Stephen Gionta
Boston College > Boston University
I was reading the comments from the "I Hate the Draft Lottery" thread http://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/i-hate-the-draft-lottery.2439587/ , and came across a really interesting comment from "Claypool".
It said "I miss not having a salary cap more. Why build a power house only to have to tear it down because your team is too good?"
That comment really got me thinking. Its so true. Look at the Blackhawks in 2010, they had to sell off half their team because they couldn't pay guys their well deserved raise due to the salary cap. Teams are basically forced to lose players that are homegrown because they can't afford to pay them as they will get a lot more $$ in free agency. Teams are being penalized for drafting and developing players well, only for that player you worked with for so long and groomed, to leave in free agency for a pay day.
My proposal for a solution to this: For every UFA contract that a player signs with the team that drafted him, or first gave him a contract in the NHL for undrafted players, only 80% of the AAV will count against your teams salary cap. This will allow teams to keep a core of guys that they drafted and developed for cheaper on the cap.
Thoughts?
It said "I miss not having a salary cap more. Why build a power house only to have to tear it down because your team is too good?"
That comment really got me thinking. Its so true. Look at the Blackhawks in 2010, they had to sell off half their team because they couldn't pay guys their well deserved raise due to the salary cap. Teams are basically forced to lose players that are homegrown because they can't afford to pay them as they will get a lot more $$ in free agency. Teams are being penalized for drafting and developing players well, only for that player you worked with for so long and groomed, to leave in free agency for a pay day.
My proposal for a solution to this: For every UFA contract that a player signs with the team that drafted him, or first gave him a contract in the NHL for undrafted players, only 80% of the AAV will count against your teams salary cap. This will allow teams to keep a core of guys that they drafted and developed for cheaper on the cap.
Thoughts?