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A consequence of this setup is that teams who relegate end up in financial trouble. In the lower league the revenue is not enough to pay the expenses. If you look at the financial report of the lower league you see that the Pinguins (yes, this is spelled correctly!) have by far the highest payroll as they were relegated the previous year. Most players have standard opt outs in their contracts, but if the contract is good they rarely excercise this option. Even though the higher league reputation is maxed out and the lower league is bottomed out.
What we really should have is team relegation clauses in contracts (team optouts or salary reductions) to prevent financial ruin.
The result now is that relegated teams cannot afford to acquire free agents as their budget is already exceeded, so they better promote again very quickly with their current roster or they could end up stuck in the lower league long term.
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