canuck2xtreme Posted June 30, 2024 Posted June 30, 2024 (edited) Welcome to GML 2024-25! Welcome to season number 16 of the GML!! Test out your best GM'ing skills here in the best fantasy hockey game in the world! From the entry draft to deadline day, build your team as you see fit, manage your way to the top of the League and make a run at the ultimate prize, the coveted GML Championship!! To view the rich history of the CDCGML feel free to click on the GML Archives link and browse past winners to defunct clubs and everything else in between from trophy winners to divisional champions. Pacific Central Anaheim Ducks - Rush Chicago Blackhawks - Sludge Calgary Flames - HKSR Colorado Avalanche - aGENT Edmonton Oilers - Canuck Surfer Dallas Stars - JIAHN Los Angeles Kings - arby18_ Minnesota Wild - Dak Prescott San Jose Sharks - ThatMike Nashville Predators - Sergei Bobrovsky Seattle Kraken - Optimist Prime St.Louis Blues - Devron Vancouver Canucks – theo5789 Utah Hockey Club - Squeak Vegas Golden Knights - The Brindy Gypsy Winnipeg Jets - canuck2xtreme Metropolitan Atlantic Carolina Hurricanes - Tony Romo Boston Bruins - Sharpshooter Columbus Blue Jackets – Honkin Hronek Buffalo Sabres - lethunder New Jersey Devils - Mike Vanderhoek Detroit Red Wings - Ilunga/MatchesMalone NY Rangers - Brettzky Florida Panthers - Caboose/Gally Philadelphia Flyers - Snapshot85 Montreal Canadiens - Snowflake Pittsburgh Penguins - ActionJax09 Ottawa Senators - Maninthebox Washington Capitals - da.moose Tampa Bay Lightning – Relyt Krets Toronto Maple Leafs - JohnnyEhGiver Edited December 24, 2024 by canuck2xtreme 1 1 Quote
canuck2xtreme Posted June 30, 2024 Author Posted June 30, 2024 (edited) GML Collective Bargaining Agreement Article 1: Scoring Structure Spoiler 1.1 – Regular Season Scoring Table Forwards Goal/Assist: 3 points PP Point: +1 point SH Point: +2 points OT Point: +2 points GWG/A: +2 points PIM: 1 point per minute +/- : 2 points per each + rating Defence Goal/Assist: 5 points PP Point: +1 point SH Point: +2 points OT Point: +2 points GWG/A: +2 points PIM: 1 point per minute +/- : 2 points per each + rating Goaltenders Win: 10 points OTL: 5 points SO: +10 points Goal: 99 points Assist: 10 points PIM = 1 point per minute * - scoring table subject to change prior to start of season. *** Playoff Scoring structure will be the same, except there will be no OT loss points for goaltenders *** 1.2 – Stat Tracking Site - Stats for the 2024-25 season will be tracked on www.pickuphockey.com. Pool name: GML 2024-25 Password: gml2425 Article 2: Regular Season/Playoff Structure Spoiler 2.1 – What To Do The name of the game is simple. Build a Stanley Cup winner. As it is a fantasy game, it will be points driven, but like real life, having the most dynamic scorers doesn't mean you'll win. Players will accumulate points throughout the season, and the top 8 teams in each Conference will make the playoffs. Divisions are shown on the map below, and the top team in each division will be seeded first through third, just like the NHL. 2.2 – What Not To Do Obviously, somebody has to come in last. But that doesn't mean it has to be for lack of trying. Like in the real NHL, a good General Manager is always looking for ways to improve their team. Inactivity might pay off if you're ahead in the standings, or have a good reason to wait. Maybe you're hoping the team will pull out of its slump. Maybe you have key injuries. Any number of things could result in a wait and see approach, and team owners would surely understand. But be careful, if your team is slumping for long periods, and you as GM aren't doing anything to improve the team’s fortunes, you may find yourself on the hot seat with the guys upstairs. Spend too long there without some sort of attempt (even failed ones) at improving your team, and the GM might end up getting fired. Also, remember that a good GM keeps his players competitive, but content. Players that aren't happy with their role on your team (like a 50 goal scorer on the third line, a 18-20 minute defenceman on the bottom pairing, or having two starting goaltenders competing for playing time) may end up asking for a trade. If they aren't dealt within an acceptable period of time (dependent on the player and situation) they may refuse to play until they are moved. Make sure you keep your players happy. Teams will be notified of any potential issues in their Roster Review PM and have the chance to respond to player concerns there. If an issue regarding player happiness is brought up, address the issue, don't make excuses. Each team is reviewed on a regular basis and subject to the same standard as every other team. 2.3 – Executive Volunteer Team canuck2xtreme Mike Vanderhoek aGENT da.moose Squeak 2.4 – Annual Awards Near the end of the regular season, teams may vote for one player for each of the major NHL awards by submitting their votes via secret ballot to an executive member. Teams are NOT permitted to vote for their own players. The winners will be announced upon the conclusion of the voting window. The following awards will be handed out for 2024-25. (Note: Award system subject to change) Awards to be Announced 2.5 – Playoffs The top 3 teams from each Division will make the playoffs along with two wild card teams in each conference. The two teams with the highest point totals of the remaining teams in each Conference will earn the wild card playoff berths. The division winner with the most points in each conference will meet the 2nd wild card team, the other division leader will face the 1st wild card team. The second and third place teams in each division will play each other. Teams will accumulate points via their players, and at the end of the first round, the teams with the most points in each playoff bracket will advance to