me2 said:
If Toronto signs Crosby, it puts the owner imposed rules under massive scrutiny.l.
You can't sign anyone ...How can you every contract needs to be approved by the NHL ... If the NHL has locked out the players they certainly are not going to approve Contracts in the meantime..
I have read this whole thread and SO surprized by the posts ....
If seems really simple NO NHL ...NO DRAFT ... no different than NO NHL no WAIVER DRAFT etc..
but you guys are all focusing on the 18 year olds .... Here its the older players that 19-20 years that are the most affected by no draft..
If there is no season they most likely just combine the drafts together the following year ... and all they have to do is extend the draft rounds so instead of 9 rounds they go 18 so the same number of players are drafted if there was 2 drafts ....
Or there is no rule when the draft has to happen .... For all intensive purposes it could happen the day after a NEW CBA is signed ... it doesn't have to be in June it could be pushed back to September lets say ... it could happen the following year if this one is lost during Training camp for the other players ...
This Crosby has a right to earn a living Story is humerous ... So does Joe Sakic and Marty Brodeur and Jerome Iginla ... but they are not and either is Crosby even if he was drafted ..
but the thing I am most interested in is the players the where drafted like Mike Richards, Jeff Carter etc in the 2003 entry draft ...because come June 30th 2005 and no CBA ...What happens to them ..They can't re-enter a Draft that isn't or based on age become UFA ... That will be interesting ..