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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
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No it did not. Trading for Dougie Hamilton got us Lindholm and Hanifin.
You can't seriously believe Adam Fox was the cornerstone of that deal.
Even a year later, after putting up 48 points in 33 games in hockey east as a Dman all he got the Canes was two 2nd round picks from the Rangers.
EDIT: Also, that is the point. Teams should not have to asses the risk of a college player bolting on them. There is already enough risk in the draft when choosing players. You should be able to draft the player you believe will be the best pick in the long run and not have to factor in crap like them running to a preferred team. Especially when the preferred team is usually just a handful of certain teams in the league who now have an unfair advantage over the rest of the teams which undermines the draft entirely.
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I didn't say it was the cornerstone, but he was a prospect that was very highly thought of at the time, so he definitely added value to that trade and was likely a requirement from Carolina's side.
The only solution I can see for this would be to make college players ineligible for the draft. If you turn pro, or are not enrolled in college for the following year then you can enter the draft.