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Originally Posted by MegaErtz
I don't know what the answer is, but the current system does not work in the NHL. The salary cap was brought in to help small market teams like the Flames compete, but we're less competitive now than we were in the late 90s and early 2000s. Maybe raising the draft age a couple of years might help? So few players play in the NHL in the year or two after they get drafted.
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Would it be plausible to go to min 18 y/o for 1st round,
min 19 y/o for 2nd round
min 20 y/o for later rounds?
It would put most guys playing NA pro within D+2, I think if they did this, they would need to cut the draft down 1 or 2 rounds, because guys should expect to basically get a contract on the draft floor.