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Post by jimmy on Oct 23, 2020 10:36:28 GMT -4
It's insane that the league is taking a "don't ask don't tell" approach to their teams bringing teenagers across international borders right now. Every team should be playing on the same playing field in terms of getting their imports into the country. This "X team has their Euro's" but "Y and Z teams have no idea about their Euro's" absolutely ruins any competitive balance the league is supposed to have on top of it being laughable to be so hands off and negligent about the whole process during during a global pandemic. Pretty typical for how the league has operated though. Getting Euros into the country has always been a bit like that, even before COVID. Some guys seem to get in right away, and others seem to take forever for the paperwork - there are a lot of variables - what country they are coming from, what their contract status might be back home, how or if an NHL team that holds their rights fits into the picture, how efficient their representative is in getting things done on their end, and how efficient the team's legal reps are at getting things done. I think the league should certainly be sharing best practices, and establishing common protocols on quarantining foreign arrivals (which I believe they have been - 14 days quarantine before a player from outside can join his team) but I don't think they need to do anything more. If Moncton's lawyers and Barbashev's rep can't get their shit together as quickly as the Remparts' lawyer and their players' reps did, I am not in favour of holding everyone back to let the laggards catch up. What if Moncton's player never reports, for a variety of reasons? Teams draft Euros knowing some element of risk is involved in getting them here ... some try to reduce that risk by drafting "safe" players from countries, leagues, or agents that they have dealt successfully with in the past, others take a chance and swing for the fences in hopes of landing a higher impact player. |
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Post by Jack Bauer on Oct 23, 2020 10:50:00 GMT -4
It's insane that the league is taking a "don't ask don't tell" approach to their teams bringing teenagers across international borders right now. Every team should be playing on the same playing field in terms of getting their imports into the country. This "X team has their Euro's" but "Y and Z teams have no idea about their Euro's" absolutely ruins any competitive balance the league is supposed to have on top of it being laughable to be so hands off and negligent about the whole process during during a global pandemic. Pretty typical for how the league has operated though. Getting Euros into the country has always been a bit like that, even before COVID. Some guys seem to get in right away, and others seem to take forever for the paperwork - there are a lot of variables - what country they are coming from, what their contract status might be back home, how or if an NHL team that holds their rights fits into the picture, how efficient their representative is in getting things done on their end, and how efficient the team's legal reps are at getting things done. I think the league should certainly be sharing best practices, and establishing common protocols on quarantining foreign arrivals (which I believe they have been - 14 days quarantine before a player from outside can join his team) but I don't think they need to do anything more. If Moncton's lawyers and Barbashev's rep can't get their shit together as quickly as the Remparts' lawyer and their players' reps did, I am not in favour of holding everyone back to let the laggards catch up. What if Moncton's player never reports, for a variety of reasons? Teams draft Euros knowing some element of risk is involved in getting them here ... some try to reduce that risk by drafting "safe" players from countries, leagues, or agents that they have dealt successfully with in the past, others take a chance and swing for the fences in hopes of landing a higher impact player. I'm not talking at all about their contracts in Europe. But the simple aspect of flying people around the world right now isn't as simple as it was 8 months ago. If Quebec wants to spend $1 million to buy Alexei McRussianov out of his KHL contract and bring a superstar over, great. We all know there's rules surrounding that but my issue isn't with who they bring over. It's that they can fly kids in and Halifax or Cape Breton can't. But ALL CHL teams should be playing under the same rules in terms of the player being OUT of whatever agreement they were in over there and being able to fly into Canada. We can't fly in a kid who played here last season. There's zero excuse for that. Quebec shouldn't be able to not only secure the release for their players but find some loophole to use to get their players into the country while the rest of us are unable to do so. That's a clear competitive balance issue that can easily be controlled by the league. Either everyone can play under the same rules in terms of international travel or we can't. It's government red tape only stopping some teams from getting their players. There's no reason that should happen. Maybe I am completely off base here but there seems to be some major issues with this if it's happening as it appears black and white to me that Quebec flew 2 kids in from Europe while the rest of us can't. |
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Post by WhiteTyAffair on Oct 23, 2020 11:26:42 GMT -4
Has anyone heard anything recently about the status of our European players? |
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Post by monte641 on Oct 23, 2020 18:47:17 GMT -4
Any idea where Jacob Hudson has been the last couple games, Injured or health scratch due to 4 overagers?
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Post by hockey1981 on Oct 23, 2020 20:45:02 GMT -4
Any idea where Jacob Hudson has been the last couple games, Injured or health scratch due to 4 overagers? Healthy scratch last 2 games due to 4 20s. |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Oct 23, 2020 21:31:42 GMT -4
Any idea where Jacob Hudson has been the last couple games, Injured or health scratch due to 4 overagers? Healthy scratch last 2 games due to 4 20s. I like Hudson but Fortier and DeJong are much better players. |
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Post by SteveUL on Oct 26, 2020 10:22:58 GMT -4
Healthy scratch last 2 games due to 4 20s. I like Hudson but Fortier and DeJong are much better players. Sure would like to see Fortier put up some offense though. |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Oct 26, 2020 10:35:31 GMT -4
I like Hudson but Fortier and DeJong are much better players. Sure would like to see Fortier put up some offense though. You don't find 1A in 5 games to be dominant???  |
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Post by SteveUL on Oct 26, 2020 10:49:31 GMT -4
Healthy scratch last 2 games due to 4 20s. I like Hudson but Fortier and DeJong are much better players. The only real difference between Hudson and Fortier is offense. Hudson does a lot of things well and I find him to be a far better on-ice leader, and he actually put up some offence in pre-season. Fortier is a real threat offensively, but when you have only one guy in that category then he is pretty easy to shut down. I'm not sure Fortier is giving a full effort yet ... like he is waiting for the AHL to open up. I think I'd sit Fortier a few games and maybe light a fire under him. |
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Post by mav on Oct 26, 2020 11:49:25 GMT -4
I like Hudson but Fortier and DeJong are much better players. The only real difference between Hudson and Fortier is offense. Hudson does a lot of things well and I find him to be a far better on-ice leader, and he actually put up some offence in pre-season. Fortier is a real threat offensively, but when you have only one guy in that category then he is pretty easy to shut down. I'm not sure Fortier is giving a full effort yet ... like he is waiting for the AHL to open up. I think I'd sit Fortier a few games and maybe light a fire under him. i wonder if they shouldnt "stack" one line... it might kick start the offense some. |
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Post by mav on Oct 26, 2020 11:50:00 GMT -4
I noticed Iasenza played a bit the other night, but no one here mentioned that he even signed ...
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Post by Captain Obvious on Oct 26, 2020 12:00:29 GMT -4
I noticed Iasenza played a bit the other night, but no one here mentioned that he even signed ... They added him a week ago, likely because MAAA has had stops and starts. |
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Post by SteveUL on Oct 26, 2020 15:09:37 GMT -4
I noticed Iasenza played a bit the other night, but no one here mentioned that he even signed ... They added him a week ago, likely because MAAA has had stops and starts. He would have had to do his two weeks, wouldn't he ? |
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Post by Captain Obvious on Oct 26, 2020 15:33:27 GMT -4
They added him a week ago, likely because MAAA has had stops and starts. He would have had to do his two weeks, wouldn't he ? Unless they got him tested? Or maybe he was here for 2 weeks already. |
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Post by WhiteTyAffair on Oct 26, 2020 16:12:31 GMT -4
He would have had to do his two weeks, wouldn't he ? Unless they got him tested? Or maybe he was here for 2 weeks already. Arrived in Moncton October 5. He was out of quarantine on the 19th. |
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