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Originally Posted by dissentowner
There is no doubt he would sign his entry level deal. After that though all bets are off. Besides Fox you have recently had Tkachuk, Gaudreau, and Hanifin all exit stage left mainly because they were Americans wanting to play in the US. You can say it won't be a story but in the back of all our minds we will be thinking it.
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both Gaudreau and Tkachuk signed two contracts in Calgary. Gaudreau played 8 seasons for the Flames, Tkachuk 6, and there's an argument that both could still be Flames players today if certain things had gone differently. Hanifin also spent close to 6 seasons in Calgary.
I understand the sentiment if you trade for a 25 year old American who is set to become a UFA in a year or two. Then sure, it's a factor. But I think not wanting to draft a guy because "oh no, he could leave us when he hits UFA status in 8 years" is nuts.