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I thought your girlfriend was quickly disappointed.

Exactly. And now they're about to lose one that they actually drafted and invested time into. It was never a problem until that long shot hit close to home. My main problem with everything discussed here is that each suggested "fix" is nothing more than a punishment to the player who goes the college route. If these suggestions miraculously came to be, all it does is dry up the college talent pool.

So you sacrifice that right to let them develop while under contract and in exchange hold the rights for an additional amount of time. It's kind of a double edged sword though, isn't it? If you sign that junior kid early but then he doesn't develop, you're stuck with a wasted contract for three years once he does leave juniors. So they'll roll the dice on certain guys in those leagues, not sign them, then see what happens (Gloria Estefan). This whole exercise we're going through right now is focusing on draft rights from one very specific angle. From that, we say that the system is broken, completely ignoring the other scenarios that play out just fine. If people want it changed, that's fine, but we can't ignore what those changes are going to do to those other scenarios that work just fine. So do you want to fix 10% so that you can break the other 90?

They don't. They only difference is that junior players can go back into the draft after 2 years. Both, if unsigned, can be free agents at the same age, depending on where birthdays fall.

It exists because of Mike Van Ryn. They had to put something in writing so that players couldn't flee to major junior and become free agents anymore.

With they way they jump around from shot to shot during the handshake line, I'm amazed that I actually got to see the when Bonino and Wilson got to each other. They gave me the most entertaining year I ever got out of college hockey, so it's good to see them on this stage.

You are opening a huge can of worms with this idea. To make them re-enter the draft, you are essentially expanding the age of draft eligibility beyond age 20. If you do that, guess what, the junior players are also forced to go back in beyond that age. Why would the union ever agree to this? Comparing the two leagues is apples and oranges. There's a huge age gap between players drafted in the two leagues. Also, NFL players don't really have anywhere to go if they don't sign, which is why the rule you're stating is about as rare as a liger post without a youtube clip. They already do, but only if the player was taken in the first round. If you're going to compensate in this case, you're going to have to compensate for every single unsigned draft pick. Why are the college guys special?

A loophole is an unexpected discovery due to a poorly written contract. This is not a loophole. It is explicitly stated in the CBA. It is exactly what they wanted. Van Ryn was a loophole. This is not. What I'm still trying to figure out is why people think there is an added risk in drafting a guy who you control for four years instead of one you control for two.

No, it's the word "pregnant" that you really have to worry about

In about 3 minutes

I found inkman's.

Beyond the Sabres, it starts to become more about the individual players for me. There are certain guys I will always pull for. Then again, it gets difficult when one of those players currently plays for the Hurricanes.

She teaches second grade, so I'll never be all that worried about her becoming an object of obsession for anyone.

I guess one positive in all of this is that there's probably only a handful of GMs who have actually gone through an expansion draft already. And on top of that, the rules are drastically different from any of those previous ones. If he's the cap expert that some have played him up to be, he may actually have some good thoughts on how to maneuver through this. We're not a team that really has to worry about losing any specific player, so that more than likely frees them up to be a little more proactive in terms of "helping out" other teams.

I absolutely love this idea. Make it happen. Edit: Here's my first attempt for WildCard's:

Someone will clarify I'm sure, but do these europeans under 20 who sign ELCs but remain over there actually count against the limit? The rules mention specifically those returned to "juniors", so I'm not sure how that relates to junior aged players who are playing overseas.

But did inkman come out with fully formed and chiseled calves?

I forgot how crazy Van Halen's stuff was until I just googled that now

There's no quicker way to alienate agents around the league than by immediately trading a guy you just signed. Yeah, I'm not so crazy about that either. A bit of a screw job if you ask me.

I don't know if it was him for sure, but it seems like a safe guess.

Everyone needs a theme song in life. Whether it's your at bat music, the wresting-style entrance song, or something that plays each time you enter the office. What would yours be? We may as well include a youtube clip to keep this entertaining. Mine would be Hot for Teacher. I married a teacher, so it has always felt right. The fact that it's an incredibly catchy song doesn't hurt either. I love when those opening drums pop up on the radio.

I'll give you 11 guesses as to who that was.

The whole thing is so ripe for collusion. I'm amazed that they decided to go with the whole thing of signing pending UFAs within the draft window counting as the pick. Both sides, Vegas and the player would be crazy to actually do an official signing at that point.

That's a very important piece missing in this discussion, their 4 year age gap. It's not the most important piece, but it is definitely worth mentioning.

That guy needs to become a start just because of his name.