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Originally Posted by btimbit
Yeah I really don't like it either. They should extend the time teams hold draft rights by one year so these collage players would have to go play in Europe or something if they really didn't want to sign with the teams that drafted them.
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I don't think it's fair to the player to go that far as their development could hit a wall.
My answer? the drafting team holds "a right to match" any other NHL offer for a year.