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Originally Posted by dying4acup
Easiest way to get rid of escrow completely is to make what is now the midpoint becoming the cap. Zero escrow, and in fact players would all get a bonus cheque at seasons end depending on how well the league did (like most employees in the world).
Side bonus: Oilers will be f$&ked.
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90% of the teams in the league would be f$&ked if you made that move in one shot. The easiest solution is to slide it over a period of time. This year, 50% HRR represents the mid-point between the cap and floor. Next year, push it to 60% of the difference between cap and floor. The year after, 70%. The year after, 80%. It would have two impacts: First, escrow would decline every year. Second: the cap itself would stagnate for a short period.
The problem is that the players coming up for renewal on their contracts would hate that stall on the cap as well, even though the difference would be getting 90% of their $7 million contract vs. 80% of their $8 million contract.