the second round, and so on, until a champion is crowned at the conclusion of the playoffs. Points are exclusive to each round and do not carry over to the next in any fashion. In the event of a tie at the end of a series, the tie-breaking procedure is as follows: 1. Total Goals 2. Game Winning Goals 3. Overtime Goals 4. Goalie wins 5. Points per game Article 3: Roster Limitations Spoiler 3.1 – Active Roster Guidelines Each active roster will consist of a maximum of 23 players. Teams are limited to a maximum of 14 forwards, 8 defencemen or 2 goaltenders on an active roster at any one time. An empty goaltending roster spot cannot be filled by a forward or defenceman. Teams are required to begin the season with a minimum roster of 12 forwards, 6 defenceman and 2 goaltenders that can be reasonably considered to be actively playing in the NHL and maintain that minimum throughout the season. Teams can dress any roster at their discretion, within these guidelines, provided that teams keep their players happy as outlined in Article 2 Section 2. Prior to the beginning of the regular season, teams must submit an opening night roster post in order for their lineup to be entered into the system to collect points. These rosters MUST be submitted before the start of the regular season to avoid penalties. If a team is late in submitting their opening night roster, they will be penalized 100 points for each day their roster is late and will be removed from the draft lottery at the end of the season. When the roster is submitted, the roster will be input as though it was for the start of the season and the penalty will be applied via negative 'bonus' points. GMs who do not maintain the minimum roster or submit their roster significantly late will face disciplinary action, up to and including the loss of 1st round draft selections, or dismissal. Any roster move must be made in its own post and clearly phrased. Roster moves that do not follow this format risk not be processed. NOTE: Players who are suspended while on the active roster cannot be moved off the active roster for the duration of their suspension. Teams can request a player be dressed in a different position (i.e: forward playing defence, defenceman playing forward) on an emergency basis, but this will be accepted for no more than a seven days period. In order to do this, you must post a roster move indicating your player is being placed out of position. This roster move must be in its own post and clearly phrased. 3.2 – Salary Cap The CFFGML salary cap for the 2024-25 season is $90.85 million dollars. The GML league has add a 3.25% inflator to the NHL salary cap when it is announced in order to balance a 31 team league. During the season, no move will be processed that would put your team over or under the salary cap. In the off-season, the 10% rule is in effect. Teams cannot be over the cap by more than 10% of the cap ceiling at any point. Trades or signings that would put a team more than 10% over the cap during the off-season will not be processed by the league. The salary cap floor for 2024-25 is $65 million dollars. Teams must keep their active roster salary cap above this number at all times. 3.3 – Minor League System This is where you can keep your prospects and depth players. These players are in your system but not on your active roster. You can have as many players in your minor system as you have budgeted money for BUT you cannot exceed 50 total contracts within the organization. Some players must clear waivers to be assigned to your minor league system after the season begins as provided in Article 5 Section 3. You can name your minor league team if you like, just submit your proposed location and team name to the league for approval. As long as it's appropriate and not already taken, the league will approve it. 3.4 – Junior System The Junior system is where you can assign players who have signed entry level contracts but are still eligible to play at the junior level (18-20 years old). Players who are eligible to be assigned to juniors must meet the age criteria (20 years old or younger) at the time of their assignment to junior. Players assigned to junior will not have their salaries count against either the cap or your clubs minors budget. Once recalled, their salary will begin to count against the salary cap/minors budget. Eligible players will not be assigned to Junior automatically, they must be placed there via a post in the thread. Article 4: Contracts Spoiler 4.1 – Contracts In order to be eligible for a teams active or minor league roster, they must be signed to a contract with that club by negotiating a deal with one of our agents. A team may at no time have any greater than fifty (50) signed players in the organization. If a player has hired a specific agent, it will be displayed in a pop up note on the UFA/RFA tracker, and teams must speak to that agent for that player. The league minimum salary for any new contract is $775,000 per season. Player Agents Entry Level Contracts: ThatMike Standard Player Contracts: lethunder, arby18_, Mike Vanderhoek, ThatMike 4.2 – Entry Level Contracts Drafted players signing their first contract will be subject to entry level contract limits. A player signing an entry level deal can only have a maximum base salary of $950,000. Teams can add bonuses and incentives in negotiations as they see fit that would raise the cap hit of the player, but the base salary cannot exceed $950,000. The total maximum salary of an entry level player including bonuses is $3.775 million per season. Players signed to entry level contracts by teams with a qualifying investment in Player Development can have their players contract slide either one or two seasons provided they meet the criteria listed in CBA Section 7.5. Entry Level Contracts are signed using the following basic framework and negotiation process. Step 1 - Uniform salary based on GML Draft Position. 