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Originally Posted by Flames_18_22_12
I wish the NHL could implement a supplemental draft like the NFL for these situations. If vesey goes for the loophole, he does not become a UFA, but goes to a draft where teams would submit what round pick they would forfeit to sign the player, they would lose that pick in the next draft and it would go to the team that is losing his rights.
The uncertainty of what team they would go to would be enough to sign with whichever team originally drafted them (unless it was the oilers).
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that sounds like a really good solution