I don't see any value in the coaches cap, it's an answer to a question nobody asked from a commissioner who just likes to be different, as if that's going to go on his resume.
Club finances should dictate on field staffing.
If teams want to pay coaches $2M because they can afford it, go for it. Doesn't mean better coaching.
Having a coaches cap means continuity for coaches and thus teams is less than intended, becuase if there's an extra $10k a year if you go to Winnipeg from Ottawa, guys will take it. $10k for 6 months of work is a lot for what position coaches make.
So, coaches jump around, and loyalty and continuity is less so, which leads to less stable roster and more time is taken for thr carousel of coaches each year, to get trained up on current team schemes, by the HC and the franchise.
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