VHL Magazine Power Poll - The Trade Deadline Sucks

[Toast 887]

The VHL Trade Deadline has become something that most members don't really bat an eye to. While the trade deadline is something that is discussed as much as, say, the Entry Draft or Free Agency... it seems that the trade deadline with the VHL is nothing even close.

 

While there were a few deals that were made leading up to the actual deadline (with specifications that they were not to be processed until Game 250 even), there wasn't anything special about the deadline day itself. If journalists were to cover this day for any organization, it'd go down as one of the biggest blunders each and every season. The biggest story from this deadline was Chevy taking shots at Cologne, that's how slow of a news day it was.

 

So why do we bother even getting excited for it? This Power Poll is intended to hear everyone's opinions on why the Deadline never goes too well. Is it due to the lack of communication leading up to the deadline between GMs? Is it because all of the deals that need to be done are done way back before the deadline? Are the minimal benefits of waiting until deadline (cap) just not worth the wait?

 

Regardless of the reason, the deadline seems like a joke at this point. Hopefully people are slowly learning now that there is no real reason to get excited about the day itself (those Gow deals days before were cool).

 

Anyway, comments and votes. You all know the drill.

Edited March 23, 2015 by Toast

[boubabi 4,725]

all of the above 

[Fire Tortorella 2,653]

With the way the last salary brackets are divided for what percentage of a player's salary is allotted to each team, there's no real reason to wait until actual deadline day unless you're a GM retiring a player like myself and eaglesfan. I guess we could move that last 60% threshmark to only deadline day, but then you run the risk of GMs not being able to get deals posted in time.

[Kendrick 4,741]

I think its everyone thing except A. The Deadline comes down to if you have cap, and most teams have already laid out their roster plans before the off-season concludes.

[BOOM 8,817]

GM's just suck.

[RomanesEuntDomus 442]

The cap is too restrictive and that has pretty much killed the in-season trade market. A bunch of the reasons you listed apply as well but I think the biggest factor is that season after season, every possible buyer is already at or close to the cap before the deadline. Prices have fallen because of that and very few players actually hold value come deadline time. And then there is that new tactic GMs have started using just recently where deals are being agreed upon at the beginning of the season, but not executed until later in the year, which has pretty much been the final death blow for the trade market.

[RomanesEuntDomus 442]

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Edited March 23, 2015 by RomanesEuntDomus

[scoop 3,447]

It's inefficient to have open cap space, and so teams plan things out financially before the season starts. That doesn't leave much room for potential trades; a lot of the mid-season trades that are made were planned at the beginning. It's hard for a seller to hold on to an asset and make a deal at the deadline, because it's unlikely that there will be multiple teams looking to add a player who they didn't plan for because they would not know if the deal would be made.

[CowboyinAmerica 2,911]

Here's my Other: With only 10 teams, and with 6 of those making the playoffs, you need to adjust your expectations a little bit. In the NHL, you have 7-8 teams that could be massive sellers at any one time, with another 7-8 teams at the top who are buyers and willing to give up young assets. In the VHL, there simply isn't as much from the supply side. This season, you have just Calgary and Riga (and perhaps Davos, who has all young guys). Those teams sold off top players as it was, and if even two players - hi there McQueen and Encarnacion - don't want to be traded or won't be traded for other reasons, there aren't players from other teams who are able to replace them on the market.