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Originally Posted by kermitology
This is not a loophole in my mind. They're subject to the same rules as CHL and European drafted players. You take a chance on any player, they don't owe teams anything - and forcing players to sign with the team that drafted them is a bad idea.
If anything, the NCAA needs to change their rules to allow players to make money while still in the NCAA system. Similar to CHL - the contract slides if they stay in college, but they can collect a signing bonus. It's ridiculous that the NCAA does that to their players given how much money they make off of college sports.
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I agree with your second point. Having punitive measures to dissuade them from financial gain is dumb. The only issue I see is that the schools invest in the players by giving them scholarships, so in a way, the school is paying them. It's more value than the stipend major junior players get. In the work force, most companies wouldn't continue to employ you if you were also getting paid by a competitor.