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Post by Captain Obvious on Dec 5, 2014 9:45:08 GMT -4
Have we seen those rules written anywhere yet ? Last year with the Karabacek fiasco nobody was certain how the rule actually read. The dilemma there was that the import draft was a day after the full year so Gatineau couldn't draft a Euro to replace him because he could only be traded AFTER the import draft. It's a really dumb rule, they should change it to 11 months or something. Pretty much all the changes they have made to Euros are dumb...goalies, not trading picks ands Euros not tradeable for a year.
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Post by SteveUL on Dec 5, 2014 10:51:55 GMT -4
The dilemma there was that the import draft was a day after the full year so Gatineau couldn't draft a Euro to replace him because he could only be traded AFTER the import draft. It's a really dumb rule, they should change it to 11 months or something. Pretty much all the changes they have made to Euros are dumb...goalies, not trading picks ands Euros not tradeable for a year. I think they have a reason for all of it ... but I agree that the reason they use for goalies is misguided. I think the first year no-trade rule is actually a good one for the player. These players come here and try to adapt to a new team, new culture, new langauge, billets, food, etc ... and the last thing they need in that adaption period is to be traded. However, they should be eligible to be traded the day before they next import draft, or even at the midget draft. If they don't show up at all in their first year, they should also be tradable because that change doesn't affect them in the same way it would a player that did show up and is trying to adapt. I would have thought that the Karabecek fiasco would have made them want to adjust the wording of the rule to allow a trade at the next import draft, or even at the midget draft. The mid-season trade for a first year player is the only thing that should be prevented. I think that a rule like this should also be applied to first year players (other than euros) that are still in highschool. A disruption to their daily routines can affect their schooling ... and that should always be a priority. This rule is not good from a team standpoint as it handcuffs you on what you can do with imports ... but the players needs should always come first.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Dec 5, 2014 11:23:44 GMT -4
The bottom line in all this trade or no trade discussion is, if RKI's dream is really the Memorial cup, then making "longshot" runs hoping to go far in the playoffs will never win them a Memorial Cup. Teams that have won Memorial Cups from the Q are stacked teams with a bunch of 1st rounders and blue chip talent.
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Post by Penguins23® on Dec 5, 2014 19:03:24 GMT -4
Totally agree on Murphy - he's come a long way in a short time this fall. I'd like to see what he can do with regular 2nd line minutes. I'm not sold on Tibbo on the 3rd line - I think his play has been fine, but I find the 10-11-12 line has played really well together. On a separate note - is Tkachev even tradeable? Euros can only be traded now after playing a year in the Q - if they use a calendar year, since he didn't play until mid-Jan last year, his year would be up only after the trade period closes. If they use a season as the year, this is his first full season. Does anyone know exactly how that rule works? Has nothing to do with when he played. It's a full calendar year after he was drafted. I wouldn't be surprised to see him go to Quebec to be honest. Sent from my SGH-I337M using proboards Good call. Sent from my SGH-I337M using proboards
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