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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
I know I am in the minority but I have no problem with individuals having a say on where they work. It seems antiquated to me that a 18 year old has to move to this city because that team owns their rights. It is even worse in the CHL where some 16 year old child from North Battleford had to go to Portland because that is the city that owns his rights. Seems to me that you should have some say on where you live. It is only the best players that have the leverage though in either scenario to dictate where they live.
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There would be no league, if everyone got to pick where they played.
Professional sports are singular entities, in that all the teams are part of a single product. And without competitiveness, that product is garbage. As compensation for the horrific misdeed of being told where to live, the players are paid millions of dollars. If they want to live somewhere else, they are already free to (but most seem to accept the trade-off)
Junior hockey is a different argument, and I agree with you there.