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[Vik (Habs)]

And to continue my run of posts, you got the Whitney to Detroit part of my deal with the Wings but Lowry's still with them (and without his new contract).

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

And to continue my run of posts, you got the Whitney to Detroit part of my deal with the Wings but Lowry's still with them (and without his new contract).

Ah, yep. Made a note about moving Lowry then promptly ignored it. Will correct it.

We can get past the rollover using 1.18, then go back to 1.16. Since I know 1.18 makes funky rookies, but we overwrite them, that won't be a problem. Any other issues you can think of by using 1.18 for a few game days?

[Vik (Habs)]

And to continue my run of posts, you got the Whitney to Detroit part of my deal with the Wings but Lowry's still with them (and without his new contract).

Ah, yep. Made a note about moving Lowry then promptly ignored it. Will correct it.

Making a note to do something and ignoring it was a personal favorite of mine when simming. Especially fun when you notice you missed it seconds after you've posted the file.

We can get past the rollover using 1.18, then go back to 1.16. Since I know 1.18 makes funky rookies, but we overwrite them, that won't be a problem. Any other issues you can think of by using 1.18 for a few game days?

Very true, we need never worry how poor the draft class will end up being. As for other issues, I don't use 1.18 very much if at all (does anyone?) so I couldn't say for sure but the only other problem I remember with it is the Euro signing window and we're within that now anyways.

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

Well, it was a small sample size, but I tested using 1.18 to get past the rollover, saved the game, then switched to 1.16 and advanced about a week, with no problem.

[Calgary.Flames]

[Calgary.Flames]

[Vik (Habs)]

When are retirement decisions going to be made?

[Vik (Habs)]

Also, not sure if Washington's worried about it or not but...

Given that Hudson Fasching and Albin Blomqvist were signed after the season, their contracts should've been set to 2 years rather than 1.

[BlackHawk Down (Seb)]

YOu can take away Turco from team... as I mentionned it earlier this offseason.

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

When are retirement decisions going to be made?

Beat me to it, man. Got the numbers right here:

(See pg. 13 of rulebook for explanation of points)

Fernando Pisani -- 1+1+3 = 5 RETIRE
Andy McDonald -- 1+2+3 = 6
Georges Laraque -- 1+2+3 = 6
Chris Pronger -- .5+3+3+4 = 10.5
Jochen Hecht -- 1+1+3 = 5 RETIRE
Zdeno Chara -- .5+2+3+2 = 7.5
Chris Drury -- 1+2+3 = 6
Sergei Gonchar -- .5+4+2+2 = 8.5
Mattias Öhlund -- .5+1+2+2 = 5.5 RETIRE
Patrik Elias -- 6+2+4 = 12
Ryan Smyth -- 2+1+3 = 6
Shane Doan -- 6+3+5 = 14
Wade Redden -- .5+2+2+2 = 6.5
Martin St. Louis -- 5+2+4 = 11
Miikka Kiprusoff -- safe
Scott Niedermayer -- .5+3+2+2 = 7.5
Marty Turco -- safe
Sheldon Souray -- .5+2+2+1.5 = 6 RETIRE
Mark Eaton -- .5+.5+1+1 = 3 RETIRE
Brett Clark -- .5+.5+1+1 = 3 RETIRE
Joe Corvo -- .5+.5+1+1 = 3 RETIRE
Gerhard Unterluggauer -- .5+1+2+1.5 = 5 RETIRE
Pavel Kubina -- .5+.5+1+1= 3 RETIRE

Öhlund, Unterluggauer, and Kubina are the only players still under contract who are retiring.

UFA:
All 38+ free agents are retiring with the following exceptions:
Lubomir Visnovsky
Dan Boyle

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

Final warning:

I'm planning on advancing the file past the rollover tonight, and will post a new league file when I do. If a player you want to keep gets released, and you never posted anything, it'll be too late.

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

The rollover is upon us.

League file here: http://www.ehechockey.com/ehec.zip

Please check to make sure no one was accidentally released; I'm sure there's somebody who's without a home undeservedly in the file.

Free agency for players and for staff starts tomorrow at noon US eastern time. Like I said, if you're not going to be around, you can send your PM to the free agents account early, but expect no action until after noon.

EDIT: I'll be coming up with the list of draft review rewards later this weekend. Sorry for the delay; I'm on it and we'll have some fun with them soon enough.

[Vik (Habs)]

Jason Spezza is listed as an RFA for Ottawa (which is odd considering he's even UFA age in the game).

Do we have a separate period for offer sheets or can we do those now too?

[Vik (Habs)]

Öhlund, Unterluggauer, and Kubina are the only players still under contract who are retiring.

So they still count against the cap, yes?

[MartyFromOTTAWA]

Jason Spezza is listed as an RFA for Ottawa (which is odd considering he's even UFA age in the game).

Yes, I have an extra 24h to seal his case.

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

Öhlund, Unterluggauer, and Kubina are the only players still under contract who are retiring.

So they still count against the cap, yes?

Yes.

[AP21 (ARZ)]

Jason Spezza is listed as an RFA for Ottawa (which is odd considering he's even UFA age in the game).

Can someone explain to me how unrestricted and restricted free agents are determined in EHEC?

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

Jason Spezza is listed as an RFA for Ottawa (which is odd considering he's even UFA age in the game).

Can someone explain to me how unrestricted and restricted free agents are determined in EHEC?

Spezza is a special case b/c we forgot until the last minute that he was going UFA (or needed to be traded) and I didn't think it was fair to say to Marty "your best guy is leaving in 5 minutes, sorry." It's my fault I forgot about the rule about not being able to re-sign high greed players, so I'm giving him until Sunday morning to make a trade or he goes UFA.

Not ideal, I know.

[AP21 (ARZ)]

That would be another reason to update the Rulebook every time a rule is added or modified. The work we've done on it last offseason was a good start, but there have been too many different threads and posts on rule changes since then. Also, Vik has highlighted several elements that were missing from the 2014-15 version.

[Dallas Stars GM]

That high greed case affects only players who are turning UFAs and 32 or older, right?

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

That high greed case affects only players who are turning UFAs and 32 or older, right?

Yes.

[Vik (Habs)]

Vyacheslav Voinov's contract is a little off. Should be $1,001,000, not $1,000,001.
Milan Hejduk and Ryan Miller's contracts are $3 off. A whole $3!
Marek Langhamer and Stephen Michalek seem to be with Nashville but I don't see any posts for signing them.

And the following recently signed UFAs all have TOs on their contracts:
Harri Sateri
Lubomir Visnovsky
Arron Asham
Marat Urakcheyev
Kevin Lynch

[NashvillePredatorsGM]

Marek Langhamer and Stephen Michalek seem to be with Nashville but I don't see any posts for signing them.

[SharksGM]

Connor McDavid is missing from my roster.

[Dallas Stars GM]

Connor McDavid is missing from my roster.

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

Connor McDavid is missing from my roster.

You'll get Pat Falloon instead.

[MartyFromOTTAWA]

Connor McDavid is missing from my roster.

You'll get Pat Falloon instead.

I want Norm McIver then.

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

Connor McDavid is missing from my roster.

You'll get Pat Falloon instead.

I want Norm McIver then.

No, you get Dave McLlwain instead.

[MartyFromOTTAWA]

Shit.

[Commish Bub(NYR)]

Shit.

That's alright. I get Dave Silk, so...meh.