I have a beef (several, actually) about the NHL's disciplinary system. This is the first of my posts on the topic, and it is focused on player suspensions. If the NHL is serious about discipline, they will pay me for the following idea:
Players that get suspended remain on the team's NHL roster, but his paycheck goes to the NHLPA charities while he is suspended.
That's it. Easy.
Implications:
- The suspended player's salary will count towards the salary cap
- The player's salary who is used to replace the suspended player will also count towards the salary cap
- The suspended player is not able to be demoted to the minor leagues, removing the loophole (see the Steve Downie incident.)
This will mean that teams end up playing twice for a roster spot of a suspended player, decreasing the value of players that get suspended frequently. This will lead to smaller paychecks for some of these players, and no jobs for some others. Which is the whole point, anyway.
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