Summer 2016

Calgary.Flames · Post by **Calgary.Flames** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 3:23 pm

I've had lots of people ask me when things start moving again.

We're talking about some tweaks to some of the rules and once that is done, we'll post about it and we'll also re-open trading again so that you junkyard dogs can blow our minds with countless trades!

It won't be too long.

Dallas Stars GM · Post by **Dallas Stars GM** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 3:27 pm

... you junkyard dogs - blow our minds with countless trades!

xDDDDDDDDD

ROFL (:

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 2:29 pm

Announcements forthcoming soon.

Will concern:
salary cap...RFA process...player releases and buyouts...goalie arbitrations...rights trade arbitrations. I think that's all.

I'm actually fine with anyone posting trades now; we won't rule on anything until the rule changes are posted, so before that you'd be able to cancel a deal. Although you'll look like a schmuck for doing so. I know I'd be leery of making major deals without knowing fully what changes to the cap and contract process are coming.

Vik (Habs) · Post by **Vik (Habs)** » Sat Jun 18, 2016 6:28 pm

Commish Bub(NYR) wrote:Announcements forthcoming soon.

Define soon.

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:25 pm

Soon!

We can tell you this:
...salary cap will go to 70M
...RFA system will be overhauled, with an eye to eliminating RFAs altogether
...goalie arbs will be removed, and a new system for goalie free agency and contracts
...rights trades will stay, but salaries will no longer be done via arbitration
...new rules for UFA contract length, to eliminate the "minimum salary/max contract length" foolishness
...alteration of player releases and buyouts

Hopefully, we'll have all this in place and up tomorrow. And as I said before, any pending trades can be reworked or withdrawn if the new rules change your thinking for the off-season.

Also, the DRAFT. I'd like to start it on Saturday at noon eastern time. Friday afternoon/evening just doesn't work for me, and I suspect for a large number of people who would rather be out and about then.

Vik (Habs) · Post by **Vik (Habs)** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:59 pm

Commish Bub(NYR) wrote:Also, the DRAFT. I'd like to start it on Saturday at noon eastern time. Friday afternoon/evening just doesn't work for me, and I suspect for a large number of people who would rather be out and about then.

Are the prospects set in stone now?

Flyin High Jets · Post by **Flyin High Jets** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 4:20 pm

Commish Bub(NYR) wrote:Soon!

We can tell you this:
...salary cap will go to 70M
...RFA system will be overhauled, with an eye to eliminating RFAs altogether
...goalie arbs will be removed, and a new system for goalie free agency and contracts
...rights trades will stay, but salaries will no longer be done via arbitration
...new rules for UFA contract length, to eliminate the "minimum salary/max contract length" foolishness
...alteration of player releases and buyouts

Hopefully, we'll have all this in place and up tomorrow. And as I said before, any pending trades can be reworked or withdrawn if the new rules change your thinking for the off-season.

Also, the DRAFT. I'd like to start it on Saturday at noon eastern time. Friday afternoon/evening just doesn't work for me, and I suspect for a large number of people who would rather be out and about then.

How much was the CAP this year?

Jets GM · Post by **Jets GM** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 4:42 pm

Bruins_GM · Post by **Bruins_GM** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 7:51 pm

I'd like to wait until after the weekend.

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 1:40 pm

Yes, prospects are set. I was thinking about adding a couple more, but I don't have time and we have enough draftees anyway.

As for waiting past the weekend, I'd only do it if that's the majority opinion here. We've pretty much always started on a Friday or a Saturday, yes? I'd like to continue that.

flyergp21 · Post by **flyergp21** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 1:45 pm

Start it now!!

Dallas Stars GM · Post by **Dallas Stars GM** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 1:51 pm

Start it asap :)

Flyin High Jets · Post by **Flyin High Jets** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 2:18 pm

How long do you get to make a pick?

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 2:35 pm

Flyin High Jets wrote:How long do you get to make a pick?

viewtopic.php?f=53&t=5895

I cannot stress enough that GMs should send lists to league staff if they think they'll be away for a while. We've been able to move things along pretty quickly the past 2 years by getting guys to do this.

AP21 (ARZ) · Post by **AP21 (ARZ)** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 2:42 pm

I'm also in favor of starting the draft as soon as possible.

Vik (Habs) · Post by **Vik (Habs)** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 2:44 pm

I don't care when the draft starts so long as we know the updated rules before it gets going.

Dallas Stars GM · Post by **Dallas Stars GM** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 3:07 pm

I don't care when the draft starts so long as we know the updated rules before it gets going.

