Post by Little Bacon (Commissioner) on Sept 8, 2014 11:02:36 GMT -5
Settings for Franchises
-Each franchise shall have a live roster consisting of 12 forwards, 6 defensemen, and 2 goaltenders. This is a minimum requirement of GMs to field a team.
-Each franchise shall have a bench consisting of 8 NHL players of any position to draw upon in case of injuries or lack of playing time.
-Each franchise shall have a “prospect list” of players from which to draw upon during the year to be placed on their bench or live roster. There is no limit to the number of prospects (although they can only be drafted or traded for), however we will start with 10 a team.
Money
-The yearly franchise fee will be $50.00 due on or before the start date of the draft.
-The winner of the league will get 66.7% of prize money, runner up will receive 25%, and Third Place will get 8.3%. For 11 teams, this comes out to $550 total prize money, $367 for first, $137 for second, and $46 for third.
Prospect Draft
- A prospect is defined as any skater or goalie that has played less than 25 games (and does have or has had his rights owned by an NHL team) at draft time.
-Each team will carry 10 prospects to start the year. There are no positional requirements for the prospect roster. Prospects may be called up, traded, or sent down (provided they have less than 25 games played).
-Teams can only draft for the number of prospect roster spots they have open at the end of the season. Prospects can be cut prior to the draft to make spaces for picks.
-All drafts will be of the last to first format for each round.
-There will be a draft lottery to protect the integrity of the league. The bottom 5 teams will participate in the draft lottery. The exact results from the actual N.H.L. lottery shall apply to our lottery. See Rule (11a) below.
-The prospect draft will be held every year on proboards.
-Appearance at the draft is not mandatory but EXTREMELY important for you to be at it. If you are unable to make it to the draft, you may send me a list to draft from (be careful with it though – if the top player on your list every time a pick comes is a goalie, for example, that player will be taken. Therefore, you could end up having too many goalies on your team and would have to take the necessary means to get rid of them such as trades, etc.) If you are unable to send me the list, you are free to choose the amount of players equal to the number of draft picks you own, after the draft is over. The reason I say this is to ensure everyone is serious about the pool. We all want competition and we won’t get it if someone does not take it as seriously as the rest.
-Prospects who are "called up" and dropped, but still have played fewer than 25 games, are allowed to be drafted in future prospects drafts.
-(Just to be clear) Prospects cannot be randomly dropped for the sole purpose of redrafting them in future prospects draft. For example, say during roster cuts I decide to drop Roman Wick (for nobody), who was drafted in 2010, with the sole purpose of redrafting him this prospects draft. THIS WOULD BE ILLEGAL. If, however, I dropped Wick for a free agent during the season, then redrafted him during the next prospect draft, THIS WOULD BE LEGAL.
**Trading, Roster Moves, Waiver Wire**
No transactions may take place (trading, drafting,etc.) until a given team has paid for the year that the transaction would take place. This means that at the end of the fantasy season, no offseason transactions can take place unless that team has paid their dues for the following year. In terms of trades, both teams would be required to make their payments for the following season before a trade can be confirmed.
This rule is designed to encourage teams to pay promptly and also to keep teams from making a bunch of moves then leaving before paying.
Rosters and Transactions
-Only players on a franchise’s “Live Roster” will count points towards the franchises standings. Players on “Benches” & “Prospects” will be considered inactive and their points will not count towards franchises standings.
-A GM may also call up prospects onto the Live Roster. Once a prospect has been called up to the Live Roster, they can only be sent back down if they are still below the prospect limits (25 career games for skates).
-Maximum of 30 FA transactions for the season.
Trades
-Any assets may be traded at anytime during the year.
-Draft picks for the next 2 years may be traded (e.g. During the 2007/08 hockey season the 2008 and the 2009 draft picks will be tradeable picks). On Draft day the next years draft picks will be available for trading.(e.g. On the day of the 2008 draft the 2010 picks will become tradeable at 12:01am before the draft starts so on this day only there will be 3 years worth of draft picks available.)
-Trades will be allowed to the NHL trade deadline date during the season. Trading may resume at the end of the Regular Season. Trades may be of the 2 for 1, 3 for 2, or any other numeration that may allow a franchise to have more than 8 farm players or unlimited prospects. They may acquire and use these bloated rosters but they will be returned to normal by the unrestricted free agent deadline of July 1 of any given year. (Rule 3b)
-Points from trades are the same as call ups from the farm. Points are accumulated from the time a player joins his “New Team”. All points the player gained with his “Old Team” stay with his “Old Team”.
-All trades are reviewed by the commissioner. The commissioner may veto a deal at any time if it is proven that the trade was made through collusion and/or indifference. Said owners will then be locked.
-A trade committee consisting of 5 members including the commish, will be selected at random for the first year then voted on at the beginning of each subsequent year. Full details of the trade committee will be in a separate post.
Waiver Wire Procedure
-A free agent available for waivers shall be described as any player who is signed in the N.H.L., is drafted by an NHL team, and is not on any GM’s roster.
-Waiver trades can be made anytime during the season and the offseason to be applied for the coming season. No trades for future waivers are allowed. If a waiver trade is agreed upon; both owners must state the trade on the message board for confirmation.
Scoring
Total Points System:
Goals (G) 3 points
Assists (A) 2
Plus/Minus (+/-) 1
Hits 0.2
Powerplay Points (PPP) 1
Shots on Goal (SOG) 0.2
Wins (W) 4
Goals Against (GA) -1
Saves (SV) 0.2
Shutouts (SHO) 4
-Each franchise shall have a live roster consisting of 12 forwards, 6 defensemen, and 2 goaltenders. This is a minimum requirement of GMs to field a team.
