I'm going to say this - and I really don't care if people flame me for it.
I'm starting to get a little tired of smaller market teams being leveraged by top end players and their camps; it's as though the bigger market teams get to cherry pick top talent by default because of it. No parity means that smaller teams are going to have a harder time surviving, especially in this climate. Someone made a good point; perhaps it is time that we have players formally declare their intent for the draft - whether they're going Major junior or NCAA. I see the (potential) dilemma North Bay is in - they can pick Fantilli...fans will be happy, but there is so much uncertainty about his OHL status. Would the potential haul if he doesn't report be worth the chance of calling the kid's bluff and playing hardball with his camp over the summer? Or they could pick Ty Nelson...the number one defenceman in the draft - and some people just wouldn't be satisfied. He'd always be seen as a "Plan B" type of player - only picked because the first option didn't work out, even though there is another opportunity to grab a game braking forward over the summer in the Import Draft.
PS-My Dad just asked...."Why not just throw caution to the wind, and pick another highly rated forward NOT named "Fantilli"?!? He isn't the only great player available..." Great Dad - throw a monkey wrench into everybody's plans! (LOL) OK then...if not Fantilli, then what forward?