I've wondered why the system was set up so that a players cap hit was the contracts AAV rather than the actual salary paid out that season. Seems to me that it's an unnecessary layer of complexity that GMs can exploit with back diving contracts
I think buyouts should be eliminated so GMs can't get out of bad contracts at a 33% discount.
Something to prevent long-term contracts that extend into a players mid- to late 30s. Counter-intuitive, but maybe lowering UFA age to ~25 so the 8 year contract ends in a players early 30 rather than mid 30s
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