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i dont always agree with Joe, but this is one area that I do.
I would agree with the current ruling if we were able to actively call up and send down players to our minors similar to the NHL but at only 40 games its a small sampling of a players true potential. I like capt'n Callys take on it. The 40 and done rule seems to move favor the active GM's while hurting the teams with an inactive GM and although I do believe in rewarding activity, there has been a lot of poaching of the inactive teams which I feel need protecting until its a fully 30 active GM league. Maybe keep the rule as is but give a 7 day period or institute a 10 game ahead warning email asking for acknowledgment from the GM. If the GM acknowledges than fair game, if not maybe the league needs to take over that team and do/make decisions that are in the best interest of preserving that team.
I feel the same about teams FA/extensions/free agency at the year end. If a team has no or an inactive GM, than we should have a list of Foster GMS that are willing to make decisions or transactions with the benefit of that team in mind.
Sounds like the guys above want a country club pool where you come and go as you please. Next thing you know they'll ask for towel boys. This doesn't really even impact play all that much. Why fuss over this?
Think about it this way, when the Phoenix Coyotes went bankrupt the NHL didnt just let the team run with no owner and not make any attempts to retain their free agents or put together a competitive team. The NHL has continued to run the team and make strategic moves that make it attractive to a new owner. If we have a team thats GM has gone AWOL then I think reasonable effort needs to be made to keep the team as an attractive take over for a new GM.
Whoa whoa whoa, joeshmoe, are you saying that once a player hits 40 games in the NHL and isn't signed to a contract/brought up to the NHL club, that they are automatically released into FA for everyone to bid on? That seems quite ridiculous...As joeshmoe said, not all of us can be on a computer to track when the 40th game is played, or even the 37-39th.......But at the same time, 40 games is pretty tough to judge a rookie's value....
...The 40 and done rule seems to move favor the active GM's while hurting the teams with an inactive GM and although I do believe in rewarding activity, there has been a lot of poaching of the inactive teams which I feel need protecting until its a fully 30 active GM league. ...
...And it does impact play, as it creates an artificial gap between the haves and have nots....that doesnt need to be.
the way i see it, the 40 gms and done rule is asking owners to monitor + manage their team present + future. isn't that why ppl signed up for this league ... there's a MiLR to play with!? otherwise, what's the point of a minor league system if you except someone else to automatically manage your minors for you either manually or with safety net rules?should the automatically roll over every pending FA's contract as well? isn't that what you guys are basically asking for here? i hope not.