nah that was actually flawed logic on my part I think. The timeline would have been different (if he had gone to the USHL, he could have become a UFA a month after the end of his season; but now he'd have to wait longer - until August I believe), but I think teams get a compensational 2nd rounder regardless of any circumstances if they don't sign a 1st rounder, so the Flames would get the compensation in either case. My bad.
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