1st overall - $3.25 million (Base salary: $925,000) 2nd overall - $3 million (Base salary: $925,000) 3rd overall - $2.75 million (Base salary: $925,000) 4th overall - $2.25 million (Base salary: $925,000) 5th overall - $2 million (Base salary: $925,000) 6th-10th overall - $1.5 million (Base salary: $925,000) 11th-32nd - $1 million (Base salary: $900,000) 2nd Round - $875,000 3rd Round - $825,000 4th Round - $775,000 Step 2 - Compare to real life salary, consider splitting the difference. Step 3 - Consider any other mitigating factors. (ex: player saw some NHL time, starred in World Juniors etc would raise value. Player struggling and/or injured for large portion of season would lower value.) 4.2 - Restricted Free Agents Players who have played fewer than 7 seasons or are younger than 27 years of age are Restricted Free Agents. 4.2.1 – Qualifying Offers Teams looking to retain the rights of their pending Restricted Free Agents would need to submit a qualifying offer based on the following scale. • $500,000 - $1.5 million = 110% of previous contract • over $1.5 million - $3 million = 105% of previous contract • over $3 million = 100% of previous contract Qualifying offers are calculated using a player’s base salary only, bonuses are not included in the calculation. The deadline for submitting qualifying offers has not yet been determined, but will be noted in the Dates To Remember post below the CBA post. Qualifying offers are valid contract offers and are subject to being accepted at any time prior to their expiration. This offer may or may not be accepted, but the player will go to Unrestricted Free Agency if the qualifying offer is not extended before the deadline. Qualifying offers will expire on August 31, 2023 at 11:59pm Pacific time and at that point will no longer be eligible to be accepted by the player. Teams with players in this situation will still retain the player’s rights. A qualified player who is not signed by December 15th, 2023 at 11:59pm Pacific time will be released to Unrestricted Free Agency and will be eligible to sign with any team. 4.2.2 – Offer Sheets Teams are permitted to extend offer sheets to the RFA players of other teams beginning on Free Agency. These offer sheets may or may not be signed by the player. If they are signed, the club that holds the player’s rights has 1 (ONE) week ( TIME STAMPED example: 9:49am to 9:49am ) to match the offer sheet. If the team declines to match, they would receive compensation based on the following chart. $1,356,540 or less - None $1,356,541 - $2,055,364 - 3rd round pick $2,055,365 - $4,110,732 - 2nd round pick $4,110,733 - $6,166,096 - 1st and 3rd round picks $6,166,097 - $8,221,463 - 1st, 2nd and 3rd round picks $8,221,464 - $10,276,829 - 2 1sts, 2nd and 3rd round picks $10,276,830 and up - 2 1sts, 2 2nds and two 3rd round picks Teams who would present these offer sheets must have their own teams draft picks as compensation before they are able to sign the player to an offer sheet. If a team matches an offer sheet, they CANNOT trade the player until the conclusion of the upcoming season ( final day of regular season if not Playoff bound or the day of elimination from the Playoffs ). In order to match an offer sheet, the team must have room under the salary cap to accommodate the player and their new salary. The 10% rule does not apply in this situation. 4.2.3 – Arbitration - Players 23 or 24 years of age as of July 1st are eligible for team elected arbitration. - Players 25 or 26 years of age as of July 1st are eligible for player elected arbitration. - A player with arbitration rights cannot be asked by their club to file for arbitration, that decision is at the sole discretion of the player and their agent. Doing so will result in the club losing the player to unrestricted free agency. - Electing for arbitration removes the possibility for the player to sign offer sheets. - Teams can have a maximum of one team elected and one player elected arbitration case per season. - The deadline to file for arbitration is noted in the Dates to Remember section of each season. - Arbitration cases will be scheduled and held via PM during the month of August. - Through arbitration, only a 1 year deal will be awarded. - canuck2xtreme will serve as arbitrator. In the event that canuck2xtreme is the player or team representative, another arbitrator will be appointed. - The arbitrator will hear both the teams position and the players position via separate PMs, and then will have up to 7 days to make a decision. - Both the team and the player are required to submit their proposed dollar figure in their statement. - The arbitrator has the right to award either: 1. The players desired contract proposal, 2. The teams desired contract proposal, or 3. Any dollar figure in between the two figures provided by the team and player. - If an arbitration award is within $1 million dollars of the teams desired contract proposal, the award is binding. - If an arbitration award is more than $1 million higher than the teams desired contract proposal, the team has the right to walk away from the arbitration award, making the player an unrestricted free agent. Teams in this situation will NOT receive any compensation. - All arbitration awards are final. Disrespect towards the arbitration system as a result of an unfavorable decision from either party will result in penalties levied by the league at their discretion. This can include, but is not limited to: cap space penalties, forfeiting of draft picks, loss of future arbitration rights, etc. 4.3 – Unrestricted Free Agents Players who are 27 years old or have played in 7 NHL seasons are Unrestricted Free