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Originally Posted by Zoller
Teams already hold the rights to players for however many years after drafting them. Could we just extend that timeframe to 5 years? Assuming the NHLPA agrees?
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You could, but why would the NHLPA ever agree? They'd demand something very expensive in return. For instance, I'm sure they'd happily give up that fifth year if the NHL agreed to abolish the salary cap. Maybe they'd settle for abolishing escrow, so teams wind up paying far more than the agreed percentage of revenues in spite of the cap.