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Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
I wonder where Mews ends up next season. A top tier NCAA team no doubt.
Probably bidding wars on CHL All Star types. Some teams will load up no doubt.
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If CHL is smart they'd consider renegotiating with the AHL/NHL and allow 19 year olds to be eligible for the AHL.
Players would still have incentive to sign NHL deals, they could play in the AHL if good enough but still flexibility to be assigned back to the CHL.
Optically it would be better for CHL to be losing 19 year olds to the AHL than it would be to lose them to NCAA and keeps the door open of them being assigned back mid season open in scenarios where AHL is too big of a step.