14 team dynasty keeper cap league - looking for one manager

[OlivierMtl]

Hi all. We are looking for a GM to takeover an existing franchise in our 14 teams, pts only, dynasty, 12-keepers (+6 taxi (prospects)), salary cap league. We are on Fantrax.

The open team picks 3rd overall, and has 3 picks in the first round, and 2 in the second round. Draft will be held on august 26th, 7pm eastern time.

League announcements are in French, but can be easily translated via Google Translate. League rules summary is also available in English. All of us speak English except one, and one GM mainly speaks English with some French. We are a pretty diverse group.

We are replacing this GM because he repeatedly violated the communication rule, which states a GM has a maximum of two weeks to accept or decline a trade offer (either via chat or the built in system).

Buy-in is 55$ USD. Prizes are 50% to 1st place, 35% to 2nd, 15% to 3rd. Winner can only keep 10 players (+6 prospects), runner up 11 + 6 (and rest of the league 12 + 6).

We are looking for an active GM who enjoys the process of team building and trade negotiations.

Thanks!

Olivier

[Daschn]

May be interested, would like to see the league rules

[OlivierMtl]

May be interested, would like to see the league rules

Hi! Sure thing, I've used ChatGPT to translate them so there might be some imperfections. Let me know if you have any questions.
Here's part 1:

Fantrax
Everything is centralized on Fantrax: eligible positions are managed by Fantrax, the salary cap, draft picks, trade proposals, the draft, chat, etc.

Trade offers must be made on Fantrax and, if accepted, will serve as official trades in the pool

Commissioner announcements will be made on Fantrax

GMs pay the required amount during the summer before the date indicated on Fantrax.

The draft takes place on Fantrax (in person or virtual). It is possible to prepare a list of choices in this section of the application.

Management Committee
The pool will henceforth be managed by a committee of 3 commissioners (Renaud Hébert-legault, Olivier Hudon and Simon Sarasin Champagne).

Behavioral misconduct or rule violation will be managed by this committee

The veto of a trade will also be done via this committee

All decisions rendered by this committee must be unanimous. In case of disagreement between the commissioners, the dispute will be put to a vote to all the GMs via Fantrax

A commissioner in a conflict of interest (being part of the trade) cannot vote

Code of conduct
No insults, ever. We remain respectful with everyone

Try to respond to offers within a one-week period

Attendance (at least virtual) at the draft is mandatory

Deadlines must be strictly adhered to (payment, trade deadlines)

It is perfectly legal to switch to rebuilding mode and aim for the bottom of the ranking

Commissioners may act at their discretion against any inappropriate behavior

Prizes
Buy-in $55 USD per participant

The prizes are 14 x 55$ USD (770$ USD)- the Fantrax Fee.

The remaining total is distributed as follows:

1st: 50% of the total (loss of 2 keepers)

2nd: 35% of the total (loss of 1 keeper)

3rd: 15% of the total

Composition of the 14 teams
Official team (counts in the points)
12 forwards

4 defenders

2 goalies

Fantrax takes care of maximizing your points and updating your official team. A commissioner can also make changes to your team at any time in case of an error.

The lineup on Fantrax must always remain valid during the season (12F, 4D, and 2G as well as under the salary cap). The farm club is optional and the taxi squad as well.
A trade that makes either team illegal will be blocked by Fantrax

If a team becomes illegal during the season for whatever reason (not enough player in the official team, below the floor or above the cap, etc.). The team has 48 hours to buy out or make a trade and have a legal team.

Farm Team
Maximum of 10 players from all positions

These players count towards the salary cap, but not towards the point count

A player can move from the farm team to the official team at any time during the season as soon as he surpasses another player in total points at a given position.

Taxi Squad (Rookies)
To be eligible for the taxi squad (minor spot):

24 years and under on October 1 of the current season

A player must have played less than 150 games in the NHL

Still having made less than X points in a season in all previous seasons:

Forward: less than 50 points
Defense: less than 20 points
Goalie: less than 15 wins
Maximum of 6 players in the taxi (green flags) at all times

These players do not count towards the salary cap.

A player eligible for the taxi at the beginning of the season will remain eligible until the end of the season.

Taxi squads are locked from the day of the 25th match of the Montreal Canadiens at midnight.

The taxi squads are added to the number of 12 keepers (total 18 keepers)

Taxi squads do not count towards the total points

[OlivierMtl]

Rules part 2:

Point count
For the number of points awarded to each player:

Forward: 1 goal = 1 point, 1 assist = 1 point

Defender: 1 goal = 1 point, 1 assist = 1 point

Goalkeeper: win = 2 points, overtime or shootout loss = 1 point, shutout = 1 point, 1 goal = 1 point and 1 assist = 1 point.

The ranking is determined by the number of points accumulated by each team's official club in the pool. This number of points is the sum of the points of all the team's "legal" top players (the 12 best forwards, the 4 best defenders, and the 2 best goalkeepers).

When a player is obtained via free agent signing or trade, the total points the player has accumulated since the start of the season are also acquired.