-Each franchise shall have a bench consisting of 8 NHL players of any position to draw upon in case of injuries or lack of playing time.
-Each franchise shall have a “prospect list” of players from which to draw upon during the year to be placed on their bench or live roster. There is no limit to the number of prospects (although they can only be drafted or traded for), however we will start with 10 a team.
Money
-The yearly franchise fee will be $50.00 due on or before the start date of the draft.
-The winner of the league will get 66.7% of prize money, runner up will receive 25%, and Third Place will get 8.3%. For 11 teams, this comes out to $550 total prize money, $367 for first, $137 for second, and $46 for third.
Prospect Draft
- A prospect is defined as any skater or goalie that has played less than 25 games (and does have or has had his rights owned by an NHL team) at draft time.
-Each team will carry 10 prospects to start the year. There are no positional requirements for the prospect roster. Prospects may be called up, traded, or sent down (provided they have less than 25 games played).
-Teams can only draft for the number of prospect roster spots they have open at the end of the season. Prospects can be cut prior to the draft to make spaces for picks.
-All drafts will be of the last to first format for each round.
-There will be a draft lottery to protect the integrity of the league. The bottom 5 teams will participate in the draft lottery. The exact results from the actual N.H.L. lottery shall apply to our lottery. See Rule (11a) below.
-The prospect draft will be held every year on proboards.
-Appearance at the draft is not mandatory but EXTREMELY important for you to be at it. If you are unable to make it to the draft, you may send me a list to draft from (be careful with it though – if the top player on your list every time a pick comes is a goalie, for example, that player will be taken. Therefore, you could end up having too many goalies on your team and would have to take the necessary means to get rid of them such as trades, etc.) If you are unable to send me the list, you are free to choose the amount of players equal to the number of draft picks you own, after the draft is over. The reason I say this is to ensure everyone is serious about the pool. We all want competition and we won’t get it if someone does not take it as seriously as the rest.
-Prospects who are "called up" and dropped, but still have played fewer than 25 games, are allowed to be drafted in future prospects drafts.
-(Just to be clear) Prospects cannot be randomly dropped for the sole purpose of redrafting them in future prospects draft. For example, say during roster cuts I decide to drop Roman Wick (for nobody), who was drafted in 2010, with the sole purpose of redrafting him this prospects draft. THIS WOULD BE ILLEGAL. If, however, I dropped Wick for a free agent during the season, then redrafted him during the next prospect draft, THIS WOULD BE LEGAL.
**Trading, Roster Moves, Waiver Wire**
No transactions may take place (trading, drafting,etc.) until a given team has paid for the year that the transaction would take place. This means that at the end of the fantasy season, no offseason transactions can take place unless that team has paid their dues for the following year. In terms of trades, both teams would be required to make their payments for the following season before a trade can be confirmed.
This rule is designed to encourage teams to pay promptly and also to keep teams from making a bunch of moves then leaving before paying.
Rosters and Transactions
-Only players on a franchise’s “Live Roster” will count points towards the franchises standings. Players on “Benches” & “Prospects” will be considered inactive and their points will not count towards franchises standings.
-A GM may also call up prospects onto the Live Roster. Once a prospect has been called up to the Live Roster, they can only be sent back down if they are still below the prospect limits (25 career games for skates).
-Maximum of 30 FA transactions for the season.
Trades
-Any assets may be traded at anytime during the year.
-Draft picks for the next 2 years may be traded (e.g. During the 2007/08 hockey season the 2008 and the 2009 draft picks will be tradeable picks). On Draft day the next years draft picks will be available for trading.(e.g. On the day of the 2008 draft the 2010 picks will become tradeable at 12:01am before the draft starts so on this day only there will be 3 years worth of draft picks available.)
-Trades will be allowed to the NHL trade deadline date during the season. Trading may resume at the end of the Regular Season. Trades may be of the 2 for 1, 3 for 2, or any other numeration that may allow a franchise to have more than 8 farm players or unlimited prospects. They may acquire and use these bloated rosters but they will be returned to normal by the unrestricted free agent deadline of July 1 of any given year. (Rule 3b)
-Points from trades are the same as call ups from the farm. Points are accumulated from the time a player joins his “New Team”. All points the player gained with his “Old Team” stay with his “Old Team”.
-All trades are reviewed by the commissioner. The commissioner may veto a deal at any time if it is proven that the trade was made through collusion and/or indifference. Said owners will then be locked.
-A trade committee consisting of 5 members including the commish, will be selected at random for the first year then voted on at the beginning of each subsequent year. Full details of the trade committee will be in a separate post.
Waiver Wire Procedure
-A free agent available for waivers shall be described as any player who is signed in the N.H.L., is drafted by an NHL team, and is not on any GM’s roster.
-Waiver trades can be made anytime during the season and the offseason to be applied for the coming season. No trades for future waivers are allowed. If a waiver trade is agreed upon; both owners must state the trade on the message board for confirmation.
Scoring
Total Points System:
Goals (G) 3 points
Assists (A) 2
Plus/Minus (+/-) 1
Hits 0.2
Powerplay Points (PPP) 1
Shots on Goal (SOG) 0.2
Wins (W) 4
Goals Against (GA) -1
Saves (SV) 0.2
Shutouts (SHO) 4