Below Salary Floor

[Jasonk1971]

I could use some help on this. First timer in hockey and I get the message. Minnesota is below the salary floor. What does this mean and how do I get this message to go away? I was advancing game ti opening night. So the message is "below salary cap"

Thanks for the help.

[Adam B]

Originally Posted by Jasonk1971

I could use some help on this. First timer in hockey and I get the message. Minnesota is below the salary floor. What does this mean and how do I get this message to go away? I was advancing game ti opening night. So the message is "below salary cap"

Thanks for the help.

The NHL has a minimum (as well as a maximum) salary cap. If you're below, you need to get above it. So bring someone up if you're not at 23 players, or sign someone who isn't worth it to an expensive one year contract to stash them on your roster.

[Jasonk1971]

I added a player for salary. Then I try to move the game to the start of the season and I get, two many players on the roster. So I move one to the reserve list and then I get I need to add salary again.

I am not enjoying the game at all. How do I fix this so I can play the game? OOTP baseball is easy this game is difficult. Why cant I just 'AUTO" and then everything would be fixed.

[Adam B]

Originally Posted by Jasonk1971

I added a player for salary. Then I try to move the game to the start of the season and I get, two many players on the roster. So I move one to the reserve list and then I get I need to add salary again.

I am not enjoying the game at all. How do I fix this so I can play the game? OOTP baseball is easy this game is difficult. Why cant I just 'AUTO" and then everything would be fixed.

If you have A.I. Setup Organization, that is for all intents and purposes the same thing.

You do need to understand how a salary cap system works though. Every roster change affects the cap. If you put someone on IR, if you send someone down, etc - it affects your cap situation. You can have a maximum of 23 players on your roster at all times too and it can and is a balancing act. Your active cap situation and player situation is found on the bottom of your roster screen, so it's important to watch that.

If you want to cheat (and not in challenge mode), add a few million dollars to a player's contract and recalc their cap hit to have it improve your situation.

[Jasonk1971]

Still will not work. Salary cap is 50 million correct? I cant even offer players a better contract.

[Adam B]

Originally Posted by Jasonk1971

Still will not work. Salary cap is 50 million correct? I cant even offer players a better contract.

Post screenshots of your roster, Budget, and what you see when you offer a contract.

[redtiger7]

Turn on commisioner mode. Turn off salary floor.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by redtiger7

Turn on commisioner mode. Turn off salary floor.

I don't see any option to turn this off?

New NHL fictional league and every team is below the salary floor. I can't get past the first game of the season, there is nobody in FA who I could sign for 7M that would make me over the floor as it's a new league with an inaugural draft.

[MizzouRah]

I went into commissioner mode and just added money to a few contracts.

[redtiger7]

You have to do it on July 1st. Go to edit league and it'll be there.

[MizzouRah]

Originally Posted by redtiger7

You have to do it on July 1st. Go to edit league and it'll be there.

Ahhh... so that's the key. Ok will do so next July. It really shouldn't be on by default on a fictional league as no teams are over the 60M floor.