Major props to Micro... this is a very time consuming exercise and well beyond the call of duty.
I like the concept of throwing out different scenarios (even though there's probably 200 different scenarios)

My belief is that scenario #2 is the most likely... I don't see a 12M market for Ben.
I'm not sure that we can exclude our #60 pick from the salary... the only way this happens is if he goes over seas or we don't offer a him a deal... NBDL players still count on the cap.

I'm still struggling with the concept of being able to offer a one year player (Acker) a qualifying offer... this may be right but I'd like to see this documented somewhere.

I'm leaning towards our #60 playing for Souix Falls (on our salary) and the team not using the bi-annual so they can give existing players a chance to prove themselves.... especially considering the lux tax... it's very possible that Joe deosn't use the MLE either... which could leave the team under the lux threshold.... this MLE player would have to be a major stud to cost Mr. D multi millions in lost tax distribution.

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