LaLaLaprise said:What do you mean by that?
Seamus O' Toole said:the AHL won't allow players from the CHL until they reach the age of 19 or 20
LaLaLaprise said:You are mistaken.
Radulov could have played in the AHL at the start of this season, he could have played in the AHL as an 18 year old like Bergfors.
He was drafted out of a Russian Junior league, therefore he doesnt go by the CHL rules.
nomorekids said:I don't want to start the argument again, but every time someone brings that up, someone else brings up the quotes in which both David Poile and Barry Trotz have lamented the fact that Radulov has nothing left to prove in the CHL, but isn't "quite there" enough for the NHL, and so there's no other option. It seems to me that someone would have corrected them, if it were just a misunderstanding.
triggrman said:Poile actually said he did not qualify for the AHL. It might have something to do with Radulov committing to the CHL even before the draft.
I guess Poile doesnt know anything about those rules .LaLaLaprise said:Couldnt have. NHL Draft comes before the CHL Import Draft usually.
triggrman said:That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying even before he was drafted he had already stated that he wanted to play CHL next year. When we drafted him (I'll try to find an article for proof) he stated he had already decided to play in the CHL the following year.
triggrman said:I'm sure you're right, what the hell does Poile know....
Beatnik said:Alert! homer post! :
I think it was a great move to send Radulov back in Québec city.
It give him the chance to be a leader and learn to win while having a much better frame than in the AHL. As an example the players here have to either go to school or follow private class instead of doing nothing all day long. There is even a classroom in the Colisée. He also play with very good players and get tons of icetime.
Patrick Roy replaced the original coach during the season. I doubt they knew Roy would be coaching.handtrick said:All these points are valid....language transition has been key....also being coached by Patrick Roy may have had something to do with the decision if he was eligible for either.
Chrisd said:Radulov can get 40 pts next year with the preds, no?
It wasn't a misquote, I heard him say it.LaLaLaprise said:I never said I know more than him, I said it was probably a mis-quote.
Ask people who follow the CHL on a daily basis, or email The Commisioner. Radulov was AHL eligible this year and LAST year.
Look at Bergfors. He was drafted by a CHL team and he is in the AHL.
triggrman said:It wasn't a misquote, I heard him say it.
Again does a player have to be under contract to play in the AHL? He was not under contract until early this year, 4 months into the season. This could be what Trotz is referring too.
triggrman said:It wasn't a misquote, I heard him say it.
Again does a player have to be under contract to play in the AHL? He was not under contract until early this year, 4 months into the season. This could be what Trotz is referring too.