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Can we stop with the flat cap CBO nonsense

Created by: JayTea
Team: 2020-21 Tampa Bay Lightning
Initial Creation Date: Apr. 7, 2020
Published: Apr. 10, 2020
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
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Position
Trade Clause
Max Perf. Bonus
Expiry Status
Term Remaining
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Waivers ExemptMcDavid, Connor
$12,500,000 (Performance Bonus$250,000)
C
NMC
UFA - 5
Description
Tagging rules prevent a team from committing more money to the next season than they’re currently spending. A flat cap won’t prevent any team from icing a roster next year in compliance with the $81.5m existing cap. Will some teams struggle? Sure, but they’ll figure it out just like they do every year when teams are tight against the cap.

Here’s an example of probably the worst case scenario for probably the most cap strapped team. If they can’t find trading partners to move a player or 2 and their RFAs don’t take ridiculous discounts to stay, they trade them away for pure futures that don’t impact the cap and sign a bunch of league minimum players to fill out a 22 man roster.

There won’t be a CBO with a flat cap. Why would there be?
Free Agent Signings
CREATEDYEARSCAP HIT
LW, 4th Line
1$700,000
RW, 4th Line
1$700,000
RD, 1st pair
1$700,000
RD, 2nd pair
1$700,000
RD, 3rd pair
1$700,000
Scratch, Healthy
1$700,000
Scratch, Healthy
1$700,000
Trades
1.
TBL
MIN
  1. Cirelli, Anthony [RFA Rights]
Additional Details:
Traded away for futures.
2.
TBL
MTL
  1. Sergachev, Mikhail [RFA Rights]
Additional Details:
Traded away for futures
3.
TBL
WPG
  1. Cernak, Erik [RFA Rights]
Additional Details:
Traded away for futures.
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2020
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2021
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2022
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
22$81,500,000$81,066,666$0$0$433,334
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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Johnson, Tyler
$5,000,000$5,000,000
RW, C, LW
NTC
UFA - 4
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Stamkos, Steven
$8,500,000$8,500,000
LW, C
NMC
UFA - 4
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Kucherov, Nikita
$9,500,000$9,500,000
RW
NMC
UFA - 7
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Killorn, Alex
$4,450,000$4,450,000
RW, LW
M-NTC
UFA - 3
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Point, Brayden
$6,750,000$6,750,000
C, RW
UFA - 2
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Palat, Ondrej
$5,300,000$5,300,000
LW, RW
NTC
UFA - 2
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Goodrow, Barclay
$925,000$925,000
C, LW
UFA - 1
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Coleman, Blake
$1,800,000$1,800,000
RW, LW
UFA - 1
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Gourde, Yanni
$5,166,666$5,166,666
C, LW, RW
NTC
UFA - 5
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Paquette, Cédric
$1,650,000$1,650,000
C, LW, RW
UFA - 1
LW, 4th Line
$700,000$700,000
RW, 4th Line
$700,000$700,000
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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Hedman, Victor
$7,875,000$7,875,000
LD
NMC
UFA - 5
RD, 1st pair
$700,000$700,000
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Vasilevskiy, Andrei
$9,500,000$9,500,000
G
UFA - 8
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McDonagh, Ryan
$6,750,000$6,750,000
LD
NTC
UFA - 6
RD, 2nd pair
$700,000$700,000
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McElhinney, Curtis
$1,300,000$1,300,000
G
UFA - 1
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Coburn, Braydon
$1,700,000$1,700,000
LD
NTC
UFA - 1
RD, 3rd pair
$700,000$700,000
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
Scratch, Healthy
$700,000$700,000
Scratch, Healthy
$700,000$700,000

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Apr. 10, 2020 at 4:33 p.m.
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Pharow
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You can congrats Brian Burke with is non sense! He is the one who created that monster. The guy’s is a total clown and always starts idiotic rumors. He doesn’t have any thoughts of what is happening around the league and made that rumors based purely on is opinion.
Apr. 10, 2020 at 4:35 p.m.
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Because the cap has averaged an increase of around $2 million a year over the last few seasons and GM’s have been expecting a cap increase. Next year the NHL announced the cap could increase up to 88 million. There is no “guarantee” there will be a CBO but it’s more likely than not. Reputable sources such as TSN and Sportsnet are speculating it’s possible
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Apr. 10, 2020 at 4:35 p.m.
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JayTea
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You can congrats Brian Burke with is non sense! He is the one who created that monster. The guy’s is a total clown and always starts idiotic rumors. He doesn’t have any thoughts of what is happening around the league and made that rumors based purely on is opinion.


And websites desperate for clicks and traffic jumped on it, because they don't have anything else to talk about.
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Apr. 10, 2020 at 4:36 p.m.
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Sabres trade Tage Thompson, Nelson and Borgen for Cirelli. Cover one Wing and 2 RHD...
Apr. 10, 2020 at 4:36 p.m.
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MisstheWhalers
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I tend to agree, doubt there will be a compliance buyout option given to each team and I think the cap will remain the same or go up slightly by $500k to $1M at most, the cap won't shrink.
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