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Originally Posted by Macindoc
Or change the rules regarding signing rights so that teams retain the rights to sign players who go to college for two years after those players earn their ultimate degree. The players then declare that they have finished their education and are subsequently eligible to sign an NHL contract, but only with the team that holds their rights via the draft or trade.
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It's collective bargaining. You have to give to get. What should the teams give up in order to get that?
As it stands, any drafted player is able to wait 4 years from his draft and become a UFA. For CHL players, they have to re-enter the draft after 2 years and if they go undrafted the second time around, they become a UFA immediately. For college players, they have to wait the extra time from June 1 to August 15, which potentially decreases their number of destinations.
Changing the rules to extend draft rights beyond 4 years for just college players makes it an uneven playing field for those players. Why would the PA agree to that?