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Post by furnaceface on Sept 1, 2021 16:06:49 GMT
Post your questions here and we'll answer them. We'll try and update this OP with answers so they are all together and then move these into an FAQ.
Please review 6.0 Off-season of the CBA.
Q: Can I got over the cap in the off season? A: Yes, up to 10% over.
Q: If my player is unsigned, what are the salary implications? A: Default salaries are $999,999
Q: The salaries on Fantrax are wrong, when will they be updated? A: Don't know, up to Fantrax. They typically take care of the more prominent signings throughout the summer and then in September will load up any other salaries. We recommend in the offseason GMs use a spreadsheet to track salaries using Capfriendly.com to ensure there are no surprises.
Q: During the draft I realized I have more picks than open spots. Can I just move up a prospect from the minors up to the NHL or a prospect down to the minors to make room on my NHL squad? A: Nope. Rosters moves are considered locked during the draft. You need to have made those decisions ahead of time.
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Post by furnaceface on Sept 9, 2021 23:09:11 GMT
Q: During the draft I realized I have more picks than open spots. Can I just move up a prospect up or down from the minors to make room? A: Nope. Rosters moves are considered locked during the draft. You need to have made those decisions ahead of time.
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Post by nordiques on Sept 12, 2021 22:50:19 GMT
The Prospect Draft has concluded. I still have an open prospect spot. When can I add a new prospect (immediately or do I need to wait for a certain date to add prospects to my roster)?
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Post by foreverflamefan on Sept 12, 2021 22:58:26 GMT
The Prospect Draft has concluded. I still have an open prospect spot. When can I add a new prospect (immediately or do I need to wait for a certain date to add prospects to my roster)? Someone can correct me if wrong, but that spot can be filled either through a trade or AFTER the UFA draft.
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Post by cyclone on Sept 12, 2021 23:07:22 GMT
The Prospect Draft has concluded. I still have an open prospect spot. When can I add a new prospect (immediately or do I need to wait for a certain date to add prospects to my roster)? Rule 6.3 of the CBA “ Prospect eligible players may be selected however they must be placed on the NHL team.” You can not fill the slot during the FA draft. Any selections must be put on your NHL squad. However, you could move players up and down between the drafts. You can select a prospect eligible player during the draft, but they can not be moved down until AFTER the FA draft is completed.
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Post by furnaceface on Sept 12, 2021 23:27:33 GMT
The Prospect Draft has concluded. I still have an open prospect spot. When can I add a new prospect (immediately or do I need to wait for a certain date to add prospects to my roster)? The other guys have is covered but for clarity, after all drafts are complete and players are put on waivers. as Hugh says you can draft a prospect eligible player in the FA draft but he has to be placed on your NHL squad using up a roster spot.
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Post by furnaceface on Sept 15, 2021 3:49:35 GMT
FREE AGENT DRAFT We are starting the draft on Saturday. We are not starting earlier. For the weekend I have setup timeslots to run two rounds per day. Please visit the draft pages htn.boards.net/board/55/2021-draftsWe will be using the Fantrax draft room for the draft. The draft room allows for alerts to be sent to each GM and allows you to setup a queue and to autopick. We just did the entire Dynasty prospect draft in under 25 total hours using this tool. I think we can use it successfully for Classic too. Note GMs are assigned 10 minute timeslots for their picks on the forum however, we typically run ahead of those times. Pay atention to the emails you get from Fantrax as it will alert you when you are on deck and wen your pick comes up. Set reminders in your calendars for when you pick or send a mod a list so we can pick for you if you are away. Rounds 5-10 will be during the weekday evenings. NOTE: ALL DRAFT TIMES ON THE FORUM ARE MOUNTAIN. Questions, ask in the draft forum Q&A thread.
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Post by foreverflamefan on Sept 15, 2021 4:04:19 GMT
^ this means that Thursday is the LAST day to trade any UFA picks if you want the UFA pick in a spot where you can pick the player for yourself. If you make a deal on Friday/Saturday/any time during the draft then you will have to make arrangements for the deal until AFTER the UFA draft is complete (September 25), unless it gets complete sooner than that. That means you draft the player for the GM you're trading with/vice versa if it comes to that.
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Post by foreverflamefan on Sept 15, 2021 4:05:34 GMT
Also, I don't even pick until round 5. Send me your lists if you think you will be unavailable Saturday/Sunday when Rounds 1, 2, 3, and 4 are to be done.
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Post by furnaceface on Sept 17, 2021 14:58:22 GMT
The free-agent draft is almost upon us. We are set to start Saturday at 10am Mountain. I have set the draft room up to open an hour before that just so that it's running ahead of time.
Picks are scheduled for every 10 minutes on the forum. Fantrax will send out alerts when you are on deck and when it is your turn. Please pay attention to these alerts and make your pick as soon as you are notified. You do not need to wait for your specific time slot.
The Fantrax draft room lets you set a shortlist up and you can set it to auto-pick for you. If you are away this is highly encouraged to ensure you don't miss a pick. Some of the mods are around and can make selections for you if you don't trust the auto pick. I believe FFF doesn't pick until the later rounds and I'm done as of pick 30.
What happens if you miss my timeslot? We will set the Fantrax timer to run out which will trigger one of two things: Fantrax will select the next legal pick from your shortlist or if there is no list, the next legal pick from their projected point totals aka "best player available". From historical drafts where we used this system GMs who missed their picks often got screwed. They ended up with an expensive unproductive player or were just generally unhappy. Don't be like this, pay attention.
Note, the majority of the GMs are excited about the draft therefore the first picks and rounds generally go rapidly. My expectation is we will be hours ahead of the set timeslots. We just recently completed the entire Dynasty draft in a day using Fantrax so I know we can do it. Again, when you get the alert, make your pick. If you're going to be away for a couple of hours golfing, dealing with kids, or doing crimes, then let us know and send a list in. Us Albertans now have nowhere to go anyway so a draft is a good distraction. ;-)
I also reserve the right to put a halt to the online draft and revert back to the forum-based draft if things are falling apart. Let's not get to that though! As always, questions, ask. Ask away in the draft questions forum please. Chances are if you have questions you aren't alone. Please also check out that thread if you need something clarified.
Thanks, and let's make this a fun, smoooth experience.
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Post by cyclone on Sept 18, 2021 1:19:49 GMT
Just a reminder, no more trades until after the fa draft. You can agree upon a trade, but you can not accept it in fantrax until after the fa draft is complete.
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Post by cyclone on Sept 18, 2021 14:05:33 GMT
Also a reminder, once the draft begins you will not be able to draft players to your prospect pool or move players up and down between prospect and NHL squad. If you have open prospect spots and you have prospect eligible players in the bigs, drop them down now or you may not be able to use all of your fa picks.
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Post by furnaceface on Sept 18, 2021 14:21:17 GMT
Also a reminder, once the draft begins you will not be able to draft players to your prospect pool or move players up and down between prospect and NHL squad. If you have open prospect spots and you have prospect eligible players in the bigs, drop them down now or you may not be able to use all of your fa picks. This is incorrect. See 2.9 of the CBA “No promotions, demotions, or drops are allowed. Prospects cannot be promoted, demoted or dropped again until after the UFA draft. “ The reason behind this is there was the desire to prevent GMs from gaming the two draft system by moving prospects up to make room on the farm and then moving them back down to make room for free agent picks.
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Post by cyclone on Sept 18, 2021 15:32:04 GMT
What he said
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