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Originally Posted by Bingo
I wonder if the Fox signing in Calgary problem wasn't the market, but his insistence of a guaranteed spot.
Calgary with fairly deep prospect pool on the blueline said that can't happen. They checked back at the draft to see if he'd sign and earn it like other players and the answer was no.
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Based on his comments, I think it was a big factor. Calgary has its top four, plus Stone, Andersson and Valimaki. You could put Kylington on that list as well. Could he beat out three of them? Maybe, but it's certainly not guaranteed.
So when he says he wants to play in the NHL "ASAP" (which on its face suggests he doesn't want to return to Harvard for a fourth year) I don't think its a stretch to say he doesn't want to spend next year in the AHL either. He wants to make the jump to the NHL next year and that may or may not happen in Carolina given their prospect depth on the blue line. However, it sounds like Carolina would be open to making a trade for some forward help (while at the same time opening a spot for Fox on the blue line), which makes a lot of sense IMO.
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Originally Posted by dustygoon
Could be. But why would he want carolina instead? no matter what the GM says, that is one of the deepest young blue lines in the league. If he has some weak games halfway through the season, he likely would find his ice time cut.
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It's not like Fox picked Carolina. His rights were traded there.