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Post by eaglefan62 on Mar 8, 2015 10:17:10 GMT -4
Anyone hearing that the Q is looking at limiting the number of Americans in the Q to 2 per team, same as the Euros. Heard something about that the other day, supposed to come up at the next league Governors meeting. Interesting development if it occurs, not so good for teams like Moncton and Quebec who seem to be able to entice the American kids to come here to play ($$$). Thoughts on this one please.
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Post by hal on Mar 8, 2015 11:02:04 GMT -4
Why ? Loads of Canadian Kids go down there to play . The Q should look at some way of regulating it in regards to "buying" players , so it is an even playing field but capping it ? I am not sure ....maybe the issue is the number ...2 ??....maybe ? Would 3 work better ? because of the amount of Canadians going south of the border it should at least be "slightly" higher than the Euro's .
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Post by WildcatMapleLeafs on Mar 8, 2015 13:38:55 GMT -4
Wouldn't this be going against what the league is trying to do in attracting American kids to come play here. Doesn't make sense.
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Post by SteveUL on Mar 8, 2015 13:47:46 GMT -4
The other CHL leagues won't go along with that ... they have US based teams. Why would the Q place themselves at a disadvantage ?
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Post by goeaglesgo on Mar 8, 2015 14:53:16 GMT -4
Agree with Hal on this one. I don't see the issue being the number of Americans but rather the, as he put it, "buying" these players to come here. If it was equal across the league then fine but when you have teams like Quebec and Moncton who can throw thousands and thousands of dollars at the kids to play there it's not really fair to the teams that can't (Bathurst, Cape Breton) to name a few. An even playing field would be better than limiting the numbers i think.
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Post by SteveUL on Mar 8, 2015 14:58:59 GMT -4
Agree with Hal on this one. I don't see the issue being the number of Americans but rather the, as he put it, "buying" these players to come here. If it was equal across the league then fine but when you have teams like Quebec and Moncton who can throw thousands and thousands of dollars at the kids to play there it's not really fair to the teams that can't (Bathurst, Cape Breton) to name a few. An even playing field would be better than limiting the numbers i think. CB has had success with US guys. They limited the money you can dish out to Americans more than a year ago now. The biggest issue that makes it unfair is that most Americans don't want to play in Quebec in the smaller markets. The OHL/WHL don't have that issue. |
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Post by WildcatMapleLeafs on Mar 8, 2015 15:04:55 GMT -4
Agree with Hal on this one. I don't see the issue being the number of Americans but rather the, as he put it, "buying" these players to come here. If it was equal across the league then fine but when you have teams like Quebec and Moncton who can throw thousands and thousands of dollars at the kids to play there it's not really fair to the teams that can't (Bathurst, Cape Breton) to name a few. An even playing field would be better than limiting the numbers i think. CB has had success with US guys. They limited the money you can dish out to Americans more than a year ago now. The biggest issue that makes it unfair is that most Americans don't want to play in Quebec in the smaller markets. The OHL/WHL don't have that issue. The same argument can be made about Quebec born players playing for small market English teams. Happens almost every draft. |
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Post by bois on Mar 8, 2015 15:17:03 GMT -4
Maybe instead of a limit to how many Americans a team can have.. perhaps make each team have a minimum number of Canadians
It is a bit ridiculous when you look at a team like Moncton essentially drafting more Americans than Canadians
But no way should a rule capping a team at only two Americans be instituted
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Post by SteveUL on Mar 8, 2015 15:35:52 GMT -4
Maybe instead of a limit to how many Americans a team can have.. perhaps make each team have a minimum number of Canadians It is a bit ridiculous when you look at a team like Moncton essentially drafting more Americans than Canadians But no way should a rule capping a team at only two Americans be instituted Why is that ridiculous ... we rebuilt our team without having many picks in the top 3 rounds. Our standing ahead of the two teams that were supposed to be tops in the division says it was a smart move. |
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Post by joehockey on Mar 8, 2015 15:54:11 GMT -4
Would the CHL even allow them to do that?
Also, it seems to go against their rule that you have to draft two Americans every year. If you are doing a good job drafting wouldn't that mean you should have more than just two on your roster at a time?
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