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    Hey guys,

    So I'm in a dilemma and could use your unbiased opinions. I'm the commissioner of a H2H league and finished the regular season in 1st. Our regular season ended and we officially had our 6 playoff teams set. The original payouts were set to be 1st - 50%/$600, 2nd - 30%/$400, 3rd - 20%/$200

    Here were the regular season finals results:

    Team 1: 16-5, 4028 fpts <- ME
    Team 2: 14-7, 3847 fpts
    Team 3: 14-7, 3534 fpts
    Team 4: 13-8, 3758 fpts
    Team 5: 12-9, 3807 fpts
    Team 6: 10-11, 3733 fpts

    We started playoffs this week and only managed 3 days. The results of these 3 days were the following:

    Team 1 & 2 = Bye Week
    Team 3 (53.75 fpts) vs. Team 6 (80.75 fpts)
    Team 4 (64.75 fpts) vs. Team 5 (82 fpts)

    There is no way I'm refunding money to the entire league considering we established out top 6 for playoffs. What do you think of the following approach in which 4th to 6th receive their money back with the remaining funds being paid out based on regular season ranks? I have no doubt someone will call bullshit since I'm the commissioner and also in 1st... but I just can't see how the regular season ranks shouldn't count for something at this point...

    1st - 50%/$450
    2nd - 30%/$270
    3rd - 20%/$180
    4th - $100
    5th - $100
    6th - $100

    Sorry for the lengthy post and thanks in advance!
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    I agree on not refunding the money, but I'm not a fan of paying out like you are proposing. In my opinion regular season records are only good to get you playoff positioning. Once you are in the playoffs everyone is even again. We have all seen top seeds get knocked out in the first and second round before. I recommend an even split between every team that is in the playoffs. That is what we will be doing in my league if the NHL doesn't come back with enough games in the schedule to let us finish our playoffs. Here is a good write-up about what to do in various scenarios.

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    I'd simply wait on payout to see what the NHL does. Some people may not like it, but the prudent course of action is to wait.
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    If you're going to payout before the nhl decides what it's doing you need to be fair for everyone that still has a chance at the prizes, regardless of how you personally feel about the standings or chances of each team. In this case that would be an equal split of all 6 teams that remain in the playoffs.

    If you want a healthy and long lasting league you need to do the right thing and act selflessly as the commissioner. This is a long term move that will garner trust or distrust within the league. Whatever you decide to do, people won't forget.

    Our league did the same thing. I was in the same position (1st place) and will receive 1/8th of the playoff prize money. I'm fine with it and recognize this is an exceptional circumstance and above all else prize money distribution needs to be fair.

    Refunding teams is out of the question for the same reason, it's not fair to all the teams that finished in the playoffs. We had teams out of the playoffs that wanted the playoff prize money pushed to next season. That was absolutely not happening for the same reason.

    TLDR: Making the mistake of paying yourself more here, or even suggesting it, is short sighted and quite frankly just the wrong thing to do.
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    Thanks guys. While I'm surprised no one places more emphasis on the regular season rankings... I do understand your perspectives as well. These were the unbiased opinions I was looking for. The intention is obviously to wait and see if the NHL starts back up with the hopes of finishing out our playoffs somehow. If things don't resume, I'll likely be taking all of your advice and now distributing it evenly among those in the playoffs.
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    In regards to the regular season, I do believe there is value in being the top team(s) in the standings. The league I’m commissioner in has a payout for the regular season champ, the playoff champ and playoff runner up. However, those payouts were written into our rulebook years ago. I agree with the posts above that retroactively adding a payout based on regular season positioning is going to cause more harm than good.
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    what if the regular season payouts stay as is and the pot for winning playoffs is split between the teams that qualified

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    As long as your regular season finished in its entirety that's exactly what should happen imo.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MZac View Post
    As long as your regular season finished in its entirety that's exactly what should happen imo.
    Whose suggestion are you referring to MZac?

    *edit - Sorry didn't notice the previous advice was from you!
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    Quote Originally Posted by MZac View Post
    If you're going to payout before the nhl decides what it's doing you need to be fair for everyone that still has a chance at the prizes, regardless of how you personally feel about the standings or chances of each team. In this case that would be an equal split of all 6 teams that remain in the playoffs.

    If you want a healthy and long lasting league you need to do the right thing and act selflessly as the commissioner. This is a long term move that will garner trust or distrust within the league. Whatever you decide to do, people won't forget.

    Our league did the same thing. I was in the same position (1st place) and will receive 1/8th of the playoff prize money. I'm fine with it and recognize this is an exceptional circumstance and above all else prize money distribution needs to be fair.

    Refunding teams is out of the question for the same reason, it's not fair to all the teams that finished in the playoffs. We had teams out of the playoffs that wanted the playoff prize money pushed to next season. That was absolutely not happening for the same reason.

    TLDR: Making the mistake of paying yourself more here, or even suggesting it, is short sighted and quite frankly just the wrong thing to do.

    This is a well thought out response and I think is you best course of action. Any of the remaining teams could have won the prizes, so it’s only fair to split it equally.
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    I'm curious Maritimer...and couldn't tell from your Original Post...do you payout some $$$ to the top few teams for the Regular Season?
    Seems unfair to me that the top team in the Regular Season which worked diligently to attain it's position COULD get shut out of ANY $$$ for their year long efforts.

    Quote Originally Posted by The Maritimer View Post
    Thanks guys. While I'm surprised no one places more emphasis on the regular season rankings... I do understand your perspectives as well. These were the unbiased opinions I was looking for. The intention is obviously to wait and see if the NHL starts back up with the hopes of finishing out our playoffs somehow. If things don't resume, I'll likely be taking all of your advice and now distributing it evenly among those in the playoffs.
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    I heard of a league that is proposing to payout as follows:

    6 team playoff, with top 2 getting byes. Payout reflects the bracket odds if each matchup was even. Top two get 25%, each other team gets 12.5%, since the teams with byes will make the semis, which gets it down to 4 teams. It's a reasonable option.

    Evidence that we need to think of more things in league rules. I wasn't in fantasy baseball during a lockout year, just sim leagues.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Maritimer View Post
    Whose suggestion are you referring to MZac?

    *edit - Sorry didn't notice the previous advice was from you!
    No worries, that comment was in response to Butch.
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    I divide price money in half in my leagues....regular season winners, division winners etc get 50% divided and so do winners in playoff

    so my regular season payments are set and playoff payment would be divided equally between remaining teams should NHL cancel season or hold no more regular season games
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    Quote Originally Posted by Belexus75 View Post
    I divide price money in half in my leagues....regular season winners, division winners etc get 50% divided and so do winners in playoff

    so my regular season payments are set and playoff payment would be divided equally between remaining teams should NHL cancel season or hold no more regular season games
    Wishing I did something like this now... :/

    Next season I suppose...
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