Quote:Originally posted by Baelor Swift@Nov 29 2016, 06:49 AM

Well yeah I know we have them but they aren't very realistic or effective, even disregarding those long-term contracts. Although ideally I'd like to see the salary tiers redone (they also should automatically update at the start of each season to reflect a player's TPE), that would be a bit of a difficult process and probably would, initially, create a further divide between teams who have been exploiting the rules and teams who have not. So I think the cap really needs to be gradually reduced over a period of a few seasons, perhaps combined with an increase in media payout to counteract the decreases in salaries.

All you have to do is encourage free agency. When a player explores free agency they always get better offers. Play with this friend, more ice time, Captaincy, more money....whatever it is it's probably better than their current team is offering and it's almost always always more money.

So the more free agents, the higher the average salary per player. Salary cap doesn't need to be lowered. The unrealistic contracts need to fade away and players need to realize teams will pay $20m+ like Simons just got or PLL or Clitsome....the money is out there. Players aren't asking for it and more importantly players aren't going to free agency to get it because of extended contracts.

Your rookie contract should be1-2 years not 3.
Your sophmore contract should be 1-3 max of 4.

That means that player will eventually have a chance at being a free agent. That's activity, that's parity, that's higher salaries....that's keeping the player interested by offering them something new and exciting.