The way you talk it sounds like it is rare for NCAA players to go to the AHL.
I doubt the Jets would lead him to believe he has more than a slim chance of making the NHL next year. They may very well make him an offer to turn pro next year though. Through his family of course. He may or may not accept it. That would be up to him and individuals vary in their motivations. I expect 1 more year of NCAA before they make him an offer good enough to get him to leave school but I don't know what they will do any more than you do.
I'm not talking about NCAAPlayers in general. Roslovic is a freshman. How many of those players who went to the A are freshman? I think it is pretty rare.
I'd say 5% chance he signs with the Jets this year 95% chance he stays in school. We have a better chance of winniing the draft lottery.
I'd say it is extremely rare. But we are talking about him leaving school AFTER this season when he will no longer be a freashman, playing in the A next year.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but there's a limit to the # of call-ups clubs can make without burning a year of their contract, correct?
Thought I heard that the Jets can bring 3 more guys up and are waiting to do so to see how things play out.
I'm guessing they're holding a spot for Connor to play. Think it's a given that he signs the second his NCAA season ends.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but there's a limit to the # of call-ups clubs can make without burning a year of their contract, correct?
Thought I heard that the Jets can bring 3 more guys up and are waiting to do so to see how things play out.
I'm guessing they're holding a spot for Connor to play. Think it's a given that he signs the second his NCAA season ends.
That's exactly what I was talking about. Next year. 5% chance
Looks like it only took Copp one game to burn an ELC year (compared to Trouba's 0 games in '12/'13).
I think it's 40 games to burn an RFA year, though.
Could someone in the know clarify this? To my knowledge, the only way an elc is not "burned" is for players 19 or younger drafted from the chl. If they play 9 or less nhl games their contract year isn't used up. Is that accurate?
Copp was already 20 when he signed. Players who are 20 never have their contracts slide.
40 games on the NHL roster (not games played) counts as a year towards free agency
Just to clarify for everyone, my understanding is that if someone is signed out of the NCAA after the college season is done, but before the NHL season ends, this year counts as year 1 of their ELC. (This is the extra incentive they give players to sign ie Trouba, Helle and Copp.) Just because your ELC ends earlier doesn't mean you become an Unrestricted free agent earlier as you need to accrue 7 NHL seasons or be 27 years old, (whichever comes first) to be a UFA. You only accrue an NHL season after dressing for 10 games in that season. You can be on the roster, collecting an NHL paycheque but not playing and therefore not starting the clock to UFA. You would become an RFA one year sooner though.
So someone like Roslovic would need to consider 1) Are they ready for the AHL? Is that what is best for their development? If it is, the Jets could sign him and carry him on the NHL roster for the last 8ish games of the season and he would get paid 100K (which he could invest to pay his own way through University if hockey didn't work out for him.) Then he might be making 80K next season with the Moose. Is leaving University early worth that or not?
From the Jets perspective, they may not want to take 2 years off his ELC (This year and next year) if they feel his development will be the same with another year in the NCAA. Its interesting and when a contract is extended it does test your priorities. Rumour has it Helle's parents didn't want him to sign but he did and that Tucker Poolman was extended a contract but he wanted to go back to school. The decision might boil down to how confident you are you could make a career out of hockey. I think the decision/ability to get some NHL pay at the end of the season or not would be a pretty big influencing factor for a lot of people. I know it would be for me.
So it is a possibility then.
I think it's a scenario where having AHL and NHL teams in the same city can really help.
I think it's a scenario where having AHL and NHL teams in the same city can really help.
Nope. Look at William Nylander last year.
Drafted out of Europe. Signed ELC. Played AHL for significant GP as U20. No NHL GP. Contract slid.
U20 again this year, probably will play 10 NHL GP. Will burn year of ELC if that happens.
So it's all 19 yr olds and younger then? regardless of where they were drafted from?