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Originally Posted by Shazam
I'm sure there were GMs that really, really wanted a salary cap, because it was for the common good. I'm sure Toronto's GM really would like no cap at all, but MLSE probably isn't complaining all that much.
Just like compliance buyouts are for their common good.
Question: Why were buyouts allowed the last time then?
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Compliance buyouts were part of the 2013 CBA because the percentage of revenue dropped from 57% to 50%. Some teams would have had to buy out a bunch of players not becasue they were bad contracts, but simply because they had no other way to actually get under the cap. Remember, under a regular buyout, the team still has 1/3 of the contract value against the cap, AND still has to replace that contract with another player (another contract), to fill out the roster. So, if a team needed to drop $5 million to get under the cap, they would have to buy out probably $10 million worth of contracts.