Idea: Allow Playoff teams to sign non-playoff UFAs

[Stanley Foobrick]

No, I'm saying for example Calgary misses the playoffs and a team needs a goalie. They can sign Ramo for the playoffs only

Playoffs only? But players don't get paid for the playoffs, what Ramo's incentive here?

I understand the bases for your idea, this situation is a good illustration of that, but there are many, many reasons it isn't very good when you dig just a little deeper into it.

 

[radapex]

When the season is over, before playoffs begin all impending UFAs of non playoff teams can be signed by any playoff team for the playoffs only.

Players don't get paid for the playoffs, so all the UFAs would be flooding to the top team (maybe 2?) in each conference.

 

[Gary Batman]

Horrible idea.

This should and will never happen.

 

[eyetest is useless]

not that bad of an idea. The playoffs are a gimmick anyway so why not go all the way

 

[Avsboy]

What if the team wants to try to re-sign the ufa? Obviously the ufa will bolt to play playoffs and then the team loses out.

 

[DaveG]

There's this thing called the trade deadline that's also used to acquire non-playoff team UFAs for the playoffs.

So not just no but hell no.

 

[TheGrant]

I think it's an intruiging concept to think about. Not sure how it would work out or anything. But it's interesting to think about what teams would go after who, and how that would affect matchups and such.

 

[TaLoN]

Worst idea ever.

 

[radapex]

Worst idea ever.

 

[Leafidelity]

Really bad idea.

 

[Flukeshot]

Points for uniqueness.

 

[MMC]

ok just go ahead and lock this because i don't need to hear that it's horrible anymore

 

[LarKing]

I like the purpose but the means screw with too many things. The amount of hate and unintelligent responses in this thread is sadly not surprising though.