Munchausen said:I think the NHL didn't want to have the PA use this as leverage for the remainder of the negotiations.
But now let the speculation begin on what is going to happen with Crosby this summer. Uncharted territories.
Best solution, put back the draft at 19yo, if not 20yo. Best opportunity to do it.
Munchausen said:I think the NHL didn't want to have the PA use this as leverage for the remainder of the negotiations.
But now let the speculation begin on what is going to happen with Crosby this summer. Uncharted territories.
Best solution, put back the draft at 19yo, if not 20yo. Best opportunity to do it.
Did Bob Goodenow agree to that???? .. I missed that press conference !!!Munchausen said:I think the NHL didn't want to have the PA use this as leverage for the remainder of the negotiations.
But now let the speculation begin on what is going to happen with Crosby this summer. Uncharted territories.
Best solution, put back the draft at 19yo, if not 20yo. Best opportunity to do it.
Munchausen said:But now let the speculation begin on what is going to happen with Crosby this summer.
go kim johnsson said:Then you'll have all kinds of lawsuits from all the 18yo's who were eligible this year. With a relatively deep draft class, is not the way the NHL wants to go.
No where does it say when the NHL draft has to be. If the NHL wants to they can re-schedule it to whenever they need to.
Could Crosby Land in T.O.?The Iconoclast said:That's a non-issue. Until a new CBA is hammered out no teams can sign players to NHL contracts nor make a claim on NHL player rights. Once the CBA is hammered out the NHL will have a draft prior to the begining of business. This has been a contingency in place for a long time. The hope was to not have to cancel the entry draft and cause economic harm to the market where the draft is being held (Ottawa IIRC). Crosby will be raffled off before the first contract is signed under the new CBA.
The Iconoclast said:That's a non-issue. Until a new CBA is hammered out no teams can sign players to NHL contracts nor make a claim on NHL player rights. Once the CBA is hammered out the NHL will have a draft prior to the begining of business. This has been a contingency in place for a long time. The hope was to not have to cancel the entry draft and cause economic harm to the market where the draft is being held (Ottawa IIRC). Crosby will be raffled off before the first contract is signed under the new CBA.
Munchausen said:lawsuits? If the new CBA decretes the draft year is now at 19yo, it is now at 19yo, period. On what basis would the players sue the NHL?
Munchausen said:I was referring to Crosby's options outside the NHL and the little controversy in Quebec that started when Gilles Courteau, QJMHL's commissioner, said Crosby was bound by contract to the league until he's drafted by an NHL team. Crosby might dispute this and try to play in Europe or elsewhere.
Ironically the WHA was around the last time this Age issue you came up when the WHA stole the best young players not yet of draft age for the NHL .. In 1979-80 when the merger with the WHA happened .. The NHL changed its then Amateur to the Entry draft to allow for younger players to avoid that issue ..Munchausen said:lawsuits? If the new CBA decretes the draft year is now at 19yo, it is now at 19yo, period. On what basis would the players sue the NHL?
Munchausen said:Best solution, put back the draft at 19yo, if not 20yo. Best opportunity to do it.
The Messenger said:Ironically the WHA was around the last time this Age issue you came up when the WHA stole the best young players not yet of draft age for the NHL .. In 1979-80 when the merger with the WHA happened .. The NHL changed its then Amateur to the Entry draft to allow for younger players to avoid that issue ..
They say history has a way of repeating itself .. So I guess Crosby off to the WHA like Gretzky before him could be on the near horizon ..
I think the NHL might be emboldened by the NFL smacking down Maurice Clarret last year.Munchausen said:lawsuits? If the new CBA decretes the draft year is now at 19yo, it is now at 19yo, period. On what basis would the players sue the NHL?
jericholic19 said:That may not matter. 18 YOs are potentially entitled to become free agents in the USA. If crosby becomes a FA, i have no doubt the leafs and bruins are the two most likely teams to turn their back on the other owners and try to sign him. The leafs will try to buy their way to a stanley cup while the bruins just want to look good.
Should I have not drank the Hemlock?bleedgreen said:http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/article.jsp;jsessionid=PKAMDNJLJOGE?content=20050323_182442_5636
whoa! slow down everybody and actually read the article. it doesnt say the draft is being cancelled - it says its going to happen in a different form. the event in ottawa is cancelled, not the draft itself. the article talks about maybe the draft being done electronicly or something. sounds like they didnt want to deal with the nightmare of hotel rooms needing to reserved and whatnot anymore.
again, DRAFT NOT CANCELLED.
Unless this years draft class explores their options in court and are ruled UFA's if the draft is officially cancelled .. If Crosby wants to play in the AHL next season he is going to need the favourable ruling to earn a living otherwise the agreement between the NHL and CHL will not allow an 18 year old in the AHL ..Munchausen said:There's no NHL to play in right now. I'm sure the league wouldn't allow a team to just sign Crosby. There will eventually be a draft and Crosby will eventually be drafted, only a matter of when.
bleedgreen said:http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/article.jsp;jsessionid=PKAMDNJLJOGE?content=20050323_182442_5636
whoa! slow down everybody and actually read the article. it doesnt say the draft is being cancelled - it says its going to happen in a different form. the event in ottawa is cancelled, not the draft itself. the article talks about maybe the draft being done electronicly or something. sounds like they didnt want to deal with the nightmare of hotel rooms needing to be reserved and whatnot anymore.
again, DRAFT NOT CANCELLED.
The Messenger said:Unless this years draft class explores their options in court and are ruled UFA's if the draft is officially cancelled .. If Crosby wants to play in the AHL next season he is going to need the favourable ruling to earn a living otherwise the agreement between the NHL and CHL will not allow an 18 year old in the AHL ..
Apparently the president of the QMJHL disagrees with you .. He says NO NHL .. Crosby needs to play in the Q and NO AHL for him ..Epsilon said:The agreement between the NHL and CHL means nothing in the absence of the CBA. The NHL does not run the AHL, and has no control over what Crosby does.