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Originally Posted by JTech780
The college loop hole thing is way overblown, it isn’t a problem. In order for McGroarty to go to free agency he needs to play 2 more seasons of college hockey. Thats two more seasons before he can sign his ELC. Two more seasons he risks an injury.
Players who are drafted out of the CHL don’t have to sign with the team who drafted them. They just have to re-enter the draft after two years, they don’t have to sign with the team that drafts them the 2nd time either and then they become free agents. Do we have to close that loop hole too?
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Also, if a player is highly rated like McGroarty as example, if he waits 4 years he has lost out on a possible $8-10M (ELC and bonuses) to then sign for the same ELC 4 years later. If he signed with his first team he would have that money in the bank and be closer to FA. He will never make up the money he originally left on the table.