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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
Sorry Vulcan, I like you as a poster, but this is a stupid statement. You draft for the NHL - not the farm.
I could probably create you a roster in Abbotsford that would challenge for the Calder Cup each year (just look at the Moose's roster or Chicago Wolves right now) really easily, but if you do that, you're just shooting yourself in the foot when trying to develop quality guys.
You can buy AHL fillers quite easily.
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Glad you like me.
Sure you draft for the NHL but the competition between the players at the AHL level is supposed to get them ready for the NHL. You try to limit the gambles. You may limit your home runs but in the long run, it should pay off with decent players. We needed young warm bodies with character, in the AHL. Some forget that the AHL is a development league and it can't be stocked by an all veteran line up.
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The other issue that will be of significance is an American Hockey League rule limiting the number of veterans that the team can dress. To break down the rule, the Wolves have seven players, including Chelios, who have played in excess of 320 games. In general, only one will be allowed to dress.
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First, veteran rules do not apply to goalies.
-- Second, there needs to be at least 12 non-veterans on the ice, unless there are fewer than 18 skaters.
-- Third, skaters who have played more than 260 qualified games are considered veterans.
-- Fourth, skaters who have played more than 260 qualified games, but less than 321 qualified games are considered veteran exempt. In other words, if a team dresses 18 skaters in a game, up to six can be veterans, no more than two can be from the exempt category.
-- Fifth, a team can dress five in the lineup plus one exemption. If you dress two exemptions then one becomes a veteran.
The Chicago Wolves have the following players on their bench, all veterans:
- Steve McCarthy
- Jason Krog
- Brian Sipotz
- John Pohl
- Kevin Doell - exempt
- Josh Gratton - exempt
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These veterans are often also paid by the AHL club, one with lots of money (comparatively) such as Winnipeg or Chicago, not a struggling team at the box office like Omaha, QC or Abbotsford.