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Originally Posted by Pliddy
I love this signing, but I'm starting to get tired of these ncaa guys holding you over a barrel and getting a whole year off their contract for one or no games. It's fantastic to see guys like Johnny (and now John) progress to the point that multiple teams want them( like every prospect is supposed to do), but all these guys have to do to get max contracts and a 2 yr entry deal is threaten to go back to school for a 4th year
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While I agree with your point, for Gillies and Gaudreau the Flames were burning a year that they were going to lose anyways.
For an ELC the CBA specifies the following lengths (age as of September 15 on the year they signed):
Age 18-21 -> 3yrs
Age 22-23 -> 2yrs
Age 24-> 1yr
Both Gillies and Gaudreau are/were 21 when they signed their ELCs and therefore got 3 year ELCs. If they both went back for their senior year they would have gotten 2 year ELCs from the Flames or whoever ended up signing them.
So technically the Flames were burning a year they were going to lose anyways and prevented them from getting to UFA.