Salary Cap

The_Knuckler · 06-17-2011, 05:10 PM

Hello all,

I'm pretty excited about Monday's release. So I'm thinking about building a fictional league. I'm very impressed with the parity in the NHL and I would like to mimic that with my league. Is anyone familiar with the salary cap system in OOTP? Does this sound feasible, to create a salary cap that will allow more parity in my league?

oman19 · 06-17-2011, 07:23 PM

I use a 100m cap and it works great. First 13 years in the league only 2 teams havn't made the playoffs

MooK881 · 06-17-2011, 09:58 PM

I use a 70 million cap with team media contracts at 40 million dollars (sometimes some teams earned less than salary cap and did not have 70 million available)
works great!

MooK881 · 06-17-2011, 10:08 PM

I use a 70 million cap with team media contracts at 40 million dollars (sometimes some teams earned less than salary cap and did not have 70 million available)

also I set the average contracts for superstars to 5 million bucks and the minimum salary around 100k. Players will still make 15 million bucks, but it limits too many 20 mil+ contracts

works great!

ike121212 · 06-18-2011, 02:32 AM

I prefer increased revenue sharing options (media contract, visitor ticket share, and actual revenue sharing) to a salary cap. I find it a little easier, since it manages itself and accomplishes the same thing. A salary cap has to be managed year to year and has the added burden of dealing with low revenue teams.

Also, the cap is a lot softer than the NHL cap. Teams are allowed to exceed it for a variety of reasons, most commonly, arbitration awards are allowed to exceed the cap.

You have a few options to increase parity. I'd recommend simming a bit to find the one's you prefer.

06-17-2011, 05:10 PM	#1
The_Knuckler Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 70	Salary Cap Hello all, I'm pretty excited about Monday's release. So I'm thinking about building a fictional league. I'm very impressed with the parity in the NHL and I would like to mimic that with my league. Is anyone familiar with the salary cap system in OOTP? Does this sound feasible, to create a salary cap that will allow more parity in my league?

06-17-2011, 07:23 PM	#2
oman19 All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Metro Detroit Area Posts: 1,343	I use a 100m cap and it works great. First 13 years in the league only 2 teams havn't made the playoffs __________________ GENERATION 10: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment. My OOTP wishlist: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...-wishlist.html Last edited by oman19; 06-17-2011 at 07:25 PM.

06-17-2011, 09:58 PM	#3
MooK881 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 178	I use a 70 million cap with team media contracts at 40 million dollars (sometimes some teams earned less than salary cap and did not have 70 million available) works great!

06-17-2011, 10:08 PM	#4
MooK881 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 178	I use a 70 million cap with team media contracts at 40 million dollars (sometimes some teams earned less than salary cap and did not have 70 million available) also I set the average contracts for superstars to 5 million bucks and the minimum salary around 100k. Players will still make 15 million bucks, but it limits too many 20 mil+ contracts works great!

06-18-2011, 02:32 AM	#5
ike121212 All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 938	I prefer increased revenue sharing options (media contract, visitor ticket share, and actual revenue sharing) to a salary cap. I find it a little easier, since it manages itself and accomplishes the same thing. A salary cap has to be managed year to year and has the added burden of dealing with low revenue teams. Also, the cap is a lot softer than the NHL cap. Teams are allowed to exceed it for a variety of reasons, most commonly, arbitration awards are allowed to exceed the cap. You have a few options to increase parity. I'd recommend simming a bit to find the one's you prefer.