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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
To your second para that’s probably true and I agree.
To the first, oh I’m not mad at Vegas. I just think they are intentionally circumventing the spirit and intent of the salary cap. That’s fine, and quite frankly that stuff will always happen by all teams, but when it does it’s up to the league to find and snuff out those issues to preserve the league’s integrity. If it doesn’t, they run the risk of basically not really having the system they set out to install in the first place and which cost fans a year of missing hockey to endure to get it. So, you either want integrity and a league that takes itself seriously or you don’t.
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I interpret it differently. They read the rules and where some teams shy away from high skilled injury prone players, they love them. Chances are at least one of them will get injured, then they can grab a Hanifin or Hertl (in this case, both!) and have a good chance to win. That’s how I’d play if I was a GM.
Of course it influences the integrity of the league which I think is why this thread is here. They’ll snuff this out eventually, but until then, this is a great way to win in the playoffs.