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Originally Posted by blankall
I didn't think about that. If the player is in the minors/press box, doesn't their cap still count? It does in the regular season. You can't just get rid of a bad cap hit by burying the player in the minors.
Edit: Just saw gvitaly's post above. That seems like a loophole, but I guess not as loose as it was before?
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I don't think they can make it any more strict without making the trade deadline completely pointless. Then any deadline deal would have to be money in = money out, which is tough when teams are looking to upgrade for the playoffs.
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I'm more curious about performance bonuses. I assume they wouldn't count for the playoffs cap, but if someone knows for sure, then I'd love to know.
Typically the team and league know what performance bonuses are owed to a player by the time he makes it to the playoffs. Usually they don't count against the cap mid-season, and are subtracted the following year if the team exceeds the cap. However, it doesn't really have an effect on the playoffs. Someone like Perry could have a cap-hit of $4M, or $2M. This could definitely impact some roster decisions.