Franchise Player Cap Exemption in the NHL

[Legionnaire]

What are your thoughts?

Viable? Fair?

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[Legionnaire]

I haven't come up with an opinion so that's why I'm asking.

 

[MaxDummy]

Yup, allowing each team to have one contract not counting against their cap would be an option.

 

[DonM]

What incentive does the majority of the league have to let a few big market franchises spend above the salary cap? It's a solution looking for a problem.

 

[Team Cozens]

Absolutely not. Even as a Sabres fan and the owners of the Skinner contract, this would be more cap circumventing tailored to the rich teams.

 

[Hynh]

Yup, allowing each team to have one contract not counting against their cap would be an option.

This would just lead to salary inflation for ok to good players on awful teams. Do you really want to live in a world where Larkin is getting paid like McDavid just because his cap doesn't hit?

 

[Mickey Marner]

This would just inflate salaries and increase escrow.

 

[AvsCOL]

Jeff Skinner, franchise player.

 

[Legionnaire]

What incentive does the majority of the league have to let a few big market franchises spend above the salary cap? It's a solution looking for a problem.

Yep. Good counterpoint.

 

[jetsforever]

Why? The top players will probably demand even more and everything else will even out.

 

[Legionnaire]

Why? The top players will probably demand even more and everything else will even out.

Why? Because a player playing for a team for a decade generates jersey sales and can build the sport?

 

[tellermine]

Just rise the cap?

 

[Legionnaire]

It has every year.

 

[jetsforever]

Why? Because a player playing for a team for a decade generates jersey sales and can build the sport?

In the NHL they usually do though, unlike in some other sports.
All these players signed long-term contracts for example: Crosby, Ovechkin, McDavid, Malkin, Stamkos, Seguin, Draisaitl, Bergeron, Scheifele, Kopitar, P. Kane, MacKinnon, Eichel, etc.
These guys didn't need a cap exemption as motivator.
The only ones I can think of recently leaving are Tavares (after 9 years) and Pietrangelo (after 12 years).

 

[Legionnaire]

Good point

 

[SotasicA]

It would be stupid.

The 50/50 split would still be real, right? So non-superstar players would just have to suck it up and get less money. Either via escrow or a lower cap.

 

[Golden_Jet]

So then escrow goes up
So the the cap becomes the equivalent of 58/42 instead of 50/50.
So won’t happen unless higher escrow.

 

[JoemAvs]

Horrible idea.
Basically guarantees that the best players in the league play for Toronto or the Rangers after they turn 27...

Or does anyone believe Toronto wouldn't offer McDavid an 80-100m/ year deal if they don't have to worry about his caphit?

Also doesn't even work if you consider escrow...

No thank you...

 

[7even]

It would be just a "win harder" mechanism, the better the player you have, the more additional talent you can add. Your best player makes $6M? Sucks to suck

Just do an aggressive luxury tax.

 

[ToDavid]

At the end of the day, I don’t see the owners and players moving off of a 50/50 revenue split. So having a player off the cap will just lower the cap for everyone else and you won’t gain much.

 

[MattMartin]

I may have a better idea. How about a drafted player that you can keep that makes under 5% of the salary cap? Let's you keep a key role player around as long as you like and in no way would a "star" player accept that kind of offer. Obviously this would only be for a bottom 6 forward or 4-6 type of dman.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Luxury tax, move the cap up every year or stay with the hard cap

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

1 get out of jail free card for awful contracts given

 

[Three On Zero]

Absolutely not, the parity in the NHL is good the way it is. Keep it as is

 

[flying v 604]

What are your thoughts?

Viable? Fair?

I think it's a great idea that benefits both the GMS and the NHLPA. my one caveat would be the player would have to have been drafted by the club.
That way teams like the Jackets have a better chance of keeping said player and it keeps big-budget teams from out-bidding small market or less desirable team's.