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Originally Posted by GGG
It would change how the trade deadline works but that would be a good thing as well.
The whole load up on big salaries for 1/4 of the cost at the deadline is in general not good for the NHL.
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How do you figure?
Bad teams can get better returns for their assets and it keeps fans more engaged. Shrewd teams leverage their cap space effectively
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Originally Posted by Geeoff
The issue is the rule allowing teams to replace the salary of a player on the LTIR. If the NHL thought this was a problem, they would get rid of that rule. It created this "loophole" and the LTIRetirement "loophole"
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And LTIR is the only place where tweaks are needed.
I don't know anything about the salary cap in NFL, but if you put a player on IR they are done for the season. The NHL already has IR and LTIR (TBH I've never dug into the difference)...doesn't seem like it would be hard to implement a rule where you 'earn' playoff eligibility for contracts over a certain threshold.