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Dynasty NHL / Re: Extension cost discussion
« on: Today at 05:03:58 PM »
$25k is an arbitrary number designed to improve free-agency options and accelerate improvement of lower tier teams.
The trade-off is that teams are less able to retain talent. (No Dynasty for you!)
The second-order effect is a sluggish trade environment. Prospect contracts are more valuable than salaried point producers.
I support the intention of the change but have always argued against the the mechanics.
I see a time where others will join me in calling for tweaking the static multiplier slightly lower.
I dont think it has run long enough to really see the effect. two seasons is barely enough time to start seeing the ripple. I think the sluggish trade environment would only get worse lowering. If anything we need a bit less dynasty and bit more more turnover of players year to year. I pretty much support anything that pushes more players into free agency. My vote is to leave it alone for another season or two.
I have my own ideas / preferences when it comes to extensions but my ideas would be seen as quite radical in the change section and far off the path that most leagues (all leagues) seem to use on profsl (I would love to divorce extensions from stats. Extensions should have their own mechanics). Although I will say they setup does produce way more movement (in a 16 team league we had close to 120 trades last season)