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Originally Posted by Dagger
It sounds more like you just want the minimum draft-eligible age to be raised. I don't necessarily agree with you, but why try and revamp the whole system to accommodate the "4-6" who are good bets to be NHL players in your mind?
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First of all the whole system is broken. It doesn't function as a fair distribution of talent to maintain a competitive balance, giving teams that miss the playoffs a better player for the next season.
It already has been revamped to accomodate the 4 to 6.... well actually 1 Ekblad or maybe 2 Draistl this last draft that is ready to play as an 18 year olds and 7 from 2013.
The minimum age can't be raised . These 18 years old have the right to make a living. Accommodating them messed up the distribution of the other 97 % of the players.
They could have a player declare he is open to being drafted. Tavares wanted to start making money as a 16 year old if I recall correctly. A good lawyer or renegade owner is liable to challenge and change this. Imagine the mess if the draft age got lowered to 16 for the McDavid/Crosby/Tavares guys who actually could play in the NHL as prior to being an 18 year old.