Post by Montreal Canadiens (Tyler) on Apr 4, 2019 0:01:53 GMT -5
The Proposal: Move the deadline for the single season full buyout from the all star break to 12:00AM on January 1st.
Current Rule: "When a team buys a player out they may choose whether to suffer the entire penalty in one year instead of over the remaining term of the contract. If the GM drops the player before the all-star break then they will take the all-at-once penalty for that season only. If they drop the player after the all-star break then they will suffer the all-at-once penalty for the remainder of that season and the following season. This prevents a team from dropping a player with two weeks of the season left and taking the whole buyout penalty only for it to be erased at the end of the season."
Current Rule: "When a team buys a player out they may choose whether to suffer the entire penalty in one year instead of over the remaining term of the contract. If the GM drops the player before the all-star break then they will take the all-at-once penalty for that season only. If they drop the player after the all-star break then they will suffer the all-at-once penalty for the remainder of that season and the following season. This prevents a team from dropping a player with two weeks of the season left and taking the whole buyout penalty only for it to be erased at the end of the season."