2012/2013 Salary Cap

[Shelby]

I like this idea going forward.  I want to update the extensions every year to coincide with actual NHL contracts and raise the cap by the % the NHL raises their cap.  The NHL went from $59.4m in 10/11 to $64.3 in 11/12 which is an increase of 8.25%.  If we used the same increase it would bring us to $75.8m which is pretty close to what we were thinking for next season.  I'd like to do this every year to keep player costs as close to the NHL as possible. 

And, if for some reason the NHL decreases their cap in the future we should follow suit.

 

[jmtrops]

sounds good to me

[Rob]

I say yes, but based on if the NHL salary cap increases.  That way the league can kind of stay in touch with the NHL.  So, if the NHL raises their cap by 1m we would raise ours by the current ratio of 70m(our cap)/64.3m(nhl cap) or 1.088m.  Already starting off with 70m has made it pretty easy to field a 30 man roster.

I like this idea going forward.  I want to update the extensions every year to coincide with actual NHL contracts and raise the cap by the % the NHL raises their cap.  The NHL went from $59.4m in 10/11 to $64.3 in 11/12 which is an increase of 8.25%.  If we used the same increase it would bring us to $75.8m which is pretty close to what we were thinking for next season.  I'd like to do this every year to keep player costs as close to the NHL as possible. 

And, if for some reason the NHL decreases their cap in the future we should follow suit. 

 

[E.J.]

[Rob]

I liked the point about our league having less teams, but more players and more quality players per team than most nhl teams.  So I threw some math at it. 
30 NHL teams with 23 men on their roster =        690 active players
20 fantasy teams with 30 men on their roster =   600 active players

30 nhl teams with max cap of $64.3m =                                                                                      $1,929,000,000 max total     
not all teams spend to the cap limit because they cannot afford to so the current total is         $1,658,619,385
price per player based on current total salaries =                                                                       $2,403,796

20 fantasy teams with max cap of $70m =                                                                            $1,400,000,000 max total
we can spend to the limit, but some choose not to and the current total is                          $1,365,000,000
price per player based on current total salaries =                                                                  $2,275,000     

So based on all of that we could play by the same ratio of how much a player costs in the NHL and our cap would be 72.1m or we could use the same amount for total salaries in the NHL as our max total, the 1.6 billion, our cap would be 82.9m.   Or we could do something completely different.  I was bored at work.....

Hahaha, awesome. 

Well if we split the difference and shave off a little for our cheap prospects, $75m pretty much makes sense.

[-BA-]

Nice work Gypsie, thats some good math there.

[BeanTown]

hahaha well thought out sir.... had to read it 3 times lol

[GypsieDeathBringer]

I liked the point about our league having less teams, but more players and more quality players per team than most nhl teams.  So I threw some math at it. 
30 NHL teams with 23 men on their roster =        690 active players
20 fantasy teams with 30 men on their roster =   600 active players

30 nhl teams with max cap of $64.3m =                                                                                      $1,929,000,000 max total     
not all teams spend to the cap limit because they cannot afford to so the current total is         $1,658,619,385
price per player based on current total salaries =                                                                       $2,403,796

20 fantasy teams with max cap of $70m =                                                                            $1,400,000,000 max total
we can spend to the limit, but some choose not to and the current total is                          $1,365,000,000
price per player based on current total salaries =                                                                  $2,275,000     

So based on all of that we could play by the same ratio of how much a player costs in the NHL and our cap would be 72.1m or we could use the same amount for total salaries in the NHL as our max total, the 1.6 billion, our cap would be 82.9m.   Or we could do something completely different.  I was bored at work.....

[BeanTown]

 

[-BA-]

If we all could extend all our players every year there wouldn't be much point to a cap anyway.  Look at what CHI and PHI have had to do with their rosters the last couple years to stay within the cap.  There's going to be some tough decisions for teams to make over the years but I think it adds strategy.

I'm leaning towards an increase to $75m.  After all this discussion I think it makes the most sense.

I think the $75m is a good number.