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Originally Posted by Wolven
Good, I thought it was odd that Bancks wasn't signed yet since we made a point to send him a QO. Does this effectively make him a UFA in the NHL?
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Good question. I'd like to know the answer but I'd guess that it probably does make them UFA in the NHL as we've seen a few AHL contract players signed to their team's NHL parent. These guys are usually not the type that NHL teams are clamoring for anyway so the risk of losing them is slim and if they do lose them it isn't a big problem, they should have had them to an NHL contract if they wanted to keep them in the system. Most teams probably will leave these guys alone anyway as they don't want to bother with another NHL's teams interests for such "low profile" players. You can bet that if a guy like Bancks suddenly figured things out and became the hottest scorer the AHL had seen in a few years that other teams will come knocking.