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Originally Posted by Mayo
Does anyone else get enraged more and more as they are seeing Adam Fox on the highlight reels more and more?
It's frustrating - I enjoyed watching Jimmy Vesey turn into a flop after screwing Nashville - it really sucks that this happened to us
Do you guys think there could be more high caliber young players watching what Fox has done and thinking they'd like to choose their destination as well? It seems that if more young players take that route, not only would it wear on the balance in the NHL, but it could be a talent suck on the CHL. Or perhaps I'm missing something.
My apologies if this has been discussed at length elsewhere
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I don't know if I would say enraged, but it's definitely crappy. Any time you draft a player from the U.S. university or college system, it's a known risk though. Unless you are willing to sign them early and burn a year or push them to go pro before they are ready, there is a pretty big incentive to just wait it out and become a free agent. It's one of the reasons drafting high this year isn't that appealing. A lot of the top prospects are from that system but won't be ready to go pro for a few years.
I can't help but think this is why the Flames signed Kuznetsov already.