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Heading to work, but it looks like I may not be home before the NHL holds tomorrow's Draft lottery. Seems it's a pretty solid bet at this point that expansion is going to move forward, so with that in mind, here is our Draft Lottery Phase 1 for tomorrow's NHL Draft Lottery odds.

While I don't disagree with your underlying point, the potential incoming Ducks GM has no issue with the draft pick situation, so it's not necessary to make it more complicated.

You will still hold that pick. Anaheim will get their 1st, 3rd and 4th back but you hold their 2nd and will be able to select in that place.

Our expansion rules would differ slightly from the NHL's previous rules to help teams prepare, as they'd only have a month to prepare rather than a full season. Teams would have the option to protect either: 8 forwards, 3 defence, 1 goalie 7 forwards, 4 defence, 1 goalie 10 skaters (any position), 1 goalie As for exempt players, the exemption status would bump up from 2 seasons to 3. So players with 3 or fewer professional seasons would be exempt, as well as unsigned draft picks. Minimum exposure requirements would remain the same, as well as players with NMC's being automatically protected. Anaheim would select only 20 players of their choosing, meaning 10 teams would not lose anyone in the process. This keeps flexibility for both our current teams and the expansion team, and increases likely trades being made to protect a player, or in some cases, convince Anaheim to not choose a player from a teams roster. The Ducks would be involved in our draft lottery process, but unless they won the draft lottery their picks would be slotted 15th, after all the current non-playoff teams. ***EDIT: I should note, as far as minimum exposure requirements go, pending UFAs WILL count towards the exposure limit provided they have played at least 41 games in the 2023-24 season, or 25 games for goaltenders. RFAs who have been qualified will also count, as they did before.***

The NHL is holding their draft lottery on May 7th, so we have no choice in that matter. We need to get our phase 1 completed before that happens. This was around the same window last season as well. As for trading, there are no trades allowed at this point for teams still in the playoffs. But teams in the playoffs are not in the draft lottery, so it won't effect them. If you're thinking I meant the actual Entry Draft, that's not on May 7th, just the lottery. Our entry draft will be either the 22nd or 23rd of June.

All teams outside of the playoffs have had their team charts transitioned to off-season mode for next year. Extensions, ELC slides etc have been completed on those teams. Will be starting on the remaining playoff teams shortly. Also, have double checked and verified all draft pick ownership and put draft picks in order. You can view the GML 2024 Entry Draft sheet here. Let me know if you see any errors! Thanks

No replacements mid-season this year. We have as many as 2 GMs leaving at the end of the playoffs, but we have two new GMs ready to step in and take those teams, as well as Rush interested in returning who would take the expansion team. I definitely agree with aGENT's point that we don't want to be yo-yo'ing, but I also remember the sentiment of teams wanting to return to a full league as soon as we're able to. This would get us a step closer. Contracting those two teams was because they went at least a full season without a GM and it was done as an absolute last resort, it wasn't a decision made on a whim. I believe we should strive to reach a full league again, especially when there is enough interest to get closer to that. However, I can understand the other sides point of view as well. So we will let majority rule, if people don't feel it's the right move, we won't do it. If our GMs want it, we will do it. But I'd prefer to get an answer quickly so I can post Phase 1 of our Draft lottery either with or without Anaheim before the NHL does their draft lottery on Tuesday.

This is a good suggestion, as it seems there is still debate about this, so let's see what the league thinks. IMPORTANT!!! The option to expand and bring one team back (Anaheim) is being discussed. Please read this post and vote by interacting with this post. Our expansion rules would be as follows: ***EDIT: I should note, as far as minimum exposure requirements go, pending UFAs WILL count towards the exposure limit provided they have played at least 41 games in the 2023-24 season, or 25 games for goaltenders. RFAs who have been qualified will also count, as they did before.*** If you are in favour of expanding and bringing back Anaheim, please like this post with a goal light. If you are opposed to expanding at this time, please like this post with a brick wall. Voting will end when one side reaches majority (16 votes) or tomorrow evening, May 6th at 7pm Pacific time, so that Phase 1 of the draft lottery can be posted before the NHL draft lottery on May 7th. Thank you for your input!

Jets lineup change for Round 2. Goaltenders Casey DeSmith Thatcher Demko Calvin Pickard joins the Black Aces. Here's hoping Demko can come back.

For those wondering: I will have a confirmed yes or no on expansion, as well as the Draft Lottery Phase 1 results on Sunday May 5th!

Yes, if you sign drafted players now, their contracts begin in the 2024-25 season, but they are not eligible to play in the playoffs this year.

This is correct, thanks MV. I had a few people reach out and say 'hey, you can replace an injured guy can't you?' and I started thinking... did we change that and I'm blanking on it?? I've removed both my recall of DeSmith and COL's addition of Lyubushkin to properly reflect the rules. That's probably something I should clear up in next years CBA so there's no confusion.

INJURED RESERVE: The Winnipeg Jets have placed Thatcher Demko on IR. RECALL: The Winnipeg Jets have recalled Casey DeSmith to the active roster.

Trains not bad. Train companies on the other hand.....

IMPORTANT!!! Hello all! I am in the process of getting things ready for the off-season, the draft lottery and next season. I need to know if any GMs are planning on stepping away after this season and if so, how many. We want to ensure that all teams have active GMs going into the summer and also to see if we have the room to re-expand back to a full league. I would like to have this information before Phase 1 of the Draft Lottery that is coming in the next week or so. This is an official activity check! PLEASE check in with me either by reacting to this post, replying in the thread or letting me know via PM/text if you are planning to stay. Teams who do not check in via some form or another run the very real risk of losing their team! Don't let that be you!