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Originally Posted by Ile
Admittedly my interest in hockey has faded over the past 10-15 years, however this seems inaccurate to me. As far as I know, the swedish league does not operate as a farm league to the NHL teams. Can they really force players into SHL senior squads like that? Should there not be an option for me to refuse their players or at least send them down to a junior team?
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Yes and no. Usually, IRL, those moves aren't "forced", but the team takes into consideration the players' interest and wishes and, when needed, send them back home for a year or two to develop further before having a chance to break into the NHL.
The thing would be to be able to send them down to the SHL junior teams when assigned back home...