Yes, I would appreciate it too.

Panther · Post by **Panther** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 3:32 pm

Dallas Stars GM wrote:
I don't care when the draft starts so long as we know the updated rules before it gets going.
Yes, I would appreciate it too.

I second-second this, as I am new to the signings and if rules change, there's no point in studying the current system (if that in fact changes for my players, I have no idea). And it goes without saying any incoming or outgoing movement will affect my draft strategy.
Just my 2 cents.

Calgary.Flames · Post by **Calgary.Flames** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 6:48 pm

IT'S COMING...

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:54 pm

Guys, we're still nailing down language and getting it all straight. New rules will be up on the website tomorrow morning. Thanks for your patience, even if it's being tested right now.

Vik (Habs) · Post by **Vik (Habs)** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 5:28 pm

Didn't want to start a new thread so sticking this here. While browsing the game, happened to notice a player on an ELC signed to an amount that can't be given on an ELC. So decided to check and see if this was at all common. Turns out, more common than it ought to be. Since the game doesn't allow you to offer any amount you want, I assume these are players signed through the game that simmers forgot to adjust to the correct amount after they signed.

Should be $1.75M
Vladislav Kamenev (ANA)
Alex Peters (ANA)
Mathew Barzal (ANA)
Shane Eiserman (CAR)
Jonathan-Ismael Darby (CAR)
Thomas Wilson (CAR)
Nikolaj Ehlers (COL)
Samuel Morin (COL)
Conner Bleackley (DAL)
Alex Nedeljkovic (EDM)
Jared Hauf (MIN)
Anton Karlsson (NYI)
Shea Theodore (NYR)
Jacob Middleton (OTT)(assuming he was a POT booster)
Tanner Pearson (PHI)
Nikolay Goldobin (S.J)

Should be $1.25M
Adam Erne (CBJ)
Kevin Fiala (CBJ)
Madison Bowey (BUF)
Bodgan Yakimov (CGY)(is actually being overpaid)
Thatcher Demko (COL)
Michael Morrison (EDM)
Victor Rask (PHI)
Vyacheslav Osnovin (STL)
Matthew Finn (VAN)

Can't vouch that everyone else is at the right amount, these are just the guys I noticed from looking for numbers that shouldn't be possible to have. Some are RFAs but should be adjusted so that they're not signed to slight discounts on their next deal as well.

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 4:08 pm

Ok, guys, now that we're in the sixth round and most GMs are wanting to autodraft, things should wrap up pretty quickly. So a few things as we move through the summer:

1. Go ahead and start posting your contract offers. Make sure it matches the salary calculator, and add the salary bonus if you're signing a guy long-term. Remember no options, no signing bonus, and no two-way clauses.

2. Check your list in the 2016 Options thread. There are still some teams that haven't responded yet.

3. We'll review any pending trades we haven't done yet over the next few days.

I'm hoping we can start the free agent nonsense sometime next week. Thanks to everyone for keeping the draft going.

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Wed Jul 20, 2016 3:06 pm

Okay, now that the draft is complete, we're going to start moving forward again soon.

I want to take a breath before I start looking at contracts and advancing the file. Plus, I need to enter in all the draftees. Once they're in, and we get all the trades approved/rejected and entered, I'll post a new file, and we'll start free agency soon thereafter. I want to make sure people know who's going UFA and that we don't have any unfortunate occurrences with free agency again this year. (See: Ales Hemsky from...2013 I think?)

Vik (Habs) · Post by **Vik (Habs)** » Wed Jul 20, 2016 4:21 pm

Any chance we can get a pre-draft file with all the already proved deals in? Understandable if you wanna do it all in one shot, just don't like having to check through all the trade threads to see if a team still has an asset I'm interested in or not.

Also, are there going to be rewards for draft recaps again?

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Wed Jul 20, 2016 4:57 pm

Vik (Habs) wrote:Any chance we can get a pre-draft file with all the already proved deals in? Understandable if you wanna do it all in one shot, just don't like having to check through all the trade threads to see if a team still has an asset I'm interested in or not.

Also, are there going to be rewards for draft recaps again?

Sure, I can go ahead and enter all the 2016 draft-related trades and then re-up the file.

Yes, there will be something, so start scribbling.

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:25 pm

All trades have now been inputted, excepting any trades involving 2016 draftees (I think there are three of them). I will officially approve and move over all trades tomorrow. I will also enter in all the draftees, so we'll be caught up on who has who.