Agents (for these purposes, a player must play in at least 25 games in order for it to count as a season). Unrestricted Free Agents who are without a contract are eligible to be signed to a contract by any team beginning on day 1 of Free Agency. No player eligible for the next seasons CFFGML Entry Draft (a player whom does not turn 21 by the time the Entry Draft takes place and is thus still draft eligible) is eligible to be signed as an unrestricted free agent. When signing a new unrestricted free agent to your club, the maximum allowable contract term is 7 years. The window to offer/sign Unrestricted Free Agents is July 1st, 2023 to January 15th, 2024. Unrestricted Free Agents must also meet age thresholds when being signed to an entry level contract if not having played 7 NHL seasons or being aged 27 years old. This can be any Unrestricted Free Agents whom will turn 21 before the next CDCGML Entry Draft. College and European free agents are also subject to Entry Level Contract restrictions as noted in Section 4.2. The age thresholds affecting contract term is as follows: 18-21 years of age: term of 3 years 22-23 years of age: term of 2 years 24-27 years of age: term of 1 year 4.4 – No Trade/No Movement Clauses No Trade Clauses or No Movement Clauses will be honored by the League and agents. Any requests to have a player waive their NTC/NMC must be submitted to Mike Vanderhoek. If a player demands a trade, the NTC or NMC will be considered waived and the player may be dealt to any team. Players that do end up waiving these clauses will only waive a clause ONCE per season (365 calendar days from waive date). These clauses will not all be waived, each request is taken on a case by case basis and involves multiple executive members helping find the best course of action of said players. Players who are 26 or under are not eligible for NTC or NMCs. If a player has a provision to list teams and is requested to do so, the list will be provided. Unless otherwise specified in the wording of their NTC/NMC, lists will be valid up to and on the next Trade Deadline. Players will not waive to go to a team that is not on their list, regardless of circumstance. A player who has provided a list and was traded to a team on it will not be considered as to have 'waived' their NTC/NMC in that situation and could theoretically be traded again before the 365 day window has elapsed. 4.5 – Extensions Teams are permitted to discuss contract expectations, terms, and freely negotiate an extension with any pending Restricted and Unrestricted Free Agents whose contract expires at the end of the upcoming season beginning on the first day of Free Agency. As with any negotiation, sometimes the player will not desire to sign an extension that early, some players will be more open to the idea, the key is teams can reach out to an agent and get a feel for where their players are at in terms of their expectations etc. When negotiating an extension with a player that has played with your club for the entire season (beginning on opening night of season), teams may offer up to an 8 year contract term if desired. Again, remember that not all players will re-sign, several will test free agency. 4.6 – Buyouts There are two separate one week buyout periods. One from June 20th-27th and one from Sept.23rd-30th. During these buyout periods, teams can buy players out of their contracts if they so desire. Any teams buying out a contract will incur a cap hit of 33% of the player’s annual salary for each remaining year of the contract. Players must clear unconditional waivers before they can be bought out, unless that player holds a NMC. Players with a NMC are able to be bought out without unconditional waivers. 4.7 – Tampering Tampering is a serious offense and will be dealt with strictly. Tampering occurs when a team contacts a player under contract to another team before their contract expires, or when a team tries to negotiate a contract for the same player with two separate agents. In these cases, the team will lose the ability to negotiate with the player in question, and further fines/penalties may be handed down at the leagues discretion. Leeway is given to clubs whom accidentally may present a contract offer to a player unbeknownst to them that may already be under contract or another member club’s property, as the executive works to improve search functions across the league there will remain leeway to members when it is clear there was no ill intent. 4.8 – Contract Termination A contract may be terminated by a team if the player has signed a contract to play overseas (KHL, Europe, etc.) after the player had signed their GML contract. A team may do so by posting in the thread that they wish to release the player in question. The team must provide confirmation that the player has signed a contract in an overseas league. Teams who release players in this manner will not face any cap penalty. Players who have signed AHL only contracts do not qualify and cannot be released by this method. A contract may also be terminated upon a players retirement, as well as unofficial retirement due to injury. Unofficial retirements due to injury are subject to approval by the executive team and must be requested via PM to canuck2xtreme. Teams who release players in this manner will not face any cap penalty. Article 5: Player Movement Spoiler 5.1 – Trades You may make an unlimited amount of trades, but both GMs involved in the trade must PM an executive member. Points are not transferred when a player is traded. For example, if Alex Ovechkin has 38 points for Team A and then is traded to Team B, his point totals remain on Team A. Ovechkin would start on Team B with 0 points. Trades are not official until the time stamped approval of parties involved in the trade call