1. It's always been that way.
2. Teams want to have a say in the development of players
3. What do you do with the guys like Crosby and McDavid who are ready for the league at 18? Do they have to wait at which point you risk losing them overseas or do you have an underage application process like they do in the CHL?
Right, so if he DOES play for Cape Breton this year he's locked into the CHL for a minimum of two years. Unless he's super not ready that seems unlikely.
My dryer, my fridge, and my HVAC unit all broke this week. Fixed the first two, last one needs replaced.
My sister's dryer also broke. My brother in law is in Saudi Arabia for the next couple weeks for work. My niece has quite a few special needs and my sister doesn't need to be messing around with figuring out wash with my BIL away so I am now at her house 2.5 hours away trying to repair her dryer. It's 20 years old and the model number is worn off which is making replacement part ID less than fun.
Normally, my sister would just drive to my parents house, and TBH so would I with the AC issue. They both have COVID so that's not an option.
It's been a special week so far.
They aren't going to do anything of substance. No big trades, no serious signings. No goalie of note. They make all three first round choices. They miss the playoffs again with another year of waiting.