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Originally Posted by getbak
Does this affect the Flames draft rights for Mattson?
The CBA says that a team holds a player's rights for 4 years after the draft if he becomes a College player within 2 years after his draft. If he's pushing back college for another year, that means he won't play a college game until more than 2 years after his draft.
Do the Flames' rights expire next June like they would with a player drafted out of the CHL, or is he still considered a College player because he declared his intent to go to UND, even though he has deferred entry for a couple of years?
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Might be a unique case that the Flames will need special dispensation from the NHL and NHLPA.
Even if they don't retain his rights, it is probably not that big a loss given his progression so far.