OFF SEASON STARTS NOW

Hi all!

Let`s get ready for Season 9!

New Rates Are On The Portal!

As explained several times, OV doesn't mean much as it's based on a formula that change for different type of players (def dman, offensive dman, off forwards, def forwards, goaltenders).  if you want rates revised, specify exactly what rate should be revised (ex.: DF, SC, etc..) and why. Of course some mistakes will be obvious, especially for players with long term injuries last year, just report them. You have until June 2nd to do this, after that date, rates won't change until next season.

- Do NOT make extension contract offers to your own pending free agent players before June 3rd.

- Trades start on June 3rd.

- You can still buy out players at preferential rates (33% / 66% - see league’s rules) from June 3rd to June 30th, Send us a email. Other months of the year buyout rate is 100%.  Buyouts count toward salary cap.

Salary cap for next season is still not determined, should be around $83 M, we should have a specific amount on this by July 1st.


Note: careful with you contract offers. Signing bonus will count toward your salary cap. Too many No Trade clauses can tie your hands (Player might accepted to traded after half of the season to specific teams only). You are responsible for all the years on the contract even if a player retires or leave for another league.



WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO NOW !!!

1 -   Go over the unrestricted players list (Transactions/Unrestricted Free Agents) and MAKE SURE ONE OR MORE OF YOUR PLAYER(S) ARE NOT IN THE LIST, if it’s the case, report it. Several leagues use the same rerates file, so it happens that players’ names can be spelled differently and when it’s the case 2 different players are created (example; Washington has Alex Ovechkin, rerates file might have him as Alexander Ovechkin, then we would have 2 Ovechkins, one with Washington and one in the UFA database, you are responsible to report your players found in the UFA database.

2-   Go over the unrestricted players list (Transactions/Unrestricted Free Agents) and look for your prospects and claim them, IF YOU DON’T YOU MIGHT LOSE HIM/THEM, it’s your responsibility. After claiming them, you can ask the league (or not) to deactivate those who haven’t played 10 NHL games last year and leave them as prospects. For more details if you don't claim one of your player and somebody else signs him go check the league`s rules.

This above is REALLY IMPORTANT, if you don’t do it you might lose some players and even your team.

Reply to this email to report your players and any errors you might see!!!

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JULY 1st
 

- UFAs/RFAs market open July 1st ( midnight ET)

UFA (Transactions/unrestricted free agents) and RFA (Transactions/ Restricted Free Agents)players (scroll to the bottom to see goaltenders).


When you check UFAs and RFAs after free agency has started (July 1st), its possible certain players already got an offer, click the second tab (UFAs/RFAs with Offers) 24 hours after the first offer made to a player, you won't be allowed to make an offer so act fast, the player will select the best 3 offers and move to the deciding section (3rd tab) for another 24 hours. Portal will select between offers, 60% for the best offer, 30% for the second one and 10% for the least best offer. So if you wait too long before placing bids on the players you want, it might be too late already, every year, all good UFAs/RFAs get offer at midnight when it opens.

Remember, all contracts of 1.5$ mil + per season, players can't be sent to the minors, NHL only.

Maximum amount of players: 25 in Pro, 30 in AHL. That means if you are over the cap with 25 NHL players you have to send down a few players to the AHL, but you re still not allowed to have more than 30 players in the NHL, so if you have cap issues, you maximum of players allowed could be as low as 20 NHL - 30 AHL, keep that in mind!


If you make an offer to a RFA, you need to have the picks accordingly to the chart as a compensation in case his former team does not match your offer.

* the following chart is not updated, we have to wait for the NHL numbers later on in June.

AVERAGE ANNUAL VALUE COMPENSATION
Less than $1,205,377 Nothing
$1,205,377-to-$1,826,328 Third-round pick
$1,826,328-to-$3,652,659 Second-round pick
$3,652,659-to-$5,478,986 First and third-round picks
$5,478,986-to-$7,305,316 First, second and third-round picks
$7,305,316-to-$9,131,645 Two firsts, a second and third-round picks
$9,131,645 or greater Four first-round picks


so for example, if you make an offer of $4 million per season to a RFA, you will need one 1st round pick and one 3rd pick in the next 2 draft years. The team owning the player will have 2 (two) days to match the offer. The team acquiring the player will decide what picks are being sent to the other team in case they have several picks available in a specific round.