The point count is done at the end of the NHL regular season.

Keepers
Each team can select a maximum of 12 players (regardless of player positions).
This number is increased by 6 rookie players from the taxi squad (green flag).
To select its keepers, go to Team => Keeper admin

The keepers must be registered on fantrax before the rollover date, which takes place sometime during the summer (early August).

Indicate who is or is not in your taxi squad in a note if necessary!

Penalty for winners
The grand winner of the season will lose 2 keepers in the following handover only.

The 2nd place will lose one keeper in the following handover only.

These losses affect the 12 keepers only and not the taxi squad.

Salary Cap
The salary cap must be respected at all times.

The cap and floor salary is that of the NHL for the current season.

The players' salaries correspond to their cap hit.

There is no cap or floor salary in the off-season.

Free Agents
Free agent signings
A penalty of 2 million will be made on the available salary cap of the team when a team claims a player available on Fantrax

Players can be signed as soon as the draft ends and until the trade deadline.
Unlimited number of signings during a season

Waiver vs claims
Waivers are players who become available on Fantrax during the season (players "dropped" by others or who make a return to the NHL during the season)

Claims are available players who are on no team.

We do not use the waiver system, new players or those dropped will enter the pool via the claims system when these players become available in it (a week later).

Buyout
GMs have the option to buy out the contract of any player on their team during the season at any time. 66% of the player's salary will be added as a penalty on the team's available salary cap.

In a 24-hour window after the end of the draft, it is possible to buy out as many players as you want, free of charge, without penalty.

Draft
The draft date will be announced several weeks in advance. It is the GM's responsibility to arrange to be present or to have someone who can make his choices in his place.

The order of the first three will be random, indeed, the last 3 in the standings participate in the lottery (hat) which takes place at least two weeks before the draft:

The team that finished last in the standings has 3 names in the hat. The penultimate has 2 names, and the one before has 1 name.

Here are the chances of getting the first draft pick by ranking position: the last one: 50%, the second last: 33%; the third last: 20%.

The commissioners organize the hat draw ceremony.

Every other draft choice follows the reverse order of the general ranking from the previous season.

Total of 10 rounds, maximum 5 minutes per choice.

The draft choices of the next 2 are available for end of trade

Players taken in the draft cannot then be "dropped" for free during a 24-hour period after the end of the draft.

The initial draft will be 30 rounds.

Player Salary
The players' salary corresponds to the NHL players' CAP HIT for the current year (the salary available in Fantrax)

A player without an NHL contract or previous contract will be granted a salary of $925,000

No player should have a player with a $0 salary on a team

Draft. 24 hours before the draft, salaries will be regenerated on Fantrax one last time for the duration of the current season, which means that salaries with a value other than zero will be locked for the entire current season from that moment.

If Fantrax does not know the player's salary at the time of generation, it will be zero. In this case, we will use his salary from this year if the player has a contract at the time of the draft pick or the signing during the season. Otherwise, we will use last year's salary. Otherwise, we will put $925,000. Therefore, no player should have a player with a $0 salary on a team. In case of doubt, contact one of the commissioners before a draft pick or a free agent signing ahead of time to know the player's salary if it is $0.

Example: A player without an NHL contract absent from Fantrax at the time of the draft (zero) who arrives from another league (e.g. the KHL) in January. If he is signed in December or at the time of the draft, his salary will be $925,000. If he is signed in February or later, his salary will be that corresponding to his new NHL contract for the current year.

Trade
A trade must consist of a maximum of 6 assets (player or pick) both during the season and during the offseason.

Each trade is evaluated individually

The number of trades is unlimited

The draft picks of the current year and the next are available for trade (after the draft we receive the new choices)

Trades are allowed at all times except between the trade deadline and the end of the NHL regular season.

Veto
Any trade can be contested within 48 hours. You must submit a complaint to one or the other of the commissioners and find another GM who agrees with you to file a complaint (minimum 2 GMs). The commissioners must render their final decision a maximum of 72 hours after the date of the trade.

If the commissioners are unable to reach a unanimous agreement, a vote from all GMs will be requested to invalidate the trade. A vote to invalidate the trade must be adopted by at least 75% of the GMs (the GMs involved cannot vote)

Communication

All GMs must answer a trade proposal within 2 weeks of receiving it (either by declining the trade on Fantrax, or via the chat system). Failure to do so will result in the GM losing a 4th round pick (second offense, 3rd round pick, third, 2nd, 4th, 1st). These picks will go into a pool and at the end of the season all GMs who have respected this rule will be eligible to win the picks (via a random draw).

[OlivierMtl]

The team's roster:

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[Daschn]

If you don’t mind another English speaker that is open to learning more French it seems interesting

[OlivierMtl]

Great, don't mind at all! What's your email?

[Daschn]

I posted it in a message (dm) so I didn’t have to put it on here. Let me know if you aren’t able to see it

[OlivierMtl]

We have another spot open! Other manager also couldn't comply with the 2 week maximum trade answer so we are looking to replace him. Here is his team. He picks 7th overall:

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