someone with better memory than I can confirm or refute that possibility. Either way, Los Angeles and Tampa Bay might have a decision to make, should they lose their remaining games and earn the right to Stamkos.
Eye on the Prize: Winner of the Toilet Bowl?
Eye on the Prize: Winner of the Toilet Bowl? (Carla Muller) 
