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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Good point. I still think it is B.S. that a college player or in some cases a Euro can become a UFA by 21-22 years old. What a waste of a pick. So the Hawks are getting a 2nd as compensation, where was Hayes drafted?
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I still hate when people say this, CHL have the same option.
They can refuse to sign for 2 years, re-enter the draft.
If they don't like the 2nd team that drafts them they can play another year of CHL & a year of minor Pro or Euro leagues.
Then they are FA's 2 months faster than the NCAA players.
We haven't seen it yet because, there are few unaffiliated NA minor pro teams, most CHL players don't want to jump strait to Europe at 21, NCAA is not an option and CIS is a bad option for top end players. But if a good player wanted to they could make it happen, and faster than the NCAA guys can, while screwing over 2 teams instead of 1.