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Originally Posted by browntrout
If that is the case the NHL should implement a 1st round pick pick or more depending on how high the pick was. This is going to become a problem for Canadian teams drafting NCAA players. Let's imagine for a second Calgary wins the lottery, and selects Owen Power, and he decides to play NCAA until free agency, can you imagine the backlash. The NHL needs to address this. Canadian teams have so much trouble attracting free agents, now we can't even sign entry level players as well, ridiculous. Adam fox should of never been allowed to exploit this rule. If you want to play in the NHL pay your dues to the team that owns your rights, I am sure New York does not mind, but you know what as a Canadian who has not seen a Stanley Cup in this country for years, it's loop holes that favour American teams that need to be eradicated, Canadian teams have enough challenges already
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Yeah, no.
I just don't think this is going to be an issue at the top of the Draft.
In the last ten years, Brady Tkachuk, Quinn Hughes, Ryan Poehling, Kyle Connor, Colin White, Brock Boeser, Jack Roslovic, Michael McCarron, Jacob Trouba and Tyler Biggs have all been drafted by Canadian teams out of either the USHL or NCAA in the first round. Not a single one of these players have played out their full four years of college eligibility, and every one was signed by his drafting team.