COMMISSIONER'S CORNER

[PigsRule]

Sizz, you make the final call on this. however, since the season has started with many extensions already submitted and processed, perhaps implement this change for the 2013-14 season.

u could simply post the pending change in the rules / contracts section and another note on the Extensions pg. just a thought.

[PigsRule]

Given there are a few FNHL Owned teams as of this moment (jul30-12), i'm proposing a different way to improve the state of the un-owned teams.

Recommend:
* each EC member become a surrogate owner
* hold a player re-alignment draft for (a) MLR players and (b) MiLR (c) if any draft picks are still in play
* straight draft would work best given the limited # of teams
* surrogate owners draft off 1 pg while keeping their team's pg open for immediate updates (work gets done on the fly)

Purpose:
* improve the caliber of the teams by re-balancing each team's assets (evening things out)
* make the teams attractive for new owners/GM to assume control of versus a team will more holes than it should
* a fun way for EC/commissioners to address un-owned teams

Next Steps:
decide if this is something we want to do - ideally before Aug.4th Free Agency starts Aug.5th

TBD with Sizz/Pigs

[PigsRule]

per the current NHL + NHLPA CBA negotiations... i propose implementation of a new rule for Amnesty Contract Buy-Outs

How It Works:
*allow one (1) Amnesty Buy-out per FNHL team.
*only 1 Amnesty Buy-out per season.
*buy-out will be at 40% (% TBC)
*buy-out MUST be over the remaining yrs of the contract (ie. cannot buyout in 1 yr if the contract has 2+ yrs on it; contract has 5yrs then the buy-out is spread over the remaining 5yrs) ... doesn't allow for eating buy-out with available cap space to eliminate problem contracts completely!
*recommend Amnesty buy-outs be posted during the seven (7) days immediately following the FNHL Finals are concluded (relevant timing before everyone tunes out of hockey)
*other standrad buy-out rules apply: if another team signs the bought-out player, the original buyout team received a discount equal to the annual cap value the new team has signed the player for.

When to Implement:
*2012-13 Oct.11 effective start date.
*actual period of Amnesty buy-outs must be yr-end after the FNHL Finals concluded to ensure team has held the contract thru the play-offs.

Why implement this rule?
*another cap friendly tool in a cap league, 16% savings over the standard buy-out
*the team must still incur the bad contract burden in fantasy since in the real NHL the owner still needs to pay $$ even though the contract is off the books/no longer counts towards cap.
*allow for player movement
*cap relief for teams
*in-line with NHL's proposed new rules that help cap management

Decision Criteria:
*FNHL commish agreement (Pigs + Sizz)
*target decision date: by Aug.31-12

[PigsRule]

TBC:  POST RULES FOR...

• above cap penalty regular season
• below cap penalty reg. season
• draft clock time-out per team, x1, auto-set to auto-pick mode (unless PM commish to re-instate 12-hr clock
• reduce draft to 3 rounds (from current 4) starting 2013-14
• increase MiLR size from 13-to-15
• introduce official IR spots (x2) over and above LTIR ... needs denotation on team pg
• FNHL break from May 1-Aug 1 annually
• retirement & "moved to KHL/other non-AHL league" buyouts 40%
• death voids contract
• offer sheet RFA rule for expiring Entry Level (EL) contract
• banned members blacklist

[PigsRule]

TBC:  POST RULES FOR...

• above cap penalty regular season   announced and in place for start of 2012-13
• below cap penalty reg. season   announced and in place for start of 2012-13
• introduce Franchise Player discount ??% for 3 roster players qualifications are (i) originally drafted and promoted by team or (ii) plays for same NHL team in real-life   TBD .... ETA 2013-14
• draft clock time-out per team, x1, auto-set to auto-pick mode (unless PM commish to re-instate 12-hr clock    TBD .... ETA 2013-14
• reduce draft to 3 rounds (from current 4) starting 2013-14    TBD ... might not be required if MiLR expanded to 20 players maximum
• increase MiLR size from 13-to-15   TBD ... ETA 2013-13 might expand to 20-25 player limit
• introduce official IR spots (x2) over and above LTIR ... needs denotation on team pg   TBD
• FNHL break from May 1-Aug 1 annually   included in deadlines section: May 12, 2013  0h01 ET thru June 24, 2013  0h01 ET
• retirement & "moved to KHL/other non-AHL league" buyouts 40%    new buyout clause implemented for 2012-13 season
• death voids contract    new buyout clause implemented for 2012-13 season
• offer sheet RFA rule for expiring Entry Level (EL) contracts   TBD
• create "banned members" blacklist   TBD

[PigsRule]

Given there are a few FNHL Owned teams as of this moment (jul30-12), i'm proposing a different way to improve the state of the un-owned teams.

Recommend:
* each EC member become a surrogate owner
* hold a player re-alignment draft for (a) MLR players and (b) MiLR (c) if any draft picks are still in play
* straight draft would work best given the limited # of teams
* surrogate owners draft off 1 pg while keeping their team's pg open for immediate updates (work gets done on the fly)

Purpose:
* improve the caliber of the teams by re-balancing each team's assets (evening things out)
* make the teams attractive for new owners/GM to assume control of versus a team will more holes than it should
* a fun way for EC/commissioners to address un-owned teams

Next Steps:
decide if this is something we want to do - ideally before Aug.4th Free Agency starts Aug.5th

TBD with Sizz/Pigs

warming up this backburner idea...