pm. Filing with the league office does not always happen immediately, GMs can expect that all trades are backdated to the day they were submitted to the league and agreed upon by both GMs, so teams will not miss out on any points. Players who are traded must remain at the same league level as they were on their original team at the time of the trade (Active roster to active roster, minors to minors,etc.) unless they are eligible to be assigned otherwise. Waivers rules apply to players who are subject to waivers before being sent down if teams want to place a player from his original team’s active roster in the minors. Any team that has traded a player at any point during the year (beginning July 1st) may not re-acquire (or discuss contract terms via negotiation permissions) with said player for at least 365 calendar days. If you are trading draft picks, the picks must be tracked and properly labeled. Failing to do so will result in the trade being rejected by the League. A properly labeled draft pick: TEAM 2023 1st Round Draft Pick An improperly labeled draft pick: Anything else. The trade deadline for the 2024-25 season has not yet been announced. 5.2 – Trading Cap Dollars Teams can retain up to $3 million dollars or 50% AAV, whichever is lower, of a player’s salary as part of a trade. Teams are permitted to retain cap dollars for up to 2 consecutive seasons (including the current season) of any contract. Teams cannot retain salary in any season other than the current season and the following one. - Teams cannot retain more than 15% of the salary cap ceiling total in any given season. - Teams cannot retain salary on more than 3 players at any one time. - Teams can have a maximum of 3 players on the roster with reduced contracts. - Teams cannot trade salary retention on its own. - The combined amount of salary retained by other teams for players on a team’s roster cannot exceed $10 million at any time. - No player can have his cap hit reduced under $750,000 per season via this method. - No single trade may have a combined retention above $5 million for a single team. - A player may 'double retain' by retaining on a player who already has salary retention. 5.3 – Injured Reserve General- Any team with a player on the NHL injury reserve may put that player on injured reserve starting Oct 1st. Players on injured reserve will not count against your cap but will not earn points. While your player is listed on injured reserve, you may replace him on your active roster with another player. To place a player on injured reserve you must post in thread clearly phrased in its own post that a player is being placed on the IR, you must also copy a link to a source stating the player’s real life status to ensure it matches your medical/training facilities budget. NHL players that have been placed in the NHL's player assistance programs by their real life clubs may also be eligible to be placed on Injured Reserve. When you want to activate your player from injured reserve, you must create an available roster spot for that player first. Season Opening Day- On opening day, each team must be cap compliant. Offseason IR - A GM may apply to place a player on IR during the off-season if they are listed as on Injured Reserve by the NHL. Career Ending Injury Relief- A GM may apply via a PM to an executive member to have the contract of a player suffering a Career Ending Injury simply voided and removed from your team sheet. Applications will be considered on a case by case basis. Websites Considered Reliable Evidence - Including but not limited to http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/injuries, http://www.espn.com/nhl/injuries 5.4 – Waivers Waivers is set as active league-wide from September 15th (the start of GML Training Camp) to the final day of the regular season. All players who are listed in the minors on September 15th @ 4:00pm Pacific Time will automatically be placed on waivers and available for any team to claim. Players can freely be placed, assigned and recalled after these dates. There are no recall Waivers Any player that has exceeded the Waivers Exemption threshold is required to pass through waivers in order to be assigned to the minors after the start of training camp. Waivers Exemption Thresholds 23 years old or younger - 150 NHL game threshold (100 games for goaltenders) 24 - 25 years old - 100 NHL game threshold (75 games for goaltenders) 26 years old - 50 NHL game threshold (25 games for goaltenders) To place a player on waivers, you simply post in the thread that you are placing that player on waivers. The waivers placement must be in its own post and clearly phrased. Waivers assignments that do not follow this format will not be processed and the player will not be on waivers. Players will remain on waivers for 24 hours. - In order to claim a player, post a Waivers Claim post clearly phrased in its own post indicating your desire to claim the player. The claim must be made within the 24 hours window. After the 24 hours period expires, an executive member will post whether the player has cleared waivers, or if they have been claimed, tagging parties involved. - A player that is on waivers will remain in their roster position until either: • The player has cleared waivers and been assigned elsewhere. • The player has been claimed by another team. (Once a player has been claimed, their roster spot will become available for call-ups/replacements etc.) - Players that are claimed by more than one team will be awarded to the team that is ranked lowest in the overall league standings at the beginning of that calendar month. - Teams who claim a player will move to the bottom of the league in waiver claim priority for the remainder of the calendar month. The waiver claim priority list will reset on the morning