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I see him Playing 4 years in the NCAA. Becoming a free agent following his graduation and signng with the Red Wings.
I see him Playing 4 years in the NCAA. Becoming a free agent following his graduation and signng with the Red Wings.
My feeling: he'll play this year and next at Michigan, then join the Jets for the 2014-15 season.
I am not ruling Trouba out for some time next year , whether it be at the start or perhaps after the WJC.
Kevin Cheveldayoff was emphatic yesterday that he had no preclusions for bringing up or keeping a player right from the draft , if he is ready. Of course that is the key , but people that automatically say Trouba won't be here anytime next year are just presuming that , that isn't written in stone .
IMO I am virtually certain Trouba never ever spends four years at Michigan , and at the most imo , he spends 2 full years there. However I think it is a distinct possibility that he is here before that. FWIW so does Bobby Mac.
I thought that too but someone mentioned he cannot do that
Why couldn't he do that? Wheeler did just that with the Coyotes. Shultz did it this past off-season. Four years after his draft a player can declare himself a free agent and sign with whomever he wants.
Yes, for NCAA players it is 4 years. However had Schultz not "declared" himself a pro and returned for his senior year he would have been Ducks property until August 15th, 2013. For a Trouba though his rights will not expire until August 15th following his senior year, not June 1 after his junior year like Wheeler and Schultz when they declared to be pros following junior year, a loophole only available for players who play elsewhere pre-NCAA but after being drafted.
But why in the hell is it more likely that Trouba does this than ANY OTHER DRAFT PICK? Any pick can do this, including picks out of Europe or CHL. A player drafted out of WHL can simply wait two years refusing to sign and then they head back into draft. Wait two more and they are free agents. Why does Trouba do this, yet it's inconceivable a WHL/OHL/QMJHL players refuses to sign?
It just makes no sense why people talk about this for Trouba, but not say Scheifele (although he is now signed, pre-signing it was never an issue). Any player has this right, due to a couple high profile cases now everyone assumes it's only for NCAA players to do this, and that they do this commonly. Both are completely false.
Yes, for NCAA players it is 4 years. However had Schultz not "declared" himself a pro and returned for his senior year he would have been Ducks property until August 15th, 2013. For a Trouba though his rights will not expire until August 15th following his senior year, not June 1 after his junior year like Wheeler and Schultz when they declared to be pros following junior year, a loophole only available for players who play elsewhere pre-NCAA but after being drafted.
But why in the hell is it more likely that Trouba does this than ANY OTHER DRAFT PICK? Any pick can do this, including picks out of Europe or CHL. A player drafted out of WHL can simply wait two years refusing to sign and then they head back into draft. Wait two more and they are free agents. Why does Trouba do this, yet it's inconceivable a WHL/OHL/QMJHL players refuses to sign?
It just makes no sense why people talk about this for Trouba, but not say Scheifele (although he is now signed, pre-signing it was never an issue). Any player has this right, due to a couple high profile cases now everyone assumes it's only for NCAA players to do this, and that they do this commonly. Both are completely false.
I think it's because there are a couple of recent examples of NCAA players exercising their option to become free agents (Wheeler, Schultz). I can't recall any CHL draftees doing this since Lindros...and he was vilified in the press and many fans.
Just watched the Michigan game last night and from what I saw he would benefit staying one more year to develop his offence and decision making he still seems to make a lot of little mistakes.i think he could step into the nhl next year but he would play a pure defensive role,plus the style he plays is hard on the body so when he reaches the nhl the more developed he is physically the easier it will be on his body.
Tim Erixon.
Just watched the Michigan game last night and from what I saw he would benefit staying one more year to develop his offence and decision making he still seems to make a lot of little mistakes.i think he could step into the nhl next year but he would play a pure defensive role,plus the style he plays is hard on the body so when he reaches the nhl the more developed he is physically the easier it will be on his body.
My original feeling when he was drafted was two years, three max. I do not think he plays out his entire NCAA eligibility. He's said a few times that he'll make the jump when "he thinks he's ready" -- which is basically code for "when I get a multimillion-dollar contract offer."
That said, given just how well he's been doing, lately I've been starting to feel like there's a chance he comes up for 2013-14. I imagine Jets brass will be taking a very, very hard look at him at this year's development camp.
Didn't he just threaten this to force a trade? Although that is almost as bad...
Great post. No need to consider that scenario.
Jarrett Stoll (CGY). Matthew Lombardi (EDM). Mike Van Ryan (NJD).
Van Ryan was a college player...was he the first to use "the loophole"? Were those other guys try to control where they'd play or was it just a money/contract thing?
I'm hoping that Housley sold him on Winnipeg at least when he coached him at the WJHC. I noticed that Housley's twitter picture is him in a Jets uniform. Found that interesting.
https://twitter.com/philhousley6