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"Teams made plans and then, in September, the league changes the rules. It's bush league," one NHL team executive told ESPN.
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Hah.
Teams made plans... that's why they pushed the rules ahead. They could see you planning it dorks.
NHL: "We are going to make cap rules now so that you can't cheat the system".
NHL GM: "Oh crap, they are making rules so we can't cheat. Let's plan to cheat like heck this last season then".
NHL: "Yeah, we're going to have to make those rules applicable now I guess since you all missed the point".
The NHL was obviously giving them runway to ramp down that strategy and adjust over the next season. It wasn't a ticket to go all out and do the exact thing that they didn't want you to do.