A special press conference was held by the league's commissioner earlier this evening in Montreal. During the conference, Bettman was asked whether or not some teams were trying to lose in order to get better odds for the 1st Overall Pick.
At this point in the season when team's are in the low tier of the standings and are obviously out of the playoff race, shouldn't they take time to heal their injured players instead of rushing them back into play? (ie: Thatcher Demko, Cole Caufield, Zach Werenski, Sean Couturier)