So reports coming out that Harvard LHD Henry Thrun (a former fourth round pick) will NOT be signing with the Anaheim Ducks and will be exploiting the college loophole.
Ducks draft pick Henry Thrun opting for free agency
As soon as I heard about this, I had to check to see what team his family grew up rooting for and, lo and behold, per his Wiki page -
"The Thrun family have confessed to being fans of New York Rangers which started when father David would frequently attend games from a young age whilst growing up in New Rochelle, New York before moving to Lancaster, New York."
I am shocked. Shocked I tell you!
I guess we will have to wait and see what happens, but if any other team was exploiting this loophole to get free talent as much as the Rags (K Hayes, Vesey, Fox - even Tim Erixon to a different degree), it would have been closed years ago.
I guess we should at least be thankful that the Bruins were the team to draft McAvoy, because otherwise I have no doubt he would have also explored using the loophole to worm his way to the Rags too.
Has there ever been a team with so many advantages over the years, yet so few championships?