Caser
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1998 had 2016,2017,2018,2019 if they were born before September 15th. Rashevskiy wasn't eligible in 2018 as an October birthday, so I don't get why he would not be eligible in 2022 as he will still be 21 bySeptember 15 2022.
One word (three actually): CBA.
Seriously though, the reason the "younger" limit of the draft eligibility was made is so the player would be 18 on the start of the NHL camp, but the "older" limit doesn't have that kind of limitation for obvious reason, so it was made just as the birth year/1st of January.