of the 1st of each month in accordance with league standings at that point. - In the event a team claims two players in one waiver claim post, priority will be given to the player listed first. The team would be moved to the bottom of the claim priority list for the second player listed. - Unclaimed players can either be placed into your clubs minor league system or back onto the active roster. Your team must designate where your player is to go either at the time of being placed on waivers, or shortly after the 24 hour waiver period has expired. If a player clears waivers, they are exempt from waivers for the 14 day period after they cleared. - Players claimed on waivers cannot be assigned to their new clubs minor league affiliate without clearing waivers again. - When a player is claimed, both the team that waived the player and the team receiving the player incur a waivers fee of $50,000 chargeable against the salary cap. Waivers fees do not apply in the offseason. 5.4.1 – Unconditional Waivers A player on unconditional waivers will be available to be claimed following the same basic waiver rules for a 48 hours period. The waivers placement must be in its own post, clearly phrased and must specifically indicate that the player is being placed on unconditional waivers. Players that clear unconditional waivers are then eligible to have their contract bought out. If a player on unconditional waivers is claimed, the waiving team will incur the waivers fee for both teams (totaling $100,000), while the team claiming the player will not incur any fees. Teams claiming a player on unconditional waivers are permitted to place the player in their minor system, but only provided the team already has a full 23 man active roster. Players with NMC's are not required to be placed on Unconditional waivers in order to be bought out. 5.5 - Training Camp There is a Training Camp/Depth Chart tab on all team charts. Beginning September 15th, GML Training Camp will officially begin. Waivers will be in place beginning on this date and players who require waivers will need to clear in order to be assigned to the minors for the start of the season. All players will need to be assigned to their designated rosters from that point forward regardless of where they are listed on your Rosters page. Players assigned to the active roster will be listed on this tab in bold type, players assigned to junior or the minors will be listed in italics. Article 6: Entry Draft Spoiler 6.1 – Entry Draft Guidelines The 2025 GML Entry Draft is scheduled for Sunday, June 22nd 2025 beginning at 1:00pm Pacific time (subject to change). Teams will have one draft pick for each of the first four rounds. At the conclusion of the playoffs, we will conduct a draft lottery that mirrors that of the NHL, and the rest of the draft order will be determined by regular season standings. Our League will select from the same pool of draft eligible players that the NHL clubs will select from. Players can then be signed (or released) and placed into a teams minor league system. Unsigned prospects will return to the entry draft after 2 years if they remain unsigned. Players from previous draft years who went undrafted in the CFFGML are eligible to be selected provided they are 20 years of age or younger. 6.2 – Draft Lottery Guidelines The draft lottery will occur in two phases. Phase One will take place directly after the regular season has ended. The 14 teams that miss the playoffs will be eligible to enter the draft lottery. Teams eligible for the draft lottery will be entered into a randomized number generator with equal odds, giving each team a number from 1 to 14. Phase Two will take place directly alongside the NHL draft lottery. The number that teams received in Stage One will link them to NHL teams in the NHL Draft Lottery. (eg. - The team who received number 1 in Stage One will be linked to the NHL team with the highest odds to win the draft lottery, number 2 linked to the team with the 2nd highest odds, and so on.) The team that wins the draft lottery will have that draft selection move up a maximum of 10 places. If a team has traded their draft pick, the team that holds the draft pick will be entered into the draft lottery in the corresponding position as the original team. Draft lottery results impact the draft order for the first round only. All subsequent rounds will be determined solely by the CFFGML Regular Season Standings. Teams can only win the draft lottery a maximum of twice in a 5 year span. (For these purposes, a team in possession of a winning draft pick is considered to have won the lottery regardless of which team the pick originally belonged to. If a team has already won twice in a 5 year span and wins again with the 5 year span, the draft pick will not move for that lottery win and the GML Draft order will not be altered. Past Draft Lottery Winners 2023 - 1. Montreal 2. Montreal 2024 - 1. Los Angeles 2. Dallas Article 7: Front Office Spoiler 7.1 – Front Office Budgets Every team is able to set their clubs front office spending. Each team has $55 million dollars to spread around over four different areas, and each department comes with benefits at certain investment thresholds. These budgets can only be set once per season ( the conclusion of the regular season up to the day before Free Agency opens ). In the event of a new GM hiring, the front office budget remains the same until it can be adjusted during the next allowable window to do so. The benefits are outlined in the sections below. 