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Originally Posted by VilleN
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.
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You make it sound like a deal couldn't have been reached unless Fox was involved. I highly doubt that. They wanted Hamilton. They were willing to take Fox I'm sure, because they were in the eastern USA and thought maybe they'd have an outside shot at convincing him to sign, and then worst case scenario they could do what they did, and flip him to the Rags for a couple of picks. Plus, since he put up way more production and put himself into Hobey Baker contention, his value had only grown in the year they had him in their org. The Flames still get the Hanifin and Lindholm trade done by simply adding a 2nd rounder more than likely.
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Originally Posted by VilleN
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.
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Making college players ineligible for the draft would be a disaster. So many more players are choosing that route now, and even more would in the future if they were able to forgo the draft and sign wherever they wanted.
I'm sure the Rangers, Blackhawks, Lightning and all the other sun belt teams would absolutely LOOOOOVE that rule.
There are other much better solutions posted in the last few posts of this thread.