Just another problem with the NHL they have failed to come up with a solution to. Obviously, this NCAA problem should be fixed but the NHL will let it fester into a big story before it ever is resolved. Just wait until a big player does this to Toronto.
I hope the worst for Alan's career, and hope that the few times he visits the Dome are unenjoyable. I hope someday that this route sours around the league and players just stop taking it naturally. Tad and Alan's careers frittering away after making such a stink about where they want to play helps with that souring I hope.
I 1000% get that players taking this route have the choice, and no team is showing them loyalty - but as a fan of a team it's another chip away at the entertainment value when this is what can happen to any NCAA draft prospect you'll like. How many self-entitled, proved nothing in the NHL primadonnas are going to make an ass of themselves before GMs decide to stop playing this game? Likely too many to offset the successes, so as fans we get to feel more disdain and anxiety about draft picks choosing that route. How fun!
Fox could be a stud and the Flames drafted him. Yet he'll never play a game with the team that showed faith an interest in his development. So much fun!
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