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crutch · 01-09-2017, 03:15 PM

Section 0 - Salary Cap
Starting with S34:
Management budget will be folded into the existing salary cap, for a total budget of $70M per team. Minor League Budget will remain unaffected for the time being.

Section 1 - New Contract Rules
Starting in S33 (all contracts signed from the time of announcement must be in compliance with this):

1.1) Addition of a new salary cap tier, such that:

Tier 5 = 1000-1299 TPE (4 mil)
Tier 6 = 1300+ TPE (5 mil)

1.2) Maximum Contract Lengths based on existing contract tiers

Tiers 1-4: 3 seasons maximum
Tiers 5-6: No maximum length

It is illegal to circumvent the salary cap. Head office holds the right to determine if there is possible cap circumvention, and to take actions accordingly. If you are unsure if what you are doing may break any rules then you should message us first to ask.

1.3) The Hometown discount is eliminated

1.4) Released or Retiring Players
Current active and inactive release penalties apply. Note: "Active" and "inactive" contracts are defined at the time the contract is signed.

If a player retires before their contract is finished, their team will take a cap hit each season equal to 1/3 of the player's salary for that season.

Section 2 - Existing Contract Adjustments
One time only, during the offseason between S33 and S34:

2.1) All contracts will be brought in compliance with the new standards.

2.2) Contracts that are under the minimum value for the player's current tier will be adjusted up to the minimum salary commensurate with TPE level. Contracts that already exceed the minimum for the current salary tier will NOT be adjusted.

2.3) Contracts with remaining term that exceeds the maximum length for their adjusted salary will have their term adjusted to the maximum. (Example: If a player's salary is adjusted to $3M and they have 8 seasons remaining, their contract is adjusted to 3 seasons remaining as that is the maximum for a Tier 4 contract.) Contracts with less than maximum term remaining are not adjusted.

Note: TPE for contract adjustment is based on all TPE EARNED prior to the updating week during which the SHL playoffs conclude (including Championship Week PTs even if they are not tabulated until after the conclusion of that updating week). It does not matter when this TPE is claimed in an update thread, if it is earned before the final game of the playoffs it counts toward the contract adjustments.

Section 3 - Compliance Buyouts & Long Contracts
One time only, during the offseason between S33 and S34:

3.1) Compliance buyouts are available for GMs who feel they are necessary in order to manage these changes for their teams. Compliance buyouts will only be available in the offseason between S33 and S34 - players may be notified before the start of the offseason that they are being bought out, but they will count against the team's cap until the beginning of S33. Compliance buyouts will no longer be available once the S34 has begun. Players bought out in this fashion will not incur any ongoing penalty for their team, but are not eligible to be re-signed by that team until the following offseason (S35).

3.2) Contracts with remaining legal term greater than 5 seasons may be reduced to 5 seasons, if both player and GM agree to the change.

crutch · 01-09-2017, 03:16 PM

in the spirit of total transparency, this is the direction we are looking at heading in with respect to the salary system.

Any comments, critiques or other thoughts are welcomed in this thread.

Sorator · 01-09-2017, 03:22 PM

Quote:If a player retires before their contract is finished, their team will take a cap hit each season equal to 1/3 of the player's salary for that season.

What's the reasoning behind this? (Not opposed to it, just curious.) Is it to prevent GMs from "releasing" players without penalty by just convincing them to retire?

It seems like compliance buyouts are more like compliance releases, since the player doesn't get paid anything for the buyout and doesn't count against the cap past this season.

ThatDamnWalrus · 01-09-2017, 03:23 PM

I'm fine with the added tiers, the rest is stupid.

Phobospwns · 01-09-2017, 03:23 PM

Quote:Originally posted by Sorator@Jan 9 2017, 02:22 PM
What's the reasoning behind this? (Not opposed to it, just curious.) Is it to prevent GMs from "releasing" players without penalty by just convincing them to retire?

