Something more along the lines of struggling to sign high-profile free agents, getting players to waive to go there, etc. rather than a monetary value tacked on to every negotiation.That is so difficult to evaluate objectively though. How much should that GM be "handicapped"? 200k? For how long? 3 player? 5 players?
In the end it becomes a question of money/term. GM A offer 3.7m. GM B offer 3.9m. GM B waived a guy like Varlamov. Who gets the deal? Should GM B have to make it 4.1m for it to be worth the pain? 4.5m?
I would say we probably need a rule to prevent GMs from having no NHL starter in their line-up or waiving starters to tank (regardless how bad they are). I do agree it would be unfair to add such a rule now since the offseason is over; if we were to add something it should start next season.
My suggestion is having a required number of games played (like 40-50?) by both goalies combined to be eligible for the Playoffs and/or Entry Draft.
So, for example, something like a 30 GP minimum and 100 GP maximum? How would you count LTIR as games played? I'm not trying to sound critical or anything -- I just feel like I'm not quite understanding your idea.
i feel like if a gm pulls stunts where they purposely bury legit NHL players to tank should hurt there gm rep so that players will not want to sign there as frequently and make it harder to resign players.
I feel a bit ashamed for not catching this until now, but seeing as waiving Varlamov would put Chicago under the cap floor, I can't actually allow the move. I've talked to Dabeast about this and after seeing the reaction from other GMs, he has agreed that it's best to just hang on to Varlamov rather than make moves to try and waive him again. Due to this, I'm going to ignore the other goalies moves from yesterday as well.
Hopefully we can use this mess to continue our dialogue about the best way to deal with these moves in the future. I've been clear that I'd really like to avoid altering the rules until the offseason (we can hold our own "GM Meetings", or whatever), but that doesn't mean we can't continue to talk about the issue of deliberate tanking. Clearly this is an issue that a lot of you are very passionate about, and I don't want you to feel that I'm ignoring your concerns. I just hope that we can either find a short-term solution that isn't too intrusive, and/or something we can implement in the off-season that teams have time to adjust for.
Yeah, one time I was in a league where the commish ghosted on everyone for 2 weeks!Don't worry @Intoewsables, you're doing a fantastic job. First year games will always have their ups and downs, especially keeper/dynasty leagues. Discussion, feedback, and adjustments will help improve the game over time. Like most, I've been more active and eager about this hockey season mainly because of this game. Keep up the good work Intoews!
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