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SlackJack, Like any league you break rules or absuse them you will be subject to penalties.Since you insist on the commissioners dealing with the multiple buyout and buyback issue your team is creating I will render a decision. Colorado Avalanche ViolationsCap Circumvention and fundamental contract breach related to Alex Semin & Slava Voynov.For the franchise attempting to openly circumvent the cap and avoid financial responibility for multiple contracts signed with the same players in question, Franchise NHL Commissiiners Office imposes a penalty of a) +20% Cap Penalty for 2015-16 (until contract roll over complete in late July 2016) equal to $14.28m rounded to $14.3m ($71.4m x 20%)b) For a period of two (2) years cannot sign any player that has been a member of the Colorado franchise and bought out, released and/or traded regardless of whether that player has been signed or traded to another team and released (bought out, contract expired, rtc.) or the duration of the current ownership, whichever is shorter.
I don't like this. These are major penalties.Slack hasn't broken any rules and is only using the loopholes that are readily available. What is the threshold for incurring this type of penalty? There hasn't been an official warning to the league by the commissioners or a lay out of what type of future conduct will incur these harsh penalties. Are we finally closing the buyout/buyback loophole? If not, I don't think its right that these penalties are applied. All teams need to be subject to the same rules.
Considering that I planned on doing the same thing with Justin Peters (with the intention of getting rid of his whole contract commitment by the end of last season), I agree with Izaman3. These "loopholes" are available to everyone, so we cannot reasonably punish SlackJack for using them. Either we close them or things will keep going like this.
Slack hasn't broken any rules and is only using the loopholes that are readily available.
So you guys insult my wife and then penalize me because I won't be quiet about it. Way to set the bar.