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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
So can we stop pretending that there's no risk in drafting college-bound players?
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There's risk is drafting a player from pretty much anywhere. CHL players are a risk to re-enter the draft, or become UFA's if they were an older draft pick (assuming the rules haven't changed too radically in the past CBA). Europeans are a risk to never come over or to go back home if they don't like their coach/situation/contract. College players are a risk to play out their eligibility and then go UFA Aug 15.
What I think is disproportionate is the amount of worrying that is done over this possibility vs the % of college players who refuse to sign with the team that drafted them and test UFA. It's a very low %. But there seems to be a lot of worrying about it in general. I still think the riskiest players are the Russians and I'd take that into consideration in my drafting. I don't think the "risk" of college players going UFA really affects any draft decisions.