LeBrun on NHL GMs trying to fix the NCAA free agency situation. (He calls it a "loophole" not me so go @ him on twitter or something).
https://theathletic.com/903974/2019/...eeps-spinning/
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Jarmo Kekalainen had a suggestion at the GM meetings early last month. He proposed some form of qualifying offer scenario, where as long as the NHL team made a certain contract offer meeting requirements, that the college player would still see his rights owned by that NHL team even if he didn’t sign. That the club would at least have an asset and not lose the player to free agency.
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But he noted that while most NHL teams want the "loophole" fixed, it is a CBA matter to be negotiated between the NHL and NHLPA. The NHLPA won't want to limit a player's options.