NOTE : Team owning RFA players (who are testing the market on July 1st) can NOT trade them unless they match the offers these players will receive. You can NOT make offers to your own RFAs until July 15th. After July 18th, all RFAs who haven't received an offer will become UFA.


Remember, if you acquire a UFA player via a transaction, you'll only have 2 attempts to sign him, not 3. If a player is on his last contract year and rejects all the offers, he becomes automatically UFA on July 1st 2017. He can still be traded but his new team won't be allowed to sign him even if the portal gives you the option to do so. He becomes a rental for the playoffs. UFA rights can not be traded after the trade deadline.

- You can still buy out contracts but at a full rate (100%) until the trade deadline.

- You can submit position change by emailing me with the link where we can see the player assigned at that position (it has to be one of the link we have in the league's rules).

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Get ready for the draft and pre-season, remember you need enough players; goaltenders, RW, LW, C and D to form 2 teams... so make sure you have enough players for each positions. You can't build a team with players rated under 20, they can be used as spares when you have too many injuries but it should be exceptional. Strongly  suggest you have at least 5 goaltenders. If you only have 4, and simming is blocked because one of them is injured and you only have 3, you'll be fined as explained in the rules.



Salary cap is expect to be around $83M next season, during the off season, there`s no limit . You will also need to be over the salary floor by the beginning of the season which should be around $63M.

Remember buy outs and bonus signatures count toward your salary cap.


Draft
Monday July 29th - 7 PM ET - Rounds 1 and 2
Tuesday July 30th - 7 PM ET - Rounds 3-4-5.

DRAFT IS MANDATORY, you have to be present, or send a list to the league or prepare your list on the draft page.

GMs who have draft picks and who won’t be present to the draft and won’t take dispositions for
the draft (create list, ask somebody else to take care of it for them) will be fined.
First evening (rounds 1 and 2) - $4 M
Second evening (rounds 3-4-5) - $3 M
Of course, a GM who doesn’t have any pick left doesn’t have to show up at the draft.

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Draft Order (1st round)

Lottery winners

1- Winnipeg

2- Columbus

3- Minnesota

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1- Winnipeg

2- Columbus

3- Minnesota

4- Vancouver

5- Carolina

6- Los Angeles

7- San Jose

8- Philadelphia

9- Toronto

10- Dallas

11- Vegas

12- Ottawa

13- Tampa Bay

14- New jersey

15- Boston

16- Calgary

17- Chicago

18- Anaheim

19- Nashville

20- Arizona

21- NY Islanders

22- Florida

23- Pittsburgh

24- Montreal

25- NY Rangers

26- Detroit

27- St. Louis

28- Washington

29- Colorado

30- Edmonton

31 - Buffalo

ROUND 2 to 5

1- Vancouver

2- Carolina

3- Winnipeg

4- Los Angeles

5- San Jose

6- Columbus

7- Philadelphia

8- Toronto

9- Dallas

10- Vegas

11- Ottawa

12- Minnesota

13- Tampa Bay

14- New jersey

15- Boston

16- Calgary

17- Chicago

18- Anaheim

19- Nashville

20- Arizona

21- NY Islanders

22- Florida

23- Pittsburgh

24- Montreal

25- NY Rangers

26- Detroit

27- St. Louis

28- Washington

29- Colorado

30- Edmonton

31 - Buffalo even during summer time, we might just lose your team (it happened again this year).

- concerning coaches, you 'll receive another email in July.


Would be a good idea to over the league's rules again...

Too much stuff to remember for this email, I probably forgot something, so you can expect more emails ;-)
 

Email me now with any questions you may have,

Steve

Paolo Clara

How do you claim your own prospects in ufa?

OFF SEASON STARTS NOW
time to get back to work

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Steeve Cyr just reply to the email

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