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Originally Posted by Phaneufenstein
So is it certain that Gaudreau has the abiliity to pull a Schultz?
I thought that only applied to Junior A graduates.
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Any player can pull a Schultz. Any drafted player can sit on the sidelines and wait for his playing rights to expire with a team. Junior players that are eligible to re-enter the draft have this ability limited, because they will just re-enter the draft. For players beyond junior age, they have the ability to wait out the rights window and become free agents. This only benefits those who have massive years and big improvements in their performance. Gaudreau wis unlikely to use this as there is a maximum contract value that can be signed and the Flames will be more than likely willing to cough up that rookie max contract. This is all smoke and mirrors by the chicken littles on the board. There isn't an imagined crisis that the Erick Estradas of the board have not presented in hopes they take traction and cause a panic. This is another one of those attempts to create a panic that doesn't exist.