It has always been that way. There is an agreement between the CHL and AHL that limits those guys to 20. Since most stay in Europe, got to college or are CHL picks… we just don’t see it often. Avs do like their top Euros to play in the AHL early. Rants and Kaut both did in their +1.
I think we will get there in a few years. I don’t believe there are many 6-7m guys… but 1-2m is certainly out there. Its insane.
I don't have an issue with the players getting paid at all. I actually think it can improve the product... IE Nix probably goes to the NFL last year without NIL. Just the way it is now is unsustainable.
Totally agree with ya - and it’s almost as though the NCAA isn’t even trying to step it backward. But rather they seem like they want to run forward with it and nuke everything the sport was in the past. It’s fascinating and sad to watch.
The NCAA doesn't really have anything they can do... NIL was opened up by the courts in basically saying you can't stop adults from earning a living with their own name and outside of a union/CBA there is no genie back in the bottle. The best they can do is open up some things to do it directly instead of through these 'independent' collectives so they and legislate it through there.
And that was their big mistake--instead of admitting the inevitable and trying to at least roll it out slowly and regulating it from there, they just fought tooth and nail until they got their asses handed to them in court and now it's too late.
Yeah they had their head in the sand and thought they could win... but now they can't control it. What is the worst part about it is, if they had just gone along with the union that tried to form, they could have negotiated something very manageable.
Finally that poverty team has a higher payroll than the Rockies for 2024.
