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are you able to offer a contract extension that lowers the players existing salary...

example: i bid on FA bryzgalov and win with 50m bid... assuming i have the cap space, i sign the guy to 1yr deal at 50m, then extend him to 5yrs at 8million OR 4yrs at 6.4m (goalie extension ceiling) instead of 5yrs at 10m per.

Q: is this a contract loophole or just good cap management.

SITUTATION
9-teams currently dont have a starting goalie.

i count 5 Free Agent starting goalies up for bids... bryzgalov, crawford, anderson, vokoun, roloson... schneider isnt a starter when the season starts.

So what happens to the 4 teams that dont own a starter once the season starts... they will be short approx 350pts annually almost guaranteeing them a loss weekly.

PROBLEM
if managers cant acquire a goalie, and they are forced to lose those +350pts annually you'll potentially face a high turn over rate for managers fed up with the disparity since it takes anywhere from 1-5 yrs to wait for a goalie to mature and become an NHL starter + there are only 30 starting jobs in the NHL so a good prospect might never get a real shot to start in the foreseeable future.

FANTASY, NOT LIKE REALITY
i realize the league wants to mimic the NHL as much as possible but unlike the NHL, teams can decide to play a rookie goalie and start scoring points.

OPTIONS
have hockeyfreak6000 and Gilly already discussed this issue because it will lead to very uneven play.
has the league considered ...

• capping # of NHL goalies owned
• contract # of teams to create a larger pool of goalies available
• reduce value of goalie pts (scoring system revisions)
• etc.

withdrawn prior to 48hr bidding window + my team was sole bidder.