Ed Ned and Leddy
Brokering the Bally Sports + Corncob TV Merger
Player has something to lose in that if they are one of the Wolverines, are they getting any better in their JR/SR years playing in the NCAA and not taking the next step up in competition.
Team will own your rights. And none of these kids in this draft have the clout to pull a demand off like Lindros.
We're talking about different scenarios. I'm imagining a case where tomorrow a guy like Owen Power wakes up and tells his agent, "Ya know, I really just do not want to play in Buffalo" and that headline runs all over.
Do you think Buffalo walks up to the podium and drafts that player knowing he's told the whole world that he doesn't want to be there?