Rules Discussion

[Jesse]

I don't think it would make a huge difference but I am in for it

[Drew]

I don't think it would make a huge difference but I am in for it

Ya I don't know what kind of difference it will make but just see what everyones thoughts are. Just to closer simulate the NHL. And that would be active rosters so the roster size would still be 25

[favo_zomg]

I'm not a fan of it... If it ain't broke, why fix it, you know? It will stretch our caps really hard, especially considering the fact that our league is not as big as the actual NHL. I love it the way it is now.

[Drew]

I'm not a fan of it... If it ain't broke, why fix it, you know? It will stretch our caps really hard, especially considering the fact that our league is not as big as the actual NHL. I love it the way it is now.

Cool thanks for your opinion.

[Drew]

There is a bone I do have to pick: Why are we aloud to resign experienced players that we send down to the minors to extensions? I would assume that if the player can get better playing time with another team why wouldn't he pursue that instead of playing with a bunch of rookies? I can understand if the player has not played 40 games in his/her career yet, but why should I be aloud to resign Tomas Fleishmen when all he is going to do is sit in my minor league system (cause I am definitely not making the re-entry mistake again)?

I know this move has been done already, but I feel like it is inconsistent with what would typically happen in the league. Maybe establish a rule stating that all players with an asterisk next to their name cannot be resigned? This can also help with the one-year contract problem that you mentioned earlier (place an asterisk next to the player who is only signed for a 1 year deal off of FA).

This will create a HUGE influx of FAs by the 14-15 season, as a lot of the higher priced players are sitting on minor league systems.

This sounds like a pretty good idea. I think this should be implemented right away. Am placing this in rule discussion for a bit of insight from others first. This doesn't solve the 1 year thing though because it is the extensions on a 1 year deal that are a problem. Person could bid 10m for player A then give him an extension right away to cheapen it.

[favo_zomg]

This sounds like a pretty good idea. I think this should be implemented right away. Am placing this in rule discussion for a bit of insight from others first. This doesn't solve the 1 year thing though because it is the extensions on a 1 year deal that are a problem. Person could bid 10m for player A then give him an extension right away to cheapen it.

It does if you establish a rule stating that you cannot resign a player that you signed to a one year deal... And the easiest way to see the difference is to use asterisk. And if a player that has an asterisk on his name cannot be signed to an extension, that can be applied to both the minor league teams and NHL teams. Am I making sense? If not, I'll find a more technical way to explain it.

[Drew]

It does if you establish a rule stating that you cannot resign a player that you signed to a one year deal... And the easiest way to see the difference is to use asterisk. And if a player that has an asterisk on his name cannot be signed to an extension, that can be applied to both the minor league teams and NHL teams. Am I making sense? If not, I'll find a more technical way to explain it.

I would probably use something other than a * but yes I like the no extensions on 1 year contracts

[Jesse]

So let me get this right lets say I sign Hedberg to a 1 year deal to help my goaltending well Hiller is out now next week lets say Brodeur retires and the devils say that Hedberg will be the starting goalie next year now I get excited and want to sign him to a longer term deal now with this proposed rule your going to say I have to bid on him in free agency??? Now Drew lets say you have 4 million in cap space that you have put aside for a goalie and I have 2.5 million set aside and based on the extension post under the rules it should only cost 2 million to sign Hedberg so thats what I bid but Drew because you need a goalie you bid 4 million and I can not match but I have better offense and defense then you. I see how your trying to make this a lot like the real NHL but I think Hedberg would take less money if he had a better chance at winning the Stanley Cup. I don't like the rule that you can't resign 1 year contracts.

[favo_zomg]

So let me get this right lets say I sign Hedberg to a 1 year deal to help my goaltending well Hiller is out now next week lets say Brodeur retires and the devils say that Hedberg will be the starting goalie next year now I get excited and want to sign him to a longer term deal now with this proposed rule your going to say I have to bid on him in free agency??? Now Drew lets say you have 4 million in cap space that you have put aside for a goalie and I have 2.5 million set aside and based on the extension post under the rules it should only cost 2 million to sign Hedberg so thats what I bid but Drew because you need a goalie you bid 4 million and I can not match but I have better offense and defense then you. I see how your trying to make this a lot like the real NHL but I think Hedberg would take less money if he had a better chance at winning the Stanley Cup. I don't like the rule that you can't resign 1 year contracts.

How about this: If you want to resign a player that you just signed to a 1 year contract off of FA that season, his contract has to be worth just as much as the contract he currently holds?

For example: I sign Hedberg to a 1 year, 2M dollar contract the beginning of the season. Brodeur retires, and the devils name Hedberg their new number 1 starter, thus getting me excited to resign the man for 2 years. Since his current contract is a one year deal, his extension has to be worth 2M per season.

Again, we will need to use something to designate the fact that these players have been signed to 1 year deals... But it will prevent people from signing 1 year deals with the intent of resigning them for cheap, as the player will no longer be cheap.

[Jesse]

I totally agree that we have to find a way so what I did with Ryan Ellis doesn't happen and we have to find a way so that we can resign guys we sign to a 1 year contract I like that rule that the contract has to be the same or more. 

I think we should take votes on new rules too