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Originally Posted by The Cobra
I consider a "loophole" something that is not intended to occur.
This is no loophole. If the NHL and teams did not want it to exist, they could have dealt with it.
It's not like how it plays out is a big surprise to anyone. The NHL intended college players to be able to deal with any team after 4 years.
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I don't believe that this was ever the intent of the NHL.
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Teams can, if they want, sign their college players and get their contract started early, so as to lessen the ELC aspect of those deals, which the player cannot get if he waits the 4 years. It's likely why Johnny signed in Calgary. He got his first big money contract 1 year earlier than if he had waited.
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But this only works if the player accepts the contract offer. The problem is that there is at present far too much incentive for the top NCAA players to decline, and to play out their college careers. A team cannot always just choose to sign their players early.
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