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The discount is fine and I am all for player turn-over and forgiveness on bad contracts.The issue is allowing GM's to set the bid price on players they have just bought-out. Yes it is fantasy hockey but it doesn't have to be dumb.
To me it's a no Brainer.A team should not be allowed to bid on their own released player to try and increase the discount of their buyout. Like said by commishioner, it is discussed every year, so a problem definately exists. A very simple solution has been discussed and should be implemented for the good of the league.
Best thing to do is to vote on this.Boys, set it up!
To make it easier and require less math, I say we just put a time stop on it. I say we should make it 72 hours to not allow the team that released the player not be alloud to bid on him. That way, there is a chance that the team loses the player, but if the bidding is still going on, the team can come in and place a bid. 72 hours should be more then enough for the other 29 teams to see that the player is available too. I don't have a problem with teams winning players back, but I am definitely not a fan of a team starting a bid on a player as soon as the player is released. That is why I feel 72 hours aka 3 days is sufficient time.
But again free agency is open to all. Even if the team buying out the player bid up the recently released player, all other teams still have a shot at outbidding him otherwise the guy getting the same player back deserves the reduced rate since no one else wants him. So what if you block the team from bidding. Then arent you just colluding to limit the ceiling on a supposedly free market?Boys, there needs to be some give in a deep league. Sure if youre in a 18-20 team league the rules should be tighter but why handcuff teams. Let us all have tools to be the most competitive owners and GMs we can be. Thats part of the fun of fantasy isnt it?,!
72 hours just isnt enough time to start a bid and have it finished. on average a player sits in the bidding phase for 3-4 days. at least a week is needed. I dont see a need to loosen ABO's. There are of course ways around this as well. Trade the player to another team to have them buy them out so you can rebid. Just makes a GM work a little harder... That being said, I have tons of cap space this year not that Hutchinson is off my books. I am willing to buyout players in exchange for draft picks. ...