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Originally Posted by ricardodw
I thinks that the draft should be changed so that anyone under 19 (or maybe 20) drafted has to be signed to a 3 year 3m deal and be included in the NHL cap as soon as they are drafted no matter where they played. Any 19 year old would have a minimum 1M 3 year deal to be counted against the NHL cap as soon as drafted. (adjust the first year contracts to reflect the overall cap)
That way Mackinnon and Monahan (s) would still be drafted as 18 year olds but basically anyone after the top 5 or 6 18 year olds would not get drafted. Adding another year or two of of development would make the draft far more certain and be a better distribution of talent.... Almost all of the first round picks would be NHL ready right after they were drafted.
Most years there would not be any 18 year old goalies drafted at all. Why draft someone into a professional organization when there is less than a 1% chance that they will be even ready for the AHL?? and have no chance to play in the NHL
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Would making the draft more predictable be a good thing? I rather like the element of risk.
What about teams that want to have an earlier hand in development?