Can roster limits increase? And why not?

[Ciao]

The "taxi squad" would likely be a hockey limbo where veteran players are not playing much, if at all, in any league and are not available to other teams that could use them on the ice.

They would not be able to do much to advance their careers and/or secure their next contracts.

I think it's a bad idea from the players' point of view.

Not to mention the dilution of the players' 50% share of the salary pool. Now carry 27 roster players instead of 23, plus LTIRs and buyouts, from the exact same 50%-of-HRR salary pool. Less for everyone.

Add to that the dynamics in the room when you dress 20 players and have another seven eating popcorn in the stands.

 

[SheldonJPlankton]

I just don’t see the downside to this. Another issue. Teams on road trips get injuries. Far easier and potentially cheaper to have the player there already than having to fly in someone separate and coordinate the logistics of that.

I think the NHL is missing something here. This is a physical game and guys are going down on a nightly basis. Why have teams play short handed? It’s almost like a punishment in that way so players play injured.

Far too many back to backs as well that leave guys banged up

I've wondered if the NHL could come up with a way to hire "retired" players to play as part-time assistance to fill in for team injuries? Bring in guys on near league minimum contracts with the expectation that they're only going to play 10-20 games per season.

Lots of older guys, lots of chronically injured guys can't play a full 82 game season but could be useful to a team playing a couple games per month within specific roles.

 

[GRob83]

There are still a few NHL teams that are over 1,000 miles away from their AHL affiliate and some that actually share their arena with the AHL team. Cost of travel and lack of ice time could be problematic. That being said, I think there's no reason why healthy scratches shouldn't be able to enter the game if a player is ruled out due to injury especially in the playoffs.

 

[torniojaws]

My guess is it's at least partially about "protecting" against rich teams hoarding players just to prevent their rivals from having a strong backup plan if their main roster gets injured.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Lots of players playing hurt or leaving games early. Do you watch a lot of games?

Then you need to expand number of players a team can dress for a game, not expand the roster.
If you expand the roster, than players will get a little less money due to the cap.

 

[The Shadow]

Then you need to expand number of players a team can dress for a game, not expand the roster.
If you expand the roster, than players will get a little less money due to the cap.

What’s wrong with dressing 7 d and 13 forwards ?

 

[Golden_Jet]

What’s wrong with dressing 7 d and 13 forwards ?

Like I said earlier that’s different than what you want in OP.
So which is you want then?
If it what is in OP, who on your team is taking a pay cut to come up with 4 million dollars, to get to 27 players.

 

[Summer Rose]

What’s wrong with dressing 7 d and 13 forwards ?

Nothing. I'm not actually sure if IIHF rules have changed since I checked last, but they once (and possibly still do) allow you to dress 20 skaters, however most teams take advantage of the extra two skaters by dressing a fourth defensive pairing instead of going 13/7.

 

[The Shadow]

Like I said earlier that’s different than what you want in OP.
So which is you want then?
If it what is in OP, who on your team is taking a pay cut to come up with 4 million dollars, to get to 27 players.

It’s not necessarily different than the OP as I was asking about 27 players. I didn’t specifically say anything about dressing more however I definitely thought about that. Guys are leaving the games on a nightly basis and many of them are star guys.

There needs to be a league discussion over having this into the next CBA in order for the numbers to work. How many guys are playing in Europe and could still play in a fill in role at league minimum. There are many of them. Then there’s no pay cut needed as it could be considered part of a taxi squad and here is a league minimum only salary so that teams can’t cheat and add more star guys.

 

[Golden_Jet]

It’s not necessarily different than the OP as I was asking about 27 players. I didn’t specifically say anything about dressing more however I definitely thought about that. Guys are leaving the games on a nightly basis and many of them are star guys.

There needs to be a league discussion over having this into the next CBA in order for the numbers to work. How many guys are playing in Europe and could still play in a fill in role at league minimum. There are many of them. Then there’s no pay cut needed as it could be considered part of a taxi squad and here is a league minimum only salary so that teams can’t cheat and add more star guys.

Still need to find 4 million to get 27, to satisfy the 50/50 split.

 

[WATTAGE4451]

Apparently GMs were warned that next seasons schedule is going to be rough with the Olympics and possibly all star event being involved

To prevent injury and keep the players fresh why can’t active rosters be changed from 23 to 27 active players?

Adding 1 additional goalie, 1 defenseman and 2 forwards that don’t have to pass through waivers just makes a lot of sense.

Please tell me why this isn’t a good idea. I’m open to feedback

I just Think of the players that play through injuries when they wouldn’t have to with a bigger roster. In addition to quality of play should be better with more fresh players.

What benefit to the teams and fans is there when you lose a defence man and have to play with 5 players for half a game? You open your players up to more injury and fatigue often having to play the next night in a back to back.

1. Cap. Every player you add to roster counts against cap. Its disadvantageous to have extra players preventing you from spending on cao for better players
2. So have several players that almost never play? Several teams dont even carry a full 23 man roster for large chunks of the year. More teams do but the extra guys never play unless theres an injury.
3. Many teams usually have several players they can call up/send down that dont have to pass through waivers.

 

[Ciao]

It’s not necessarily different than the OP as I was asking about 27 players. I didn’t specifically say anything about dressing more however I definitely thought about that. Guys are leaving the games on a nightly basis and many of them are star guys.

There needs to be a league discussion over having this into the next CBA in order for the numbers to work. How many guys are playing in Europe and could still play in a fill in role at league minimum. There are many of them. Then there’s no pay cut needed as it could be considered part of a taxi squad and here is a league minimum only salary so that teams can’t cheat and add more star guys.

Would the taxi-squad salaries come out of the owners' share of HRR, or the players' share of HRR?

Either way, you're cooked. Nothing is free.