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Originally Posted by ricardodw
so If Ramage did not sign with the Flames he could have been a UFA August 15?
Gaudreau is planning on playing in Boston next season... Only one more year after that he would be a UFA?
Is the clock ticking on Jankowski?
Will he be ready in 3 years? If not and he develops as planned he has to play 1 more year and then he can pick his team?
If Agostino does not sign with the Flames this off season , would he become a UFA next aug 15?
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It seems that the US college projects... guys that need to grow and fill out like Jankowski and Gaudreau would be extra risky for the teams drafting them... .. guys that need 3 years to get ready have to be considering staying another year and becoming UFA's and picking their teams if they pan out.
Guys playing CHL junior hockey basically run out of a place to play hockey 2 years after they are drafted. Also they get their $95,000 signing bonuses when they are signed that binds them to the team
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It is a risk especially with a high pick like Jankowski, but so are guys playing in Europe (Erixon) and even CHL guys will re-enter the draft Jarret Stoll. So getting your guys signed is important regardless of where they come from. The greater risk with the college guys is that after 4 years from the draft they can pick their team instead of just being forced to re-enter the draft.
But if the guy is ready to play in the NHL after year 3 then they only can sign with your team. I would hope that both Jankowski and Gaudreau are ready after year 3 and choose to take the signing bonus. They also can burn an extra year off of their ELC by signing at the end of the season. So if Gaudreau signs in Mar/April next year he gets his signing bonus for next year and knocks a year off of his ELC. So essentially getting 200k plus a year closer to a 1 way deal is a lot of incentive to come out of school a year early.
Even with Corban Knight he essentially turned down an extra 100k signing bonus by not signing with Florida immediately after his team was eliminated so he did have to sacrifice something to call his shot.