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No one is disputing this as to when he signs a NHL contract he abides by the new CBA rules .. The issue here is who owns his NHL rights and for how long ?? That is what I am questioning here .. IN the old CBA is player option to sign and if he didn't other options were available to him including re-enter in a future NHL draft or UFA ..kdb209 said:Correct. Yes the draftee in not a member of the union when he is drafted, but in order to play in the NHL he must sign a contract that says he retroactively agrees to all of the terms of the CBA. He doesn't agree to the standard player contract terms, he doesn't play in the NHL.
For this to not happen in the future one is going to have to believe that the both parties are going to have to agree to new rules in a new cba .. This has never been mentioned in any CBA proposal to date and would require mutual agreement from both sides which I can never see happerning ..