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Pat1993 wrote:

this quoting quota is annoying lol

Yeah, would be nice to know / get error when at the limit.

I think it is 2 quotes.

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Pat1993 wrote:

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meh, for me there’s too much to be improved before they should consider making the season longer, whether the math adds up perfectly or not.

While there are more games, I think they want to shorten the season length, overall, by starting in September.

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Interesting:

Good summary of the market by Don Waddell:

“Right now, there seems to be a shortage of players because everybody wants players for players…It’s been a different year for I gotta be honest with you, all my years that I’ve been doing it.”

Something has got to give at some point.

Or it is gonna be a boring 2 weeks.

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Pat1993 wrote:

Mash wrote:

Per Lebrun:

More on the 84-game reg season starting in 26-27 season (reduce pre-season to 4 games max per team), the idea would be to start the reg season in last week of September as a result of shorter pre-season.
The added games likely coming within the division.

82 games is more than enough, teams already have a hard time making it to the playoffs with a healthy roster… anything for more profit lol.

For a 32 team, makes sense, if you balance the schedule.

2 x 31 (all) teams = 62 games
+ 1 x 15 conference teams = 15
+ 1 x 7 division opponents = 7

Total 84 games.

So you play the other conference x 2, the other division in your conference 3 times, and the teams in your division 4 times.

But that all gets screwed up again if they go to 34 teams, which they are talking about.

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Per Lebrun:

More on the 84-game reg season starting in 26-27 season (reduce pre-season to 4 games max per team), the idea would be to start the reg season in last week of September as a result of shorter pre-season.
The added games likely coming within the division.

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Fredo stated emphatically:

I mean cap the flat lined because of Covid mainly, chances of it happening again are not likely

Agreed (and hopefully never again). You cannot plan for that…

But the current growth rate is catch up, I do not expect the cap to grow by $9-10M per year, exponentially.

And if the rumours are true, the NHL wants to add 2 more teams (Atlanta 3.0 for some reason is one of them, Houston likely the other). Will be interesting to see if they increase revenue significantly or if they are below the average revenue threshold that exists today, which might slightly impact the cap.

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A Lasagna Eating Cat said:

Interesting point of view … yep, there’s give and take for organizations and players.

On 5 year terms, the AAVs would be higher, which likely would not be noticed in the next few years, until the cap starts flat-lining again.

Could also make July 1st a lot more interesting and fun again, allow terms to rebuild faster.

(Or watch a total nightmare of signings happen, just as fun, as long as it is the other team).

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Garfield wrote:

Fredo wrote:

Playoff salary cap was a must, it was getting ridiculous in some cases.

Agreed 100% … the maximum contracts should be 5 years in my opinion.

I think there is risk more for the team on shorter contracts (except for July 1st stuff).

Players could potentially win on 5 years big time, less willing to take discounts for longer term knowing they can cash in again sooner.

Flip side, teams are not held hostage for dumb mistakes for 7 (or 8) year, especially in an injury case like Price.

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Currently 7 as a UFA or 8 years signing with same team.

will reportedly change to 6 for a new team / 7 with same team.

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Fredo wrote:

Mash wrote:

So apparently starting in 2026…

A playoff salary cap
84-game regular season (less pre-season games)
Shorter max term contracts

Will be interesting to see how this looks, when finalized.

Playoff salary cap was a must, it was getting ridiculous in some cases.

Shorter contracts will be interesting, will make some players consider their contract situation in the next 12 months,

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