I tried to catch all the con drops, but if you see one I missed, just post it here.

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

MartyFromOTTAWA · Post by **MartyFromOTTAWA** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 8:53 am

Commish Bub(NYR) wrote: I tried to catch all the con drops, but if you see one I missed, just post it here.

#Vik

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 12:59 pm

Probably not too important, but according to EHM the following (unsigned) players are about to go UFA unless they get contracts asap. Here you go:

Derek Stepan (BUF)
Brendan Leipsic (EDM)
Matt Tompkins (EDM)
Matia Marcantuoni (MIN)
Brady Vail (MIN)
Jake Paterson (MIN)
Christopher Lalancette (VAN)

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 2:45 pm

Game has been advanced to just past the draft. Draftees have been entered. Staff contracts have been entered. I have not entered in any player contracts yet.

Make sure you're taking a look at your TO/PO, and check to make sure all your staff contracts got entered.

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

Vik (Habs) · Post by **Vik (Habs)** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 2:55 pm

Commish Bub(NYR) wrote:...and check to make sure all your staff contracts got entered.

Haven't checked everything out yet but, before I forget, a reminder that re-signing farm staff results in them being promoted to your pro team so, if you signed any AHL staffers and want to keep them down, you'll probably have to demote them.

TorontoGM · Post by **TorontoGM** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 3:34 pm

The three trades left haven't been entered but have they been approved?

Also, did you forget Ben Bishop or are you doing that at a later date? No worries if you forgot.

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 3:41 pm

TorontoGM wrote:The three trades left haven't been entered but have they been approved?

Also, did you forget Ben Bishop or are you doing that at a later date? No worries if you forgot.

Forget? Me? Never.

Vik (Habs) · Post by **Vik (Habs)** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 4:29 pm

Only issue I found with the draft was Kenneth Johnson. You've got him as the 53rd pick but he was actually 50th which would put him in a higher ELC bracket. I'd adjust it to 48 since no one is currently listed as the 48th overall pick.

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Fri Jul 22, 2016 6:21 pm

Vik (Habs) wrote:Only issue I found with the draft was Kenneth Johnson. You've got him as the 53rd pick but he was actually 50th which would put him in a higher ELC bracket. I'd adjust it to 48 since no one is currently listed as the 48th overall pick.

Ah, thanks. I had to adjust a number of draft picks to get them into the right brackets, but I didn't worry about changing others (who didn't change brackets).

Jets GM · Post by **Jets GM** » Sat Jul 23, 2016 11:59 am

I have two 7th rounders (Vala and Joseph).

Vik (Habs) · Post by **Vik (Habs)** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:05 pm

Vik (Habs) wrote:Didn't want to start a new thread so sticking this here. While browsing the game, happened to notice a player on an ELC signed to an amount that can't be given on an ELC. So decided to check and see if this was at all common. Turns out, more common than it ought to be. Since the game doesn't allow you to offer any amount you want, I assume these are players signed through the game that simmers forgot to adjust to the correct amount after they signed.

Should be $1.75M
Vladislav Kamenev (ANA)
Alex Peters (ANA)
Mathew Barzal (ANA)
Shane Eiserman (CAR)
Jonathan-Ismael Diaby (CAR)
Thomas Wilson (CAR)
Nikolaj Ehlers (COL)
Samuel Morin (COL)
Conner Bleackley (DAL)
Alex Nedeljkovic (EDM)
Jared Hauf (MIN)
Anton Karlsson (NYI)
Shea Theodore (NYR)
Jacob Middleton (OTT)(assuming he was a POT booster)
Tanner Pearson (PHI)
Nikolay Goldobin (S.J)

Should be $1.25M
Adam Erne (CBJ)
Kevin Fiala (CBJ)
Madison Bowey (BUF)
Bodgan Yakimov (CGY)(is actually being overpaid)
Thatcher Demko (COL)
Michael Morrison (EDM)
Victor Rask (PHI)
Vyacheslav Osnovin (STL)
Matthew Finn (VAN)

Can't vouch that everyone else is at the right amount, these are just the guys I noticed from looking for numbers that shouldn't be possible to have. Some are RFAs but should be adjusted so that they're not signed to slight discounts on their next deal as well.

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:25 pm

Yes yes I'm getting to this. Plus retirements. It's coming, folks. Free agency will be upon us shortly. More to come soon.

Vik (Habs) · Post by **Vik (Habs)** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:32 pm

Commish Bub(NYR) wrote:Yes yes I'm getting to this...

