This is fear mongering …the harsh penalties of the second apron only apply to a literal handful of teams …I think people are confused about how many teams are anywhere close to the second apron regarding team salary deals will still be madeBecause, the second apron is going to limit what teams can take back money in contracts and will limit if/how they can use the MLE. It's essentially a hard cap in a lot of ways.
You see teams spending like crazy this offseason but beyond next year they are really going to have to think about how they put a team together. If you aren't happy with your situation or your team is failing, now it's time to make that move.