Free Agency Bidding & Contracts
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2015 season will be considered part of 2016 - sign a player for 2 years, contract will be good through 2017 - 18. 1 year contract is just for the remainder of this season
Player's contracts expiring this season - Retain that player's rights if you chose. Either accept the new contract or let him go. If you choose not to keep the player he becomes a UFA, including RFA's. However once signed any RFA in this circumstance resumes RFA status. - Only for the 2015-16 season
Bidding :
Borrowing the FA bidding formula, gratitude to our Milwaukee Madman, Ryan for this - thank you sir.
- Done within appropriate forum thread. Create a folder for a UFA - keep all that player's bids within the same folder.
- Formula: Add the number of years you offer to the dollars – 4 years @ 5.5M = 9.5. Minimum bid is league min salary - $450,000. Raising a bid must be at least 5 thousand over previous bid. If penny ante becomes rampant the minimum raise amount will be increased.
- 48 hour standing bid – a bid remaining uncontested for 48 hours wins.
- Entry Level Contracts (ELC’s) – follow actual (prospect) player contract status
- RFA’s – GM decision to re-sign. If a GM chooses not to re-sign an RFA the player becomes available for league wide offers w. no compensation.
A player may only declare himself to be an unrestricted free agent if the player is at least the age of 27 or has played in the NHL for a minimum of 7 years. This does not mean sprinkles of games here and there. – Paraphrased from NHL rules
- UFA’s – moment our Cup championship is decided any player w. an expiring contract that season is available for offers. We will not observe the NHL’s July 1 st date.
Birthdays: to the player's birth year, not an individual player’s birth date
Contract lengths:
- RFA’s – may not be longer than 5 years
- UFA’s - may not be longer than 5 years
- ELC's - NHL default 3 years - no slides, no extentions
Restricted Free Agents
- We will not be using the compensatory system
Player Retirement
No contract obligations remain.
Extentions:
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- A player may be extended no more than 1 season at the previous season's salary. 1 extention per contract.
- Franchise players are ineligible
Free Agency Bidding
2015 season will be considered part of 2016 - sign a player for 2 years, contract will be good through 2017 - 18. 1 year contract is just for the remainder of this season
Player's contracts expiring this season - i think we said retain that player's rights if you choose. Either accept the new contract or let him go. If you choose not to keep the player he becomes a UFA, including RFA's. Once signed any RFA in this circumstance resumes RFA status. - Only for the 2015-16
Borrowing the FA bidding formula, gratitude to our Milwaukee Madman, Ryan for this - thank you sir.
Bidding
- Done within appropriate forum thread. Create a folder for a UFA - keep all that player's bids within the same folder.
- 48 hour standing bid – a bid remaining uncontested for 48 hours wins.
- Entry Level Contracts (ELC’s) – follow actual (prospect) player contract status
- RFA’s – GM decision to re-sign. If a GM chooses not to re-sign an RFA the player becomes available for league wide offers w. no compensation.
A player may only declare himself to be an unrestricted free agent if the player is at least the age of 27 or has played in the NHL for a minimum of 7 years. This does not mean sprinkles of games here and there. – Paraphrased from NHL rules
- UFA’s – moment our Cup championship is decided any player w. an expiring contract that season is available for offers. We will not observe the NHL’s July 1 st date.
Birthdays: to the player's birth year, not an individual player’s birth date
Contract lengths:
- RFA’s – may not be longer than 5 years
- UFA’s - may not be longer than 5 years
- ELC's - NHL default 3 years - no slides, no extentions
Restricted Free Agents
- We will not be using the compensatory system
Player Retirement
No contract obligations remain.
Extentions
- A player may be extended no more than 1 season at the previous season's salary. Franchise player's may not be extended.
Franchise Player
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As with any thing, but esp. with newer posts, may change a little as its gone through again or if some one has a good idea
- Optional
- Ya only get one
- Announce within the appropriate forum thread
- May be applied to any player at any time
- Being our 1st season, if choosing this optional feature, a franchise player will be through the player's current contract. Kopitar just signed in the NHL + you choose him as your franchise = he is so through his current contract.
- May be rescinded any time without designating another but that player is then immediately available for other contract offers. IF the player is RFA and "franchise" isn't applied to another player, that player retains RFA status.
- Contract upper duration limit = 10 years
- 25% cap reduction for the player for the life of the contract and as long as the player remains the franchise
- RFA and UFA players may be tagged “franchise” – ELC’s may not (may change this)
- A GM may switch their franchise player at any time - announced @forum thread
- Franchise is ineligible for contract extentions
- Choose a franchise player - RFA UFA - who is off NHL contract the following season = UFA
- When applicable, the franchise assumes real life salary cap numbers - that is, circumstances where the player is not signed into our contract system from the NHL via contract expiration
What happens when switching franchises:
- Old Franchise becomes vulnerable to contract offers at the end of the current season, also remains UFA regardless of RFA qualifications at each contract expiration for that player as long as he remains with the same team. If traded and RFA compliant, RFA status restores
- If re-signed by another GM, RFA status is restored unless that player is not tagged the team’s new “frachise” which converts that player's status to UFA w. each contract expiration
2015 Franchising
Choosing a franchise player currenly under contract - less or more than 10 years = assume that player's contract details. Ex: Kopi is your franchise you assume his 8 year contract, not 10. Player signed to 12 years, you get 10. Yes this is mentioned in 2 places within the same post.
- No extentions for franchise players (2)
Trading
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- Unlimited trades
- Trade deadline = Our Playoff start minus 1 day – reopens when the Cup is raised
- Immediate processing – check your lineup to avoid an illegal roster
- Collusion (more below) in trading or any kind of cheating/subversive action will not be tolerated - Nor shall any trade that is screwball - ie: Crosby and Ovy for Dustin Penner, no offense Dusty
- Any asset is tradable. The only real limit is imagination. If you're able to arrange a 3-4-10 way trade, go for it Bubba!
- Salary Cap is a tradable asset either: as a stand alone or paying part or all of a traded player's salary. Please post these trades within the appropriate forum thread
- Considering "waiver" priority" as a tradable asset - TBD
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- * Waiver priority is a tradable asset IF it can be adjusted manually – I believe it can be* - I’ll let you guys know
If it is possible then:
- It may be traded for 1 week's use.. Each week of the season is not reasonable but 1 priority use may be held for as many weeks as the parties agree to up to the end of the season at which time they all reset
- All traded waivers shall be announce in the appropriate thread for every deal that includes one
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Code of Conduct
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- Any thing not holding to good sense, decency and responsible, respectful conduct - including tanking for better draft position. We're not hand holding, ear pulling, babysitting adults who conduct themselves as a child, fool or any other behavior that is disruptive to what we all know is right vs.wrong. We don't spend precious time in fantasy sports for waste time horsecrap. We do voluntarily pledge our time to fun and for hockey . Leave the drama at the door – if you feel you’re not able to, please leave now. Spend your time any way you like, not other’s
- Respond to emails/correspondence timely. Not talking about during life emergencies or announced absence from the league. Some one sends you an offer or anything, respond. Repeated rude conduct will be penalized
- Penalties for irresponsible – rude behavior will be what ever I decide to be appropriate. Including but not limited to: points loss – pick(s) loss - ban from the draft lottery – size 12 see ya from the league