Official Q&A Thread

[Rob]

When is the deadline for extensions?  Also when will the draft start?

There's a couple teams who have not joined Fantrax yet that I'm waiting to hear back from.  I want to make sure we have all teams ready to go before we set the draft.  If they don't respond soon we have a couple people on the waiting list to take the teams.  Once everyone's on board I'll set a date for the draft.  I'm hoping to start in the next couple weeks.  I'll give you all 1 weeks notice before the draft starts.  The extension deadline is 1 day before the draft begins. 

 

[E.J.]

I agree with Rob.

[BrewCrew]

I'd much rather have a tiered system than nulling contracts under $1M.

First off, there are gonna be hardly any contracts under $1M, and not to mention that it's not as hard as it sounds! lol

[BeanTown]

I think proposed changes by Rob look great.

 

[winter]

I think proposed changes by Rob look great.

 

[izaman3]

I think proposed changes by Rob look great.

[Rob]

If I release Scot Gomez's 7.4M contract and someone picks him via free agency for 2M, do i still get the full 3.7M 50% off?

Yup, if someone picks him up it would be 3.7m for 3 years.

[Whomp]

If I release Scot Gomez's 7.4M contract and someone picks him via free agency for 2M, do i still get the full 3.7M 50% off?

[Rob]

Here's the changes I am proposing:

Releasing players
Any released player signed for less than $1m will not count against the cap.  Any released player signed for $1m+ still has his contract count against the cap.  The released contract will count for 3 years at the most.  So any released contracts over 4 years long only count for 3 years.  If the released player is signed by another team the original team will receive a 50% reduction to the players cap hit (years stay the same).  If the original team bids on the released player he is still responsible for the original contract (no reduction) in addition to the new contract.  Any player released under a prospect contract will not cause a hit to the cap.

Longterm Injured Reserve
Each team will have one Longterm IR slot.  Any player on LITR does not count against their teams cap.

Retired Players
All contracts for players who retire from the NHL are considered null and void. 

I think these changes give everyone the flexibility they need.  After thinking it over a bit I'm not a fan of giving free drops or yearly reductions.  Some teams are in better shape than others financially, but these are the teams we all picked.  Part of the fun is digging a franchise out of the hole, in some cases.   Making it too cheap to drop contracts will water down the league I think. 

[Rob]

When and how can I add to the prospect list? Currently have 7 of 10 on roster.

Anytime.  Just make a post on the Transaction board with your changes.