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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Maybe this is what the NHL wants - a subtle way for big-market American teams to gain a systematic edge in talent acquisition. Maybe the board of governors feels it’s better for the league that Adam Fox plays in New York than in Calgary.
In the absence of any measures by the league to address this, Canadian and small-market teams will be disadvantaged in drafting and development. Management of those franchises have to take the flight risk of college players seriously, and will increasingly shy away from drafting those prospects, leaving them to fall into the laps of the New Yorks, Bostons, etc of the league.
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Yeah this isn't going to go away as US college is becoming a bigger pipeline to NHL talent.