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Backyard NHL: Archives / Re: Backyard Contraction Discussion
« on: September 03, 2020, 02:09:03 PM »
Hey guys,
I am currently this season not in favour of contraction but maybe we need to get some stipulations around activity. I know I am not as activity as I once was but I try to answer any PMs and respond on the board but some don't but are still active.
I have some issues with contraction at the current time:
- I don't believe FA or reverse draft order are either a fair way of distributing players. I would say if we were able to prepare and knew the players were coming in advance of other transaction then maybe would be fairer. I would also say that the max contracts would need to be reevaluated as 10m is not a ridiculous amount now in comparison to when the max contract was put in. Reverse draft order wouldn't necessarily be fair as well because having the 1st overall pick in both the entry and a distribution draft seems like way more of a benefit then any other year.
- Contraction means that divisions will need to change or there will no longer be balance between divisions, unless we contracted by 4 teams. This would also change the playoff format, among other things I haven't thought about yet. We could go back to 3 divisions and a 8 team playoff again but I feel our current set up seems "more right".
I'm sure there are other things which we will come across by contracting such as salary inflation for players which will make currently contracted players way more valuable in trades and such.
I am currently this season not in favour of contraction but maybe we need to get some stipulations around activity. I know I am not as activity as I once was but I try to answer any PMs and respond on the board but some don't but are still active.
I have some issues with contraction at the current time:
- I don't believe FA or reverse draft order are either a fair way of distributing players. I would say if we were able to prepare and knew the players were coming in advance of other transaction then maybe would be fairer. I would also say that the max contracts would need to be reevaluated as 10m is not a ridiculous amount now in comparison to when the max contract was put in. Reverse draft order wouldn't necessarily be fair as well because having the 1st overall pick in both the entry and a distribution draft seems like way more of a benefit then any other year.
- Contraction means that divisions will need to change or there will no longer be balance between divisions, unless we contracted by 4 teams. This would also change the playoff format, among other things I haven't thought about yet. We could go back to 3 divisions and a 8 team playoff again but I feel our current set up seems "more right".
I'm sure there are other things which we will come across by contracting such as salary inflation for players which will make currently contracted players way more valuable in trades and such.
has won the draft lottery and jumps up from 3rd to 1st for the 1st round. All other rounds will remain the same.
