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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
The loophole isn’t gone at all? They just turned it from what has been perceived as a loophole to something every player can do regardless of where they play. Nobody took issue with the fact that some players couldn’t take advantage of it, people took issue with the fact that ANY players could… and now they all can lol.
It’s not about protecting the CHL. It’s now just the fact that any player drafted who doesn’t like where they were drafted has the option of going to college, even after they’ve played in the CHL, to make a little money/get an education and run the clock until they’re free agents, which gives virtually every drafted player significantly more leverage over the drafting team than before.
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You retain the players rights for 4 years, I don’t see a “loophole” based on how I understand the term. Nor do I see significant leverage for drafted players here either. All this does is extend the rights period for all players, since it was much less for CHL players previously.
I don’t see a need for a league as financially successful as the NHL to extend the rights window for drafted players past 4 years. NHL careers are short enough as it is.