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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I don't believe that this was ever the intent of the NHL.
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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It's been there for many years with no sign of the NHL wanting to change it. It's not like it wasn't forseeeable. College players are free to deal with any team after 4 years of being initially drafted, just like Junior players.
While teams can't make players sign, there is certainly a financial incentive for college players to sign with their drafted team.