I think the more guys coming out of college that do this, the easier it is for others to do it as well. It was practically unthinkable to do a few years ago. Now? It seems that all the college UFAs and graduating drafted players are practically lumped into the same category for under signing watches.
Vesey went a step beyond and told Nashville that he was going to sign when he probably had his decision not to sign already made. Shultz pulled the same stunt with Anaheim apparently. Erixon with us.
I honestly believe that teams will start pointing there prospects towards the CHL more, and guys getting drafted out of the USHL will start going directly into the AHL more - at least an increase. NCAA will then have to alter the rules.
The supplementary draft idea posted a few pages back is a really good idea too - makes it 'fair' for these entitled punks (well, at the very least the punks are the ones that string the team along as per above), while having a team recoup something for an asset. These aren't always first rounders who will automatically garner a compensatory draft pick, but are lower round picks that have really developed and are worth much more than they were drafted in. Makes the compensation a lot more fair anyways.
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