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Originally Posted by Stay Golden
I hope the Flames have a real strong certainty Johnny will sign with the Flames next year and if they don't then they should deal him since he is coveted by particular GM's.
Personally i do not like the way the CBA does not protect the drafted team with NCAA players.
The CBA should have written that any NCAA player drafted must sign a 3 year ELC just like any CHL or Euro league drafted player. Not the 2 year that NCAA players only require.
If any NCAA player is unwilling to sign with their drafted team upon leaving the NCAA they are suspended for 1 year and any team that picks them up must give up as compensation their 1st round pick.
This would eliminate any of this BS with NCAA players. Actually i would like to see that for all drafted players. They play for the drafted team unless their rights are traded away or they don't play and any team that is willing to scoop them will pay a hefty compensation to get them.
This of course is not the way it is and as for Johnny G i feel only 60% confident he will sign with the Flames in a year. A year ago i probably would have been 90% sure he signs a ELC with the Flames.
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Originally Posted by opendoor
Whether a player comes from the CHL or the NCAA has no bearing on how long their ELC is. The only factor is the age when the player signs:
18-21: 3 years
22-23: 2 years
24: 1 year
25: no restriction
If Gaudreau signs next year when he's 21 he'll get a 3 year ELC just like any guy coming out of the CHL or from Europe who signs at that age.
As for the rest, good luck trying to negotiate total ownership of drafted players by teams.
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Thanks for the clarification, so that is why some of the NCAA kids get 2 years because when they are leaving the NCAA they are usually 22-23.
And yes Teams should have more control over their drafted players, a draft pick is the teams investment some of these kids drafted simply do not respect that. The NHL should close this loophole but they won't.