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Post by wildcatsfans on Jun 12, 2006 22:36:16 GMT -5
acadie nouvelle said he coming to the camp and neil hodge said he said he 90 percenrt he not coming
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Post by Fyrdog76 on Jun 13, 2006 9:20:40 GMT -5
Me wonder what going happen with player, he coming to team?
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Post by schrader on Jun 13, 2006 9:30:57 GMT -5
are you two brothers
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Post by Porkchop on Jun 13, 2006 9:31:47 GMT -5
acadie nouvelle said he coming to the camp and neil hodge said he said he 90 percenrt he not coming Neil Hodge is 90 % wrong 90 % of the time......so if it makes you feel any better, go with L'acadie Nouvelle.... ;D
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Post by Fyrdog76 on Jun 13, 2006 12:49:45 GMT -5
are you two brothers We not brothers, me not know other guy ;D
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Post by Fyrdog76 on Jun 13, 2006 14:54:41 GMT -5
I sure hope he is going to report. Do teams talk to players before they are drafted to see if they are going to play in the "Q"? With the lack of picks we had this year, i hope the club didnt draft him "assuming" he would report because it will be a wasted pick if he doesnt come. Also, was picking Jimmy Hayes in the 7th round a good idea? Wasnt there a good chance he may have been available say in the 9th or 10th round?
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Post by SteveUL on Jun 13, 2006 17:01:54 GMT -5
I sure hope he is going to report. Do teams talk to players before they are drafted to see if they are going to play in the "Q"? With the lack of picks we had this year, i hope the club didnt draft him "assuming" he would report because it will be a wasted pick if he doesnt come. Also, was picking Jimmy Hayes in the 7th round a good idea? Wasnt there a good chance he may have been available say in the 9th or 10th round? If you were sitting at the draft table ... could you predict the next 36 to 54 selections in those "crap shoot" rounds ? Some Americans had already been taken ... might spark other teams to want to cash in.
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Post by Fyrdog76 on Jun 14, 2006 5:46:54 GMT -5
I understand that no one can predict when those type of players are going to go in the draft, but all i am saying is would we have been better served selecting a player in the 7th round that the club knew would actually report?
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Post by gongshow on Jun 14, 2006 6:07:48 GMT -5
americans should considered imports.It BS that teams can draft top flight players in the 10th round,because they bluff that they have no intention to play chl. Besides why would anybody serious about hockey go play NCAA? I think with all the expansion we need all the talent we can get(for the league),but basically the only teams that can actually land americans are the ones with $$$$$$$$(Mct,Hfx,Que). teams like B-C,R-N,Chi etc etc will never land a quality american even Gatineau despite being the winnigest franchise around for the last years can't land them....very unfair IMO.
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Post by Lirette on Jun 14, 2006 6:12:27 GMT -5
americans should considered imports.It BS that teams can draft top flight players in the 10th round,because they bluff that they have no intention to play chl. Besides why would anybody serious about hockey go play NCAA? I think with all the expansion we need all the talent we can get(for the league),but basically the only teams that can actually land americans are the ones with $$$$$$$$(Mct,Hfx,Que). teams like B-C,R-N,Chi etc etc will never land a quality american even Gatineau despite being the winnigest franchise around for the last years can't land them....very unfair IMO. It's pretty simple why they would go play NCAA, they don't know if hockey is a for sure thing so getting an education while playing hockey is definitly not a bad idea. How can you blame a player for wanting to get an education?
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Post by Cristobal Huet on Jun 14, 2006 6:38:16 GMT -5
americans should considered imports.It BS that teams can draft top flight players in the 10th round,because they bluff that they have no intention to play chl. Besides why would anybody serious about hockey go play NCAA? I think with all the expansion we need all the talent we can get(for the league),but basically the only teams that can actually land americans are the ones with $$$$$$$$(Mct,Hfx,Que). teams like B-C,R-N,Chi etc etc will never land a quality american even Gatineau despite being the winnigest franchise around for the last years can't land them....very unfair IMO. Gatineau has had 2 of the best Americans to play in the Q the last 10 years in Jesse Lane and Peter Ratchuk.
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Post by gongshow on Jun 14, 2006 7:04:14 GMT -5
americans should considered imports.It BS that teams can draft top flight players in the 10th round,because they bluff that they have no intention to play chl. Besides why would anybody serious about hockey go play NCAA? I think with all the expansion we need all the talent we can get(for the league),but basically the only teams that can actually land americans are the ones with $$$$$$$$(Mct,Hfx,Que). teams like B-C,R-N,Chi etc etc will never land a quality american even Gatineau despite being the winnigest franchise around for the last years can't land them....very unfair IMO. It's pretty simple why they would go play NCAA, they don't know if hockey is a for sure thing so getting an education while playing hockey is definitly not a bad idea. How can you blame a player for wanting to get an education? The Q has a very good education program,i think most of these guys like the attention of being a college kid.
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Post by Bev on Jun 14, 2006 7:22:50 GMT -5
It's pretty simple why they would go play NCAA, they don't know if hockey is a for sure thing so getting an education while playing hockey is definitly not a bad idea. How can you blame a player for wanting to get an education? The Q has a very good education program,i think most of these guys like the attention of being a college kid. Would you really want to be starting University when most of your friends are graduating and entering the work force?
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Post by hockeyfan42 on Jun 14, 2006 7:57:25 GMT -5
It's pretty simple why they would go play NCAA, they don't know if hockey is a for sure thing so getting an education while playing hockey is definitly not a bad idea. How can you blame a player for wanting to get an education? The Q has a very good education program,i think most of these guys like the attention of being a college kid. Not knocking the Q's education program. It certainly has improved a lot. Boston College, BU, etc offer a full tuition for four years. That's approximately $165,000. Based on physical and skill development, the transition for college players to the NHL can come more quickly (because there older). If you start treating US kids as imports, then you'll only lose the same amount of Canadian players to US colleges with limited chances to recover some talent through the US. If I were looking to improve my NHL draft position, I would go Q. It is a faster track to the NHL. If I wasn't ready for college, I would go Q. But an offer from an elite academic or athletic US university has it's own attractions. Different strokes for different folks.
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Post by Fyrdog76 on Jun 14, 2006 8:07:25 GMT -5
Treating U.S. players as imports wont work since each club is only allowed 2 imports, and that number could be going down to one player. Also, the CHL, along with the "Q" have american teams, so treating them as imports wont work.
Instead, maybe the "Q" should consider adding 5 or 6 rounds to the draft dedicated to U.S. born players, then teams could dedicate the main draft to Quebec and Atlantic born players, and then after that each team can have their pick of american players.
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