I agree that this part is curious (at least in my opinion). How does having an older player under contract for x years (which, let's assume for this questions is longer than their career will go) advantageous to the team? Is there some kind of cap savings for long contracts?

If there's no advantage created (other than having this player for their whole career), I don't see why there'd be punishment.

As a whole though- Well done, lads and lady!

=D>

ArGarBarGar · 01-09-2017, 03:26 PM

Wait, we now are punished for someone retiring early, regardless of draft year?

Whyyyyyy

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crutch · 01-09-2017, 03:28 PM

Quote:Originally posted by Sorator+Jan 9 2017, 12:22 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1' id='QUOTE-WRAP'><tr><td>QUOTE (Sorator @ Jan 9 2017, 12:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

What's the reasoning behind this? (Not opposed to it, just curious.) Is it to prevent GMs from "releasing" players without penalty by just convincing them to retire?[/b]

basically yes. It is also meant to stop the extremely long contracts (signed for 35 seasons for example).

Quote:Originally posted by ThatDamnWalrus@Jan 9 2017, 12:23 PM<br />I'm fine with the added tiers, the rest is stupid.

can you tell us why you think the rest is stupid?

<!--QuoteBegin-Phobospwns@Jan 9 2017, 12:23 PM
Well done, lads!

=D>[/quote]

and lady

Nereus · 01-09-2017, 03:28 PM

i am not smart enough to comment on dis

Phobospwns · 01-09-2017, 03:30 PM

Quote:Originally posted by ArGarBarGar@Jan 9 2017, 02:26 PM
Whyyyyyy

Phobospwns · 01-09-2017, 03:31 PM

Quote:Originally posted by CRUTCHFIELD@Jan 9 2017, 02:28 PM
and lady

see updated post Wink

prettyburn · 01-09-2017, 03:31 PM

Quote:Originally posted by CRUTCHFIELD@Jan 9 2017, 02:28 PM
basically yes. It is also meant to stop the extremely long contracts (signed for 35 seasons for example).

Contracts should be meaningful.

MWHazard · 01-09-2017, 03:32 PM

I'm generally supportive of these changes, but I would like to ask a clarifying question.

Right now, my player is signed through S33 for 1 mil. If I were to sign a three-season extension that pays me the minimum for the tier I'm in when I sign the deal, then gain TPE at a rate such that I enter the next tier before the one-time adjustment occurs, what happens? Am I adjusted up to a salary in the higher tier? Or because I extended after these changes take place, at the lower TPE tier, commensurate with the changes, does it stay the same?

I suspect I would be adjusted up, but if HO could confirm, that would be great.

.bojo · 01-09-2017, 03:34 PM

Quote:Originally posted by MWHazard@Jan 9 2017, 02:32 PM
I'm generally supportive of these changes, but I would like to ask a clarifying question.

Right now, my player is signed through S33 for 2 mil. If I were to sign a three-season extension that pays me the minimum for the tier I'm in [b]when I sign the deal, then gain TPE at a rate such that I enter the next tier before the one-time adjustment occurs, what happens? Am I adjusted up to a salary in the higher tier? Or because I extended after these changes take place, at the lower TPE tier, commensurate with the changes, does it stay the same?

I suspect I would be adjusted up, but if HO could confirm, that would be great.[/b]

Everybody will be, including those signed between now and then.

MWHazard · 01-09-2017, 03:37 PM

Quote:Originally posted by Bojo@Jan 9 2017, 11:34 AM

Everybody will be, including those signed between now and then.

Ok, so right now I could extend for my tier's minimum, but whatever I sign for in the "outyears" (post-adjustment) will be adjusted up if necessary dependent upon the TPE I earn between now and then.

.bojo · 01-09-2017, 03:38 PM

Quote:Originally posted by MWHazard@Jan 9 2017, 02:37 PM

Ok, so right now I could extend for my tier's minimum, but whatever I sign for in the "outyears" (post-adjustment) will be adjusted up if necessary dependent upon the TPE I earn between now and then.

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