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FILE - In this April 19, 2019, file photo, Steve Yzerman answers a question during an NHL hockey news conference where he was introduced as the new executive vice president and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, in Detroit. The Detroit Red Wings desperately hope to win the NHL draft lottery, giving them the first shot to perhaps select Canadian winger Alexis Lafreniere. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

SHEP ON NHL LOTTERY: EMBARRASSMENT

by Matt Shepard

Shep doesn't mind the NHL having a lottery system because teams have been strongly accused of tanking in the past,...