Questions

[SlackJack]

I kind of feel like that would be circumventing the rules as we knew that when waivers closed that experience minor leagues would be stuck down there until next season.

Could you give me a specific example of how this may benefit a team?

To be honest Drew, I'm not looking at it the way you are. I really haven't asked the questions I need in order to fully understand your expansion rules. But this ask is not about that. I'd like to do some housekeeping moves so I feel like my roster is an order that makes sense to me.

My specific example (possibly calling Scott Darling up) probably puts me in a less favourable position without circumnavigating anything. I have no interest in calling up previously waived players on expiring contracts. I just think we should be allowed to tinker before we get plundered.

[SlackJack]

Maybe you could answer a different question for me. The expansion rules now indicate that the new teams may select only a single goalie....but it isn't clear if that includes minor league goalies. Can an expansion team take one roster goalie, and then load up on minor league goalies without limit?

[Drew]

Maybe you could answer a different question for me. The expansion rules now indicate that the new teams may select only a single goalie....but it isn't clear if that includes minor league goalies. Can an expansion team take one roster goalie, and then load up on minor league goalies without limit?

That would be something that needs to be clarified but my intention was that 1 goalie total but expansion teams must follow the bottom rules when selecting.

a) 17 round snaking draft (this would give these teams full rosters to play with)
          i) Of these 17 players, 9 must have contracts for the 2017-18 season
        ii) The expansion teams must select 10 forwards, 6 defense and 1 goalie.

[abbyroad]

Isn't there one more extension period?

[Rob]

Isn't there one more extension period?

There better be!  lol

[Drew]

Isn't there one more extension period?

There will be one more extension period but after the expansion draft, so any unprotected players with no contract into 2017-18 will be the responsible of an expansion team to extend if picked.

[Jonathan]

Seems to be some confusion on what minors are protected. Is it players draft in the last 2 real life drafts or last 2 fantasy drafts here? Chicago protected Myers, who was drafted here in '16.

[cloud91]

i) Of these 17 players, 9 must have contracts for the 2017-18 season 

ahm about this... am just confuse,,,
we cant protect expired contracts and can only protect players with 2017 contracts onwards? and also expansion teams cant select players that have an expired contracts?... am i right?
..so those players have expired contracts are safe, not to be pick by an expansion team.. but there fate rely on the current team if they will be resigned or not in the next extension period?...

.. i protected players with expiring contracts lol    ...
.. want to confirm this question so i can edit my protection list..

 

[cho34]

ahm about this... am just confuse,,,
we cant protect expired contracts and can only protect players with 2017 contracts onwards? and also expansion teams cant select players that have an expired contracts?... am i right?
..so those players have expired contracts are safe, not to be pick by an expansion team.. but there fate rely on the current team if they will be resigned or not in the next extension period?...

.. i protected players with expiring contracts lol    ...
.. want to confirm this question so i can edit my protection list..

 

That rule is for the expansion team when they draft the unprotected list

[cho34]

Seems to be some confusion on what minors are protected. Is it players draft in the last 2 real life drafts or last 2 fantasy drafts here? Chicago protected Myers, who was drafted here in '16.

as far as i know last 2 real nhl draft players are protected given that the GM provides the round and pick.

In terms of Chicago, i believe Myers takes up one of the 5 minor spots regardless of draft year/contract