Hopefully falling so far in the draft will scare Lambert and his dad straight. He's by no means a lock to make the NHL. If he wants to make it, he'll have to work hard and do exactly what the Jets tell him. He's got no leverage to force his way onto another team.
That lines up pretty well for the Jets considering their contract situations. With Scheif/Dubois/Wheeler all potentially gone in two seasons that's probably the best time to integrate Lambert into the NHL with meaningful minutes after a season learning the NA pro game with the moose.
TNSE may sell out more moose games than Jets games depending on if they have to ship guys out for that year and thats our AHL squad.
Did I not post that a while back? I guess not. I had it all written out and then I figured no, I better not post it because someone is just going to think I'm some paranoid pessimist. Which of course, I am.
Is it even allowed to sign ELC contract in NHL and then play in WHL?
Yes, players do it all the time. Luciuz signed his ELC and has the same options of playing NHL, AHL or WHL in Portland.
McGroarty is going to the NCAA, he can't sign an ELC unless he plans to go pro or to the OHL.Well, we haven't signed McGroarty to an ELC yet either (unless I somehow missed that?).
I'm not going to worry until there's something to worry about.
That way, I can point out how we should have drafted Chelsey instead
Thanks for that.
I believe NHL teams have four years to sign players they draft out of a European league, it's two years for players drafted out of a league in North America.Did I not post that a while back? I guess not. I had it all written out and then I figured no, I better not post it because someone is just going to think I'm some paranoid pessimist. Which of course, I am.
Yes, I'm thinking dropping so far in the draft might impact his ELC performance bonuses and meddling Dad will tell him to take another shot in a couple of years, after no doubt tearing up whatever league Dad decides he should be in.
I hope we're wrong, but this could be one of those ass-biters.
www.forbes.com
No even a worry at this point and shouldn’t be for the Jets either. They should be focusing on improving their NHL roster
That would seem to still be in effect. I guess I can put my paranoia on hold for a couple of years now.I believe NHL teams have four years to sign players they draft out of a European league, it's two years for players drafted out of a league in North America.
NHL Has A Unified Draft, But The Rules Don't Treat Europeans The Same
For the first time in 19 years, the top three draft picks were all born outside North America. The growth of European talent is immensely significant for the growth of the game; however, it is not widely known that Europeans are treated differently under the CBA relative to North American players.
"Teams that draft a player from a European club have exclusive rights to sign the player to a contract for four years. However, if the player is from a North American club, the NHL team has only two years of exclusive rights."
Found this in an old article...not sure if it's still the same rules though.
You should probably specify that your paranoia will be on hold for this particular issue only, you're still going to be running wild with everything else.That would seem to still be in effect. I guess I can put my paranoia on hold for a couple of years now.
