biturbo19
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- Jul 13, 2010
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Problem is with the NCAA route, there is a decent chance he elects to sign whereever he wants at the end of his development. Personally i would rather draft russians over NCAA players at this point (i would go as far as listening to offers for the #2 overall pick just to avoid NCAA route). Thats why i haven't even really followed Demko because it seems kinda pointless to follow someone who we might not be able to sign when its time to sign them because they could just decline to sign and wait an extra 2 months to sign wherever they want.
This is just way too much paranoia about "The NCAA Factor".
I mean, it's something to keep in the back of your mind...and something you worry about if this 5th round prospect even turns out to be somebody worth offering a contract to at some point. Not something to avoid like the plague. And it's most definitely not something you look at trying to trade Eichel over.
Just like you don't worry about the whole Great "Jordan Subban - will he sign, or re-enter the draft" Panic of Spring 2015, when drafting CHL players.
There are loopholes everywhere, if prospects are desperate enough to use them.