burd Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago 12 minutes ago, brianvf said: It seems that most of the CHLer --> NCAA commits have been delaying the announcement of their NCAA commitment...don't want to upset their CHL teams...but the Ruck's are one (two) that I could see announcing this summer (like what MacKenzie did last year). Medicine Hat knows that they are returning for this fall, but would be expecting them to move on the following year. Might as well announce it right away and avoid dealing with all the speculation all season. Why would they declare before they have to unless they feared losing the option? I get why WE would like them to, but why would they put down their cards now? Quote
tnt Posted 7 hours ago Posted 7 hours ago 4 hours ago, burd said: Why would they declare before they have to unless they feared losing the option? I get why WE would like them to, but why would they put down their cards now? Why would anyone commit? I would imagine if they commit then they can just focus on playing hockey, rather then always being asked or speculated. Quote
burd Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago 34 minutes ago, tnt said: Why would anyone commit? I would imagine if they commit then they can just focus on playing hockey, rather then always being asked or speculated. Thats true enough, but if they are as good as represented, they are a few short years from negotiating hockey contracts as a professional—with the assistance of an agent, of course. If being asked about their plans is too burdensome, they have some catching up to do. Quote
tnt Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago 1 minute ago, burd said: Thats true enough, but if they are as good as represented, they are a few short years from negotiating hockey contracts as a professional—with the assistance of an agent, of course. If being asked about their plans is too burdensome, they have some catching up to do. It’s not like NHL initial contracts can make you rich. They are pretty standard for first round picks. Quote
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