RFA RightsOffer Sheet Re-Tooling

As the description says: with the league having the option to opt out of the CBA come September, how would you improve upon the current RFA rights and offer sheet rules to make them more effective/viable.

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Fine tune the offer sheeting proccess!

First of all, the seven-day match period is much too short when the offer is made and signed soon after July 1st, before teams can know what some of their other players can be signed for or will. I would make it a 20-day period for offers extended and signed prior to July 16, and a 10-day period after that.

Second, I would adjust the compensation schedule, as follows: $1 to $2 million, 3rd; $2 to $3.5 million, 2nd; $3.5 to $5 million, 1st; $5 to $7 million, 1st and 3rd; $7 to $9 million, 1st, 2nd and 3rd; $9 to $11 million, two 1sts, a 2nd and a 3rd; over $11 million, three firsts, a second and a third. I think this might encourage additional offers.

Third, I have heard that some people think there should be a transfer back if an offer is matched. This would just limit the likelihood of offers even more.

I'd lower the compensation costs.

It's hard to get someone to sign a superstar when they also have to give up 4 firsts.

I like high costs, this sort of move needs to be double edged sword imo.

Off the top of my head, I don't know anything to change. Teams put lots of money into pro development and feel they are to some cost control over their young players till they get to UFA.
And really with potential of offer sheets and arbitration how much of a financial haircut are theses RFAs really taking....Hardly any at all you could argue.
Besides most teams are spending to the cap or very close to it...even non playoff teams. So let's say there was a process when the top RFAs were had a mechanism to get more money, sure they would get more money but at the expense of other players. Doesn't improve the overall salaries to the NHLPA members.

The only thing I might change is "the compensation". Four first rounders from a team like Tampa just might be four picks in the mid to late 20s. New Jersey picks might range from 7 to 22 in that four years.
Hardly a equal compensation package. Maybe "grading" the value of the picks might be more fair instead of just giving the current mandatory picks.