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Originally Posted by Parallex
How does that hurt their pro chances any more then a College bound guy not signing? They both end up free agents after the same amount of time... the CHL guy just has to go through the draft another time that's the only difference.
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I guess that's true. There is still a big advantage most of the time for junior players accepting an ELC and not re-entrering the draft though. Most of the time that a college player is 22 or 23 and not signed, it's not because they turned an offer down, but rather because they weren't given one. If they are a late bloomer and are approaching free agency, there is pretty big advantage for them to not signing and becoming a free agent.
The junior players (being younger and less of a known commodity) in these situations are gambling with a hige risk whereas an older college player being offered a deal has way more information and would be taking more of a calculated risk if they turned down the offer from their team.