Drew75
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- Sep 5, 2005
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Ever since the Salary Cap was implemented, it has dramatically changed the landscape of how a team is built – however most (if not all) of the rule changes since have been solely geared towards the on-ice product (example: increasing scoring).
What rule changes do you think the League should be looking at OUTSIDE of the on-ice stuff? For example – I think they need to:
What do you think needs to change to better help teams manage in the cap era?
What rule changes do you think the League should be looking at OUTSIDE of the on-ice stuff? For example – I think they need to:
- Increase the number of contracts from 50 to 60. I can't remember if the limit came in with the Salary Cap, or was there before hand … but with the increased focus on stockpiling a pipeline, I think this needs to go up. It works for everyone though, as the Player Union would be happy, and the teams can better stockpile assets.
- Add an 'Exceptional Player Status' to the AHL. With more and more kids playing earlier, there needs to be an update to the transfer agreement between the AHL & CHL. Keep the age at 20, but there should be an 'exceptional Player' status that teams can use on a limited basis where they bring in a kid who is under 20 to the farm team at a financial cost (compensation to the junior team). It would probably be very limited, like only 1 or 2 possible per year – but more and more teams are facing the challenge of potentially stalling a kid's development because of this rule and no one ends up winning. Teams will keep a kid who is not quite ready in the NHL, so the junior team isn't getting him anyways … but the kid's development then suffers because he may not be physically mature enough for the big leagues.
What do you think needs to change to better help teams manage in the cap era?