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Originally Posted by Textcritic
So, in 2012 there was Schultz, last year it was Knight, and then there is Kevin Hayes this year. There have been a handful of other players with little in the way of legitimate NHL prospects, but beyond them these three represent the bounty that has been caused by this "imbalance." Again, if it starts happening with bonafide blue chip draftees on a consistent basis, then there is indeed an issue. But as it stands now, the players who are good enough to make an NHL impact are almost always signed by the end of their juniour year by the team who drafted them. That is not likely to change, and by extension, it further means that it is not likely to be any more significant a "problem" in the future than it is today.
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Schultz was a bit of a different case, wasn't he? I thought there was something involving either which league he was drafted out of or something that allowed him to become a free agent earlier than the standard 4 years that NCAA players typically have.
Knight was also never a free agent (although it appeared heading in that direction).
I would agree though, the system isn't really broken - it is what it is.