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Originally Posted by getbak
I bet he signs with the Leafs.
Also, it's hard to feel sorry for the Panthers. They've had 5 years to get something done. I bet that a year ago, they would have been happy to cut him loose after a pretty lacklustre first three seasons of college.
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I don't get this line of reasoning. A college player cannot sign any sort of entry level deal until they're done with school because it violates NCAA rules. There's been no opportunity to sign him, and you wouldn't sign him if he had more developing to do in school. Similar to Jankowski, signing him after the junior season makes little sense. However, they did invest a draft pick in him and he was likely involved in the summer camps, so why does this player not owe it to the Panthers to try and get a deal done? He has one good season and then decides that he gets to call the shots now? It's incredibly selfish and reeks of poor character.
I hated the Schultz scenario, I hated the Hayes scenario (I mean how good would the Hawks be with Hayes on their team right now and how much worse would the Rangers be?), and I really hate this scenario because the right wing on the Panthers has a ton of openings if a player works hard and earns a spot. I hope he doesn't get to play in the NHL for years and years, toiling in the minors.
The league has to fix this by allowing another year or two of club control for college athletes after they're done school. Too many of these incidents and endless rumblings of the possibility of it happening with countless others. If you draft a player, you should be able to sign them without anyone else getting an opportunity. Otherwise why have a draft at all? Why don't the Flames just go out and sign Connor McDavid this summer? The rules matter.