In F18, my team was lost from the history...though my team was not contracted. My only history source, therefore, is the playoff history which is still intact. None of the 20 team leagues I am in (that had no contraction) have any changed in the history.
I also enjoyed the recaps, and have hoped it could be corrected, but it has not happened.
Perhaps, someone that might have saved season final standings could publish those in an email to send to interested teams.