Silver Seven · Jul 25, 2016
What If All Teams Had To Keep Their Drafted Players?
Brad Rempel-USA TODAY SportsWhat would the Atlantic Division look like if all teams had to keep their drafted players for their entire careers? No trades, free agency, or anything. Better hope you have good scouting.
Let's imagine a different hockey world. A world in which trades, free agency, buyouts, and waivers do not exist. In this NHL, once a player is drafted by a certain team, he stays with them for the entirety of his career (unless he leaves the league). For simplicity's sake, there is no such thing as a college free agent signing either. I saw this concept in the winter on an MLB blog, and the results will always be quite interesting, no matter what sport it is.