7.2 – Medical/Training Facilities The amount of money invested here dictates which injured players can be placed on injured reserve based on the following scale. - @ $0 million, 'on injured reserve' can be placed on IR. - @ $12 million, 'out indefinitely' can be placed on IR. - @ $15 million, 'expected to miss...' can be placed on IR. - @ $18 million, 'day to day' can be placed on IR. 7.3 – Player Relations The amount of money invested here represents locker room and facility upgrades for training, air travel and accommodations, increased PR staff and charity affiliations. These effect a player’s likelihood in signing or re-signing with your club, how favorably undrafted/college free agents view your club and is a consideration when asking a player to waive a NTC/NMC to join your club. There are no set thresholds in place as each situation is different and it is a sliding scale. The higher the investment, the more favorably players will view your club. 7.4 – Minors Budget The amount of money invested here is the salary cap for the team’s minor club. A team cannot be over this limit at any time during the season. 7.5 – Player Development The amount of money invested here determines if a club is eligible to utilize the entry level slide rule, and if so, for how many years. If a team has the appropriate investment, the ELC slide provision is automatically applied to eligible players and no further action is required from the team. Under the ELC slide provision, a player on an entry level contract can have their contract slide to the following year provided: - the team had the appropriate investment in their Player Development budget at the time the player signed their contract. - the player signed their ELC contract prior to their 21st birthday. - the player participated in fewer than 10 NHL games during the course of the first season of their contract. Entry Level Slide Investment Thresholds - @ $0 million, not eligible for entry level contract slide. - @ $5 million, eligible for 1 year entry level contract slide. - @ $8 million, eligible for 2 year’s entry level contract slide. Edited October 14, 2024 by canuck2xtreme 2 Quote
canuck2xtreme Posted June 30, 2024 Author Posted June 30, 2024 (edited) Dates To Remember ** All times are Pacific time** Deadline to sign pending UFAs - June 27, 2024 @ 11:59pm Deadline to qualify/sign pending RFAs - June 30, 2024 @ 11:59pm Free Agency Offer Submission Begins - July 1, 2024 Free Agency Negotiations Begin – July 5, 2024 @ 12:00am Deadline to file for Arbitration - July 31, 2024 @ 11:59pm Qualifying Offers Expire - Aug 31, 2024 @ 11:59pm Training Camp Begins - September 15, 2023 @ 4:00pm Waivers Mandatory - September 15, 2023 @ 4:00pm Buyout Window - Sept. 23rd @ 12:00am thru Sept. 30 @ 11:59pm Deadline for Opening Night Rosters - October 7, 2024 @ 5:00pm** <-- see post on page 26. Start of Regular Season - October 4, 2024 Holiday Roster Freeze - Dec. 23rd 12:01am - Dec. 27th 8:00am Deadline to Sign Restricted Free Agents - December 15th, 2024 @ 11:59pm Deadline to Sign Unrestricted Free Agents - March 15th, 2025 @ 12:00am Trade Deadline - TBD @ 8:00pm End of Regular Season - TBD CDCGML Draft Lottery Phase 1 - TBD CDCGML Draft Lottery Phase 2 - TBD (Same as NHL Draft Lottery Date) Deadline to sign 2023 draft selections - June 18, 2025 @ 7:00pm Summer Buy-out Window - June 20 @ 12:00am thru June 27th@ 11:59pm GML 2025 Entry Draft - June 22nd, 2025 @1:00pm Deadline to sign pending UFAs - June 27, 2025 @ 11:59pm Deadline to qualify pending RFAs - June 30, 2025 @ 11:59pm Deadline to adjust Front Office Budget for 2024-25 - June 30, 2025 @ 11:59pm Free Agency Offer Submission Begins - July 1, 2025 Free Agency Negotiations Begin – July 5, 2025 @ 12:00am Edited October 1, 2024 by canuck2xtreme Quote
canuck2xtreme Posted June 30, 2024 Author Posted June 30, 2024 (edited) Waivers Priority List As of: Jan 1, 2025 @ 9:05am Last Updated: Jan 5, 2025 @ 1:56pm Detroit Red Wings Utah Hockey Club Ottawa Senators Los Angeles Kings St. Louis Blues Anaheim Ducks Dallas Stars Philadelphia Flyers Colorado Avalanche Vegas Golden Knights Buffalo Sabres Seattle Kraken New Jersey Devils Columbus Blue Jackets Calgary Flames New York Rangers Chicago Blackhawks San Jose Sharks Boston Bruins Nashville Predators Winnipeg Jets Carolina Hurricanes Florida Panthers Washington Capitals Edmonton Oilers Montreal Canadiens Tampa Bay Lightning Pittsburgh Penguins Vancouver Canucks Minnesota Wild Toronto Maple Leafs Edited January 5 by canuck2xtreme Quote
canuck2xtreme Posted June 30, 2024 Author Posted June 30, 2024 (edited) Future Considerations Spoiler Trade Conditions yet to be completed To VAN: Hardy Haman-Aktell To LA: Conditional 2025 4th Round Draft Selection (if Haman-Aktell plays 10 NHL games in 2024-25, LA receives VAN 2025 4th Round Draft Selection) To ANA: Seamus Casey, Josh Bloom, Ozzy Wiesblatt To LA: Conditional ANA 2025 1st Round Draft Selection (Top 2 Protected - becomes ANA 2026 1st Round Pick if ANA pick lands in top 2), ANA 2026 3rd Round Draft Selection To SEA: Arturs Silovs, Mark Jankowski To UTA: Noel Franson, Conditional SEA 2025 1st Round Draft Selection (Top 3 Protected - becomes SEA 2026 1st Round Pick if SEA pick lands in top 3). To FLA: Seth Jarvis To COL: Shane Pinto, Arseni Gritsyuk, Jakub Malek, FLA 2025 1st Round Draft Selection (Draft Selection is lottery protected, if it wins a lottery position, FLA retains 2025 1st and COL receives COL 2025 2nd Round Draft Selection and FLA 2026 1st Round Draft Selection) VOID -> Conditions removed by Valeri Nichushkin trade posted Dec 23rd) Edited December 23, 2024 by canuck2xtreme Quote
canuck2xtreme Posted June 30, 2024 Author Posted June 30, 2024 (edited) Free Agent List GML 2024 Free Agent List GML 2025 Free Agent List Edited July 11, 2024 by canuck2xtreme Quote
canuck2xtreme Posted June 30, 2024 Author Posted June 30, 2024 (edited) GML 2025 Entry Draft GML 2025 Entry Draft (Sunday June 22, 2025 @ 1:00pm Pacific) Edited July 1, 2024 by canuck2xtreme Quote
