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Originally Posted by PlayfulGenius
Strong point about how it's a marginal issue, relative to all potential things that can go wrong... My counter point is it only becomes a factor in the mostly costly of circumstances (ie. Player develops as well as could be expected)
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It really only becomes a factor if the player develops as well as could be expected and doesn't sign before their 4th year.
If a prospect becomes too good for the NCAA by his 2nd or 3rd year, is he going to languish in college for another year or two when he could be on his way to establishing his pro hockey career, just to go UFA? Highly unlikely.