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Old 07-08-2013, 01:30 PM   #41
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Originally Posted by MisterJoji View Post
Forgive my ignorance if this is wrong, but don't CHL players re-enter the draft if the are unable to come to terms? Giving the original drafting team some leverage to try and trade that player before he re-enters. Where as college players essentially become UFA's after 4 years? That would make college players a bit more risky.
Yeah, that's the biggest difference. If a college player doesn't sign, he becomes a UFA and can go wherever we wants. A CHL player goes back to the draft, where he can end being picked by a different team that's still not the New York Rangers *cough*.
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