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Originally Posted by butterfly
That the teams bellyaching about this now didn't figure out this would happen when they agreed to the CBA is hilarious to me. Renegotiate the CBA when it's up in September 2026. I'm sure the players will totally love the idea.
Until then, imagine being outraged by 14 teams using LTIR to go over the cap and making excuses for why their Cup wins don't count. See you in 2026-27 when there's sure to be fairness for all.
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I thought no teams were concerned about this - only fans?
The thing is that while every team could theoretically play the game, not too many teams actually can attract the players to take them so far over the cap that LTIR manipulation is necessary. The Flames had a guy out all last year and didn't use LTIR (or any other cap measures) because they didn't need to - they don't have a high enough payroll.
The other thing is that many teams aren't using LTIR relief to get a repolacement player. They are just using it to up their payroll as happened in TB, or, in Vegas' case with Hertl, to add a player solely for the POs.