Just went through and it won't affect any salaries done using the calculator for current RFAs (though it could still affect those that are being qualified with the intention of getting them at 1.1*their previous salary).

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 2:14 pm

Entered. Player file updated.

Jets GM · Post by **Jets GM** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 8:27 pm

Commish Bub(NYR) wrote:Free agency will be upon us shortly. More to come soon.

Vik (Habs) · Post by **Vik (Habs)** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 6:13 pm

Vik (Habs) wrote:Just went through and it won't affect any salaries done using the calculator for current RFAs (though it could still affect those that are being qualified with the intention of getting them at 1.1*their previous salary).

Correction: Adam Erne's salary goes up to $2.4M (from $2.35M).

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Wed Jul 27, 2016 7:02 pm

Vik (Habs) wrote:
Vik (Habs) wrote:Just went through and it won't affect any salaries done using the calculator for current RFAs (though it could still affect those that are being qualified with the intention of getting them at 1.1*their previous salary).
Correction: Adam Erne's salary goes up to $2.4M (from $2.35M).

#financialruin

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 2:30 pm

Ok, THREE announcements:

1. I'm going to update the rules pages to fully reflect the changes for 2016-17. Some have been done, but not all. We'll continue to work on consolidating the rules in one forum, then get them into a new, revised PDF and up at the link at the top of the page. Until then, keep consulting the Rulebook Topics threads in this forum.

2. There's been a re-working of the RFA process. Please consult the rules and proceed from there. Essentially it boils down to this: players who are RFA once free agency starts can be offered contracts by other GMS above the calculator salary; starting Sept. 1, offers must be at least 120% of the player's current listed salary; and on Sept. 15, all RFA without offer sheets get signed by their "owning" team. [EDITED my mistake] There are more details about contract lengths and amounts, so read the section carefully. In light of this late rule change, any GM who has made qualifying offers to his players can make changes to those offers (as you can with any offers that have not been entered into the file) before we go to free agency. Which brings me to....

3. FREE AGENT FRENZY will begin at 8:00 AM (Eastern time, US) on Monday, August 1st. I will begin entering all posted contract offers and etc into the file tomorrow (Friday), and get an updated file posted to the boards ASAP. This updated file will be past the roll-over, so anyone without an offer will become a free agent. DON'T MISS OUT.

Thanks for everyone's patience.

Calgary.Flames · Post by **Calgary.Flames** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 4:19 pm

Please guys, if you have any questions regarding anything here, don't hesitate.
We have guys from all over the world here so we understand that this might be clear for some but not completely to the others.

Even I have a hard time understanding sometimes and I keep asking my fellow committee members for examples and whatnot. I know they must think I'm a dummy, but who cares? Have you seen my D-squad?

UFA Frenzy is always a lot of fun and I'm hoping our new RFA rules will only add to that.

Vik (Habs) · Post by **Vik (Habs)** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 4:48 pm

So if you have a player at 700k, people can only offer him 840k for 1 year but they can offer him 850k for 2 years?

VancouverCanucksGM · Post by **VancouverCanucksGM** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:35 pm

Have the ELC CON boosters been signed yet?

Vik (Habs) · Post by **Vik (Habs)** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 6:10 pm

The following teams haven't made offers to their free agents:
Carolina - someone want to wake up Dave?
Winnipeg - MIA
Edmonton - discussed in offers thread
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Vancouver - sent him a PM for it
Washington

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 7:36 pm

VancouverCanucksGM wrote:Have the ELC CON boosters been signed yet?

No. I'm going to do all signings at once, so I don't have to go through all the teams multiple times. I'll post who gets a boost when I do.

Commish Bub(NYR) · Post by **Commish Bub(NYR)** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 7:37 pm

Vik (Habs) wrote:The following teams haven't made offers to their free agents:
Carolina - someone want to wake up Dave?
Winnipeg - MIA
Edmonton - discussed in offers thread
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Vancouver - sent him a PM for it
Washington

CAR has been contacted
WPG is probably gone; working on replacement right now
EDM is here
PIT is here, but hasn't posted offers; Martin or Lubos, can you contact him?
others....???

MartyFromOTTAWA · Post by **MartyFromOTTAWA** » Thu Jul 28, 2016 9:35 pm

Vik (Habs) wrote:So if you have a player at 700k, people can only offer him 840k for 1 year but they can offer him 850k for 2 years?

From the 1st of September (in-game), yes.