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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Then the best non-drafted players, and your example would include Gaudreau and Brodie, as well as dozens of other great stars, would mostly end up on the premiere clubs like NY etc.
Leagues need parity. They need balance. A draft goes a long way to keeping the playing field flat.
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If there was a limit of under 20 players a team could have rights to, plus if you raised the ELC maximum, it would be impossible for teams to hoard young talent. They wouldn't have salary room or room on their reserve list to do it.
The draft has also never contributed to parity. In fact, there was a massive lack of parity until the salary cap came into effect. The draft existed long before that and it never did anything to promote parity.