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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
I actually dissagree with your bottom assesment. I see the comparison you are making with the short term and long term goals, but the problem with the solution being proposed is it increases the potential long term performance by essentially attempting to lower the quality standards industry wide, versus actually trying to vault the quality standards internally to best in class.
Essentially what they are doing is trying to increase the quality of Canadian goaltending by given them more experience, but also lower the quality of foreign goaltending by not affording them development opportunities in the CHL. In theory, the Canadian goaltending gets better, but not as good as the Euro goaltending is now, and the Euro goaltending gets worse. Overall, the quality of goaltending goes down though, as the Euro's who were coming in as the best option and getting the experience in the CHL aren't as good as they could have been.
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The European goalies coming over aren't really developing all that much and aren't better NHL prospects than many of the guys that they would be holding back. They are older 19 year old guys that can come over for a year and try to parlay that into a Euro league spot next year.
The top Euro goalies in the NHL mainly, if not all, come from Europe as the best prospects are getting playing time in in the Euro junior league or mens leagues.
What this does is prevent the 19 year old Euros from taking a spot from younger Canadians for a season.