Perhaps a good compromise to this would be the option to buyout a bad contract to allow teams to not be screwed with such little time to adjust. Matt Moulson on Columbus is set to make 7.5 million, and only has 34 points and is not going to be worth anywhere near that. Allowing his 7.5 mil to be utilized on say Nash/Vlasic/Suter would be more fair to CBJ than having to use assets to try and get rid of the boat anchor.
It would still help to create balance as Moulson is still a worthy UFA (yes, just like Gionta would be if I were to buy him out) but it wouldn't be such a drastic alteration as we are near the end of the season. In future seasons we would be better able to plan ahead so we aren't getting crunched like we are now.
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