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Contracts:Except for any contract inherited in 2010, all contracts must be no longer than five years. Also, for a given salary, all contacts (extension, FA) have term limits (max years contract can be per the salary) as provided below.Maximum Years<= $1.4m, 2 years$1.5m - $5.4m, 3 years$5.5m - $7.9m, 4 years>=$8m, 5 years (the overall limit)
Contracts can be less in length then the given values but can't exceed the given years. Ex. a 9 million free agent bid can be a 3 year - $3m, 2 year - $4.5m, or a 1 year - $9m but can not be a 4 year - $2.3mNote: Maximum dollars for a single season is $10m
let's get this season started with some clarity around rules... i'll post several others in separate threads to be addressed individually.6. Contract cases death, KHL, retirementlast season Derek Boogaard died and were sitting on his contract. the ruling was the death voided the contract... see thread:http://www.profsl.com/smf/index.php?topic=27920.0what happens in the case of players defecting to KHL or another Euro league? so we need new clauses to address those cases... buyout different (like Rebel) or same as reg. buyout?what happens to retired players with an active FNHL contract? these should be specified in Rules section for "Contracts"
let's get this season started with some clarity around rules... i'll post several others in separate threads to be addressed individually.5. Off-season FA bidding + Trading while over or under cap, allowed or not?The current rules appear to be geared towards in-season restrictions, meaning you cannot add FA's nor trade if u r over the cap and adding more cap value.* you can trade if you're trying to get under the cap and reducing cap on your team.* clearly if you're under the cap you need to sign FA's or trade to get over the Cap Floor.* BUT what about during the off-season... depends on what's decided on Rule clarification #1: cap penalty effective dates