Reply #5: 45 Million Hard Cap might be too high

[Ravenseye]

but I think it'll work.

The main problem in the previous NHL system I think, and is little talked about is arbitration.

See if say the Bruins pick up a player, i'm not naming names, and say pay this journeyman 5 million a year when he's worth maybe 1.5 to 2. So then one of a smaller teams players comes up, his employeers are reasonable, and he's a good player. They offer 3 million, he declines they go into arbitration, and they're forced to pay him 5.5 because he played better than that other schmuck. So they pay it, then trade him for prosepcts or crappy players they can afford.

You end up with a couple owners screwing it for everyone.

Now with a 45 million hard cap that'll still happen but it'll be fa more limited. You're probably not going to see many teams with 2 10 million players. That'd mean that they have 25 million for the rest of the squad. I think that'll make it better for every9one, even teams running well below the cap. They won't have to give up their players as readily.

If you had a 10 Million dollar guy, and one 8, and 2 sixes, and 4 four million dollar players, you're over the cap.