Optimist Prime Posted June 30, 2024 Posted June 30, 2024 Ladies and Gentlemen, your 2024/2025 Seattle Kraken!!! William Eklund, Mathew Barzal, Gustav Nyquist Kevin Fiala, Evgeni Malkin, Teuvo Teravainen Taylor Raddysh, Andrew Copp, J.T. Compher Mark Jankowski, John Beecher, D. Gustafsson Oskar Back Ivan Provorov, Damon Severson Vladislav Gavrikov, Artem Zub Matt Grzelcyk, Cody Ceci Santeri Hatakka, Scott Perunovich Jacob Markstrom Arturs Silovs 1 Quote
canuck2xtreme Posted June 30, 2024 Author Posted June 30, 2024 All trades are posted, all updates completed, the 2025 draft selections have been verified, the new thread is up and all Future Considerations that can be completed have been processed! Quote
Sergei Bobrovsky Posted June 30, 2024 Posted June 30, 2024 (edited) Cup check? Edited June 30, 2024 by Sergei Bobrovsky 1 Quote
canuck2xtreme Posted June 30, 2024 Author Posted June 30, 2024 Quote Deadline to sign pending UFAs - June 27, 2024 @ 11:59pm Deadline to qualify pending RFAs - June 30, 2024 @ 11:59pm Deadline to adjust Front Office Budget for 2024-25 - June 30, 2024 @ 11:59pm As I'm sure you know, the deadline to sign pending UFAs has passed. Teams have until midnight to adjust their front office and make sure their pending RFAs are qualified. Any RFAs not qualified by midnight become Unrestricted Free Agents. Teams can qualify RFAs by indicating to their agent that they are submitting a qualifying offer, or by posting that they are qualifying the player in the thread. Quote
ActionJax09 Posted June 30, 2024 Posted June 30, 2024 Waivers: The Pittsburgh Penguins place Cal Petersen on waivers Quote
arby18 Posted June 30, 2024 Posted June 30, 2024 SIGNING: The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed Joseph Woll to a three-year contract. : Joseph Woll - Three-year contract worth $7.25 million dollars ($2.75 million per season) ---------------------------------- AGENCY Quote
Tony Romo Posted June 30, 2024 Posted June 30, 2024 Carolina Hurricanes have sent qualifying offers to: - Nic Robertson - Alex Newhook - Zac Jones - Simon Holmstrom - Domenick Fensore - Alex Vlasic 1 Quote
Gally Posted June 30, 2024 Posted June 30, 2024 (edited) Matthew Tkachuk - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis Valeri Nichuskin - Ross Colton - Matvei Michkov Matthew Knies - Anton Lundell - Jordan Staal Michael Bunting - Nic Dowd - Joel Armia Corey Perry - Juuso Parssinen Thomas Harley - Brock Faber Samuel Girard - Rasmus Ristolainen Calvin De Haan - Jan Rutta Ty Emberson Mackenzie Blackwood Anthony Stolarz AHL Lines Spoiler Maxim Berezkin - Jack Finley - Nikita Grebenkin Tyler Boucher - Noah Philp - Cole Guttman Ilya Safonov - Tristen Robins Emil Andrae - Topias Vilen Theo Wallberg - Marshall Rifai Clay Stevenson Vadim Zherenko Junior System Spoiler Trevor Connelly - Jett Luchanko - Calum Ritchie Andrew Cristall - Sam O'Reilly - Gracyn Sawchyn Blake Montgomery - Filip Eriksson - Mikhail Ilyin Alexander Rykov - Eriks Mateiko Luca Cagnoni - Zayne Parekh Lukas Fischer - Dominik Badinka Hudson Thornton - Dmitri Kuzmin Yegor Zavragin Sergei Ivanov Damian Clara Draft Picks: 2025: UTA 1st, WSH 1st, DAL 2nd, FLA 3rd, OTT 3rd, DAL 4th, NYR 4th, TB 4th 2026: FLA 1st, FLA 2nd, FLA 3rd, NSH 3rd, FLA 4th Edited December 28, 2024 by Gally 2 2 Quote
Lethunder Posted June 30, 2024 Posted June 30, 2024 14 minutes ago, Gally said: Matthew Tkachuk - Clayton Keller - Matvei Michkov Matthew Knies - Anton Lundell - Troy Terry Robby Fabbri - _________ - _________ Beck Malenstyn - _________ - Juuso Parssinen _________ - _________ Thomas Harley - Bowen Byram Samuel Girard - _________ _________ - Rasmus Ristolainen Brayden Pachal Tristan Jarry Anthony Stolarz AHL Lines Reveal hidden contents Nikita Grebyonkin - Cole Guttman - Arseni Gritsyuk Maxim Berezkin - Jack Finley - Tyler Boucher Alexander Rykov - Ryan Greene - Tristen Robins Ilya Safonov - Francesco Pinelli Emil Andrae - Topias Vilen Gavin White Vadim Zherenko Damian Clara Sergei Ivanov Unsigned Picks and Prospects Reveal hidden contents Trevor Connelly - Calum Ritchie - Easton Cowan Andrew Cristall - Jett Luchanko - Gracyn Sawchyn Marek Vanacker - Sam O'Reilly - Mikhail Ilyin Blake Montgomery - Filip Eriksson - Eriks Mateiko Luca Cagnoni - Zayne Parekh Etienne Morin - Dominik Badinka Lukas Fischer - Dmitri Kuzmin Hudson Thornton Yegor Zavragin Yevgeni Volokhin Love the dedication to the build and what you've put together here guys! Panthers knocking on the door soon! 1 2 Quote
Lethunder Posted July 1, 2024 Posted July 1, 2024 (edited) Tyler Toffoli - Vincent Trocheck - David Perron Jason Zucker - Pierre-Luc Dubois - Jordan Eberle ________ - Matthew Poitras - Sonny Milano Nikolai Kovalenko - Christian Dvorak - Jesper Fast Zemgus Girgenson - Sam Carrick Adam Fox - Darnell Nurse Tyler Myers - Kris Letang Brayden McNabb - Timothy Liljegren Andreas Englund Linus Ullmark Joseph Woll ------------------------------------------------------- ICE MUSKIES LINEUP Ruslan Iskhakov - Caedan Bankier - Lukas Rousek Alex Jeffries - Sammy Walker - Jaroslav Chmelar Alex Campbell - Justin Hryckowian - Jayden Grubbe Lucas Elvenes - Aidan Thompson Ian Mitchell - Kale Clague Tyson Hinds - Jack Peart Hunter McDonald - Kyle Masters Jacob Larsson David Rittich Edited July 14, 2024 by Lethunder 3 1 Quote
canuck2xtreme Posted July 1, 2024 Author Posted July 1, 2024 TRADE: The St. Louis Blues have made a trade with the Winnipeg Jets. To WPG: Jason Dickinson To STL: WPG 2026 3rd Round Draft Selection 1 Quote
Sergei Bobrovsky Posted July 1, 2024 Posted July 1, 2024 Nashville Predators 2024-25 Front Office Budget Minors: 23 million Player Relations: 32 million Player Development: 0 Medical: 0 Quote
Viking_10 Posted July 1, 2024 Posted July 1, 2024 Nashville the vavant GM team in this league? 1 Quote
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