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 Skookum Jim
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Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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| Adam wrote on Thu, 24 June 2021 11:43 |
| Skookum Jim wrote on Thu, 24 June 2021 12:35 |
So.. apparently the Oilers have lost the rights to Blumel, they needed to sign him to a contract by June 1st, he's now signed a contract with HC Dynamo Pardubice, and unrestricted for future NHL. Too bad he was trending well..
https://oilersnation.com/2021/06/23/edmonton-oilers-lose-rig hts-to-matej-blumel-after-june-deadline/
Blumel was signed out of the USHL, so apparently the time span to sign a contract before losing rights is lower than NCAA, Europe, or CHL..
Pretty bush league if Oilers forgot the date ... like put a "reminder" notice on your Outlook calendar.. or worse.. were unaware of this USHL loop hole.
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I saw on twitter that Stauffer was defending this, saying the Oilers basically decided not to sign him:
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Yeah, I generally like Stauffer, but his story doesn't make sense, Blumel was trending well, much better than some of the other forward prospects, you don't give up a draft pick in exchange for saving one 50 man contract, I think someone pooped the bed here.
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