European Player Development Evolving
Due to the new rules changes in the NHL collective bargaining agreement the Red Wings have modified their approach to developing talent overseas. Red Wings Central provides the details in this article:
The new collective bargaining agreement forces NHL teams to sign European prospects within two years of being drafted, meaning [forward Johan] Ryno, a fifth-round pick (137th overall) in 2005, must be inked by June 1. Previously, the Red Wings would have held Ryno’s rights indefinitely.
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But don’t expect him in the NHL next season — he’s not ready for that — and don’t even book him a spot in the American Hockey League.If signed, the Red Wings will bring Ryno to camp in the fall, but will consider sending him back to Sweden to continue his development.
So if he signs with Detroit he will be brought into training camp next year to see how he looks. At that point Detriot will make a decision to play him in the minors in North America or send him back to Sweden for further development. But he would be signed to an NHL contract and the clock starts ticking for him to become a restricted free agent in three years.
Red Wings Central remarks that Pavel Datsyuk and Hank Zetterberg didn’t come over to North America until they were 23 and 22 years old respectively, so it is a stretch to think Ryno will make the team anytime soon. But that probably won’t stop Detroit from signing him in order to keep him in the system in the hopes that he will develop into a legitimate NHL talent.
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