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Originally Posted by Matty81
that'll be a minor blow to the CHL and a major one to Swedish hockey and the players more than anything
basically limits the players options bigtime, a guy could get mothballed over there and really has no options to come over and play here.
and 22 is ridiculous - I think this is going to stunt the development of Sweden's high end players bigtime. The mid range guys who benefit from the SEL up to 22 will be fine but a really high end player is too good for that league by 19.
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However, much like the CHL's rule where players aged 18 and 19 can't go to the AHL it will improve the overall competition level in the SEL which should help develop players overall.
