04-04-2022, 04:09 PMspooked Wrote:

04-04-2022, 04:03 PMsve7en Wrote: I was the largest voice for this afaik, but yeah I'd kind of like to know what my team needs are before I draft. It's got nothing to do with competition at all. I don't want to end up in a spot where I make a move and leave Carolina short on actives if I don't have to, or worse have too many players when I could trade up or into the future. It's also not like that was the only option, I mentioned the drafts could be the same weekend if FA was just moved up and took place after the offseason post and before the SHL draft. 

Also "I think it would actually be better from a league perspective to draft the rookies FIRST, and then do the SHL draft..." but like, why? I can't think of anything off the top of my head where the J draft affects the SHL's.

The recruitment could happen during the playoffs, so new players could see some streams live in the playoffs, then they would get drafted by their J clubs, then they could choose to watch the SHL draft itself, maybe get to know some of the SHL stuff through that, see some of their teammates get drafted etc. I think it would flow a little bit better, but then the offseason would need to be shorter probably so its not deadzone, but I guess you would be able to do some WJC stuff or something with them in the gap too.

From a member perspective they would see more of the site when they join instead of basically missing it all.

Getting recruitment done immediately into a turnaround to see their player on the ice days later has a similar engagement focus, one that is actually about them and their player. Beyond that, while WJC can fill that role (it did for me), I don't expect that to be everyone's cup of tea.