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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
CHL still the best league purely for developing young players because of the schedule and more physical play. That remains their selling point but obviously expect changes in the financial model.
Did you expect the NHL to do something to protect major junior hockey in their CBA? That’s not exactly their mission.
The so called loophole (it never actually was a loophole) is gone, doesn’t matter what you do after being drafted. Which is as it should be IMO.
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This is debatable. Players in the NCAA get more practice time along with considerably more time in the gym to build their bodies while playing against older and, presumably, bigger men. I don't believe there's any evidence out there that playing more games and spending a large portion of their downtime riding buses is more or less beneficial for player development.