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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
The current example that fits isn't Gaudreau though, it's Jankowski. He played his 4 years and could have become a free agent. Elite college players, like Gaudreau, almost never play 4 years, so have to sign with the team that drafted them.
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Vesey was an elite college player ... heck, he put up even better numbers in his junior season and the Preds pushed hard to sign him last year too. The Gaudreau comparison is valid - Vesey told the Preds after his junior season that he would return for his senior year, then strung them along all year and then refused to sign. Theoretically Gaudreau could have done the same.