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Originally Posted by mister__big
Unsigned players like this should reenter the draft, plain and simple. Otherwise there's nothing stopping top prospects drafted by awful teams from going to college for a couple of years and then becoming an UFA.
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4 years, one would have to forego 4 years worth of salary to skip out on an awful team and then sign as a UFA after that. I think a far simpler solution is to force all NHL teams to sign all draft picks to entry level contracts. That way you close this loophole.