There's a giant difference. CHL players go back into the draft and NCAA players don't; this isn't hard. Ultimately, yes, it all comes out the same after 4 years, but to ignore that A: most CHL players that end up drafted are eligible to be re-drafted if unsigned and B: re-drafts are quite rare, whereas these August 15th signings are less so - I'd say there's maybe one re-draft a year, and maybe 5 August 15th UFA ELC signings C: CHL players cannot stay there past their 21st birthday whereas drafted college players generally stay until they are between 21-23 if they go all 4 years - and yeah, there's a major difference.
Again, why does that make drafting NCAA guys somehow a challenge (or whatever verbiage you used)? You stated that NCAA guys have buddies that they want to go play with. As I said initially, CHL guys don't have friends that they'd want to play with like NCAA guys? Your initial point I responded to makes zero sense and nothing you wrote here really does much to reinforce it.
Again, why does that make drafting NCAA guys somehow a challenge (or whatever verbiage you used)? You stated that NCAA guys have buddies that they want to go play with. Again, CHL guys don't? Your initial point I responded to makes zero sense.
I guess you should go back and respond to whoever wrote that, because it sure wasn't me.
I think he's saying that of course they have buddies, but that CHL guys don't have the option after 4 years to automatically sign with their friends; they'd have to reenter the draft.
Sorry, for some reason you responded to me and wrote this:
"CHL players who don't sign go back into the draft. If they're any good, they get drafted again. The Devils once drafted the same guy twice."
Which makes no sense to me at all since my initial response was about someone indicating that a player having friends made them a risk to draft. No clue why you responded to me in the first place, frankly, if you weren't endorsing that view.
Your response is about as far away from what a normal response to "Why? CHL prospects donÂ’t have friends?" would be considering the initial point of the poster I confused as you was that NCAA players are somehow draft risks due to having friends.
He was looking for a quicker path to the NHL. He probably figured there were quite a few guys ahead of him. Colorado's center depth a little bit more wide open, especially if they deal Matt Duchene. Taking a step back, I think we can understand the financial motivation to make 925K in the NHL versus 70K in the AHL (and yes, Kerfoot does come from an affluent family).
By the same token I don't understand why Vegas wasn't more of a consideration for him, unless they just didn't want him?
Colorado's 6th round pick from 2012 signed with us, so I guess it's fair that our 5th round pick from 2012 signs with them.
Good, now we never have to hear about him again.
Didn't even think of the Blandisi thing, I'd rather him anyway so that's comforting.
Until we see Kerfoot in the NHL its hard to compare them.
I don't think Blandisi is in our long term plans.
Until we see Kerfoot in the NHL its hard to compare them.
I don't think Blandisi is in our long term plans.
Colorado's depth chart is a mess. He has a better chance to play there
I keep reading this, and then I compare it to Colorado's forwards on paper:
Nathan MacKinnon
Gabriel Landeskog
Matt Duchene
Mikko Rantanen
Sven Andrighetto
Tyson Jost
JT Compher
Colin Wilso,n
Karl Soderberg
Blake Comeau
Nail Yakupov
Matt Nieto
Why would a team let a player who could be an asset to someone else go free?
I keep reading this, and then I compare it to Colorado's forwards on paper:
Nathan MacKinnon
Gabriel Landeskog
Matt Duchene
Mikko Rantanen
Sven Andrighetto
Tyson Jost
JT Compher
Colin Wilson
Karl Soderberg
Blake Comeau
Nail Yakupov
Matt Nieto