PLEASE READ THE REVISED RULES CAREFULLY. DO NOT POST IN THIS THREAD YET.
GM GAME #5
League Commissioners
BigG44, The Hockey Hitman, C-Saku Koivu MTL
These three people oversee the entire game's operations. They each hold the same rank, nobody outranks the other. They may choose to change the rules or guidelines in the game as they see needed. They may elect to seize control of any position in the game that is not being managed properly, whether it is for inactivity or other reasons. A replacement will be appointed.
Game Outline
* Game begins when all teams are filled, teams may trade players and begin GM duties
* 1st Round of the draft will be on Wednesday night, Time: 7 PM Eastern
* 2nd Round of the draft will be on Thursday night, Time: Noon Eastern
* You can start negotiating with FA's on Friday, Time: 7 PM Eastern
* FA's can announce signings on Saturday, Time: 7 PM Eastern
Salary Cap FAQ
Max amount of players: 23
Upper Limit: $56,700,000
Lower Limit: $40,000,000
Salary Cap/Contract Info: We will ONLY use Irish Blue’s site at Hockeybuzz.com
Link:
http://www.hockeybuzz.com/cap-central/
Trade Committee
If you want to make a bad trade, be my guest. On the other hand, NTC and NMC will be strictly monitored. See that section for info on NTC and NMC.
Officially, there isn't a trade committee, but one of the 3 commissioners can step in if they feel a trade is too unrealistic to allow. At that time, the 3 commissioners will vote to make a decision. This will only occur in extreme situations. Every trade does not have to be approved.
A trade is not final unless it is PMed to BigG44.
NTCs and NMCs:
The League Commissioners will decide whether or not a players will choose to waive his NTC/NMC. 2 of the 3 league commissioners will have to agree to waive it.
If a player has a limited NTC/NMC, the league commissioners will decide which teams he will accept a trade to.
If you aren’t happy with a decision, too bad. If you aren’t willing to operate under this rule, don’t join.
A list of players with NTC and NMC can be found here:
http://www.nhlscap.com/no_trade.htm
Resigning UFAs before Free Agency Starts
BigG44
You will NOT be permitted to trade Free Agent’s rights in this game. If you do not like it, don’t sign up. You can NOT sign a UFA to a two-way contract before free agency starts under any circumstances, don’t ask. Any FA signing before free agency starts will require at least a Full NMC in the 1st year of the deal. If BigG44 tells you a free agent is testing the free agent market, do NOT send him a PM asking why. It will be ignored. Again, if you have a problem with any of this, don’t join.
RFAs Super Agent
Western Conference: The Hockey Hitman
Eastern Conference: matt trick
This person will negotiate all RFA’s in the Western and Eastern Conference. If they decide they need assistance, they will appoint a helper. If a RFA is not qualified before the start of free agency they will become an UFA. Follow this guideline to determine an appropriate qualifying offer:
Salary is less than $660,000 – Multiply salary by 1.1
Salary is equal to $660,000 but less than $1 million – Multiply by 1.05
Salary is $1 million or more – Salary stays the same
Remember that the cap hit and salary are often not the same, especially for younger RFA’s.
Undrafted/European Free Agents
Pitt's Best #87 #66
This person will represent all Undrafted and European Free Agents. Offers can be made for these players as soon as the game officially starts. The agent will decide when they are signed, but preferably, this part of the game will be completed before free agency officially begins.
NHL Entry Draft Moderator/Organizer
The Hockey Hitman, BigG44
These two people will control the draft. Each GM is responsible for sending in their Top 61 rankings (or whatever list the GM chooses) for the draft to them only. A team may opt to use the ISS's latest rankings instead.
Furthermore, if you make a trade involving a 2009 1st or 2nd round draft pick, make sure you send him a PM letting him know about it so he can update the draft order. Other than the three league commissioners, only they are empowered to make a pick for a team that is not online.
Make sure you don't trade a draft pick that you don't have anymore. I'll have an updated draft list in the first couple of posts.
If you don’t send a list, your pick will automatically be made based on the current ISS, the HF boards draft list, and any other resource the league commissioners or draft moderator chooses.
Each GM will only have 10 minutes to make a pick before they are autoed. Every draft pick is final unless a mistake was made by a league commissioner or draft moderator.
Contract Extensions
The Hockey Hitman
This person will handle any contract extensions. For a GM to sign a player on his roster to a contract extension, the player must not be a UFA-to-be the following summer. The contract offer can NOT be made until after the start of free agency. All offers are to be sent to him. Granted, keep in mind he will not be extending the contracts of players just to do it. It will have to be a good deal that makes sense for the player to sign, just as if it was dealing with a RFA or UFA.
Buyouts/Waivers
Each GM will be allowed to pursue the buyout option on up to one player on his roster. To buyout a player, you must first put them on waivers. After 24 hours, if the player is not picked up, you can buy the player out, or you can bring them back through re-entry waivers, in hopes of another GM claiming the player, which would count only half of the players salary against the cap. Teams will be allowed to send 1 veteran down in the minors after this players clear waivers but there will be restrictions.
Here they are:
-Teams cannot send down a veteran that has more than 2 years to his contract.
-Teams cannot send down a veteran they signed in this game.
You can continue to waive players if you want to but then you will either have to buy them out or keep them on your roster.
All buyouts must be final before the beginning of Free Agency.
WAIVERS THREAD
In this game we will have a thread for waivers. A GM who wants to place a player on waivers will announce it in the main thread, then post it in the waivers thread. The time stamp of the post will determine when the 24 hours begins. If a team wants to place a claim on the player, they will indicate their interest by posting a request to claim in this thread. Waiver claims will always be determined by whatever the real NHL standings are at the time of the claim.
So for example: say the Boston GM waived Zdeno Chara. The Boston GM would post that he is waiving the player in the threads (both main thread and waivers thread). And say, 15 teams claimed him...but which one is furthest down the standings in the NHL right now? That team gets him.
Retirements/ LTIR
If you want one of your players to retire or be place on long term injury, this will also be handled by the League Commissioners. You will need 2 approvals to make it official.
If a player is placed on LTIR, they still count against the cap, but that team can spend over the actual cap in the amount of the player’s contract.
Example: Player A's cap hit is $2.5 million and they are placed on LTIR. He still counts to the cap, but the team's payroll can equal $58.5 million instead of the actual cap of $56 million.
Coach Hiring
PITTisIT
This person will be the agent for all coaches. If a team would like to hire a new coach, please post that request in the thread. Any other GM with interest in the same coach should post, within 24 hours, that they would like the same coach to join their organization. If after 24 hours, no one has expressed interest, the coach "signs" with the original poster. If more than one team expresses interest in the 24 hour period, the interested teams will be given an opportunity to sell their organization to the coach. No money will be discussed. The agent will make the decision solely on the team’s situation.
Rosters thread
Each and every GM is responsible for posting and keeping up to date their roster in the league's roster thread. Please make sure you post your rosters. It's very helpful for other teams looking for a trading partner.
Unconfirmed means a person I penciled in, but I may not have sent them a PM yet.
