Post by Mario on Sept 18, 2012 12:53:07 GMT -5
Format: Dynasty, 12 teams, H2H scoring, operating on Yahoo. Down to 8 teams in 2020.
Dynasty: Teams keep all of their players at the end of a season, within the rules governing prospects and players on IR.
Rosters: 4C, 4LW, 4RW, 4D, 4U, 2G, 7 Bench, 2IR *Update-2020 (29 players max)
Scoring: G, A, PPP, +-, PIM, SOG, HITS, W, GAA, SV%, Saves
Add/Drops: Maximum 5 per matchup week, excluding trades. Maximum drops to 3 per week in 2nd year.
Goalie starts: Minimum 3 per matchup week
Waiver period: Two days
Waiver Priority Position: is carried over from the end of one season to the start of the next, based on each teams waiver priority position at the end of the playoffs.
Trades: No maximum. Trading will close prior to the start of league playoffs.
Trade voting/protocol:
Teams agreeing on a trade during the season must immediately post any added provisions (draft pick positions, etc) on the Yahoo league site.
If two (2) mgrs post challenges to the trade within 48 hours, it will go to a league poll/vote on Proboards.
Voting window: 48 hours.
Vote: Majority carries. If a tie the trade proceeds.
Off-season trades:
Both teams must post confirmation and all provisions (draft picks etc) on Proboards. The same voting rules and protocol for challenges and review apply off-season as in-season, other than during the draft when trades involving pick positions will be reviewed immediately by the LM. Trades during Jul/August are reviewed by the league Sept 1.
** The LM reserves the right to veto any trade that (1) suggests collusion, or (2) affects the competitive integrity of the league.
Farm Team
There will be a three (3) round offline prospect / farm team draft each year after the NHL entry draft, beginning after the first season. The draft order is based on standings at the end of the regular season, not the playoffs.
Players drafted must be signed or drafted by an NHL team.
The initial farm team roster will be a maximum five (5) players (to accommodate trades).
The farm team roster will increase to a maximum eight (8) players following the 2nd season, and then cap at 8 players.
Farm teams consist of a maximum of 8 players.
Starting with the next draft in 2016 (2016-17 season), farm teams will expand to 10 players. Farm teams will expand to 12 players in 2020.
A "Farm player" is any player drafted, moved from your "Main roster" to your "Farm team" during the draft, or a player currently on another managers farm team that is acquired in trade.
Any transaction (Drafting, moving from main roster, trade, etc.) placing a farm team over the maximum, will be required to drop the necessary amount of players to be compliant.
Farm players hold a protected farm team position until they are non-eligible.
Non-eligible means:
1. The player has played in 42 or more NHL games and must be moved to the main roster (if he reaches the number during the season, the player is protected and still taking up a farm team position until the season is over).
2. A manager has renounced the farm players rights and drops him for anyone to draft, or pick up.
For example: A team is at the maximum number of farm players, but wants to draft a top prospect like Connor McDavid. So he renounces the rights to one of his current farm players, opening a spot to draft McDavid. The farm player he dropped is now available for anyone to draft if eligible (under 42 NHL games played), or pick up during the season via waivers if non-eligible (over 42 NHL games played).
Players taken in the farm draft, or farm players acquired by trade can be kept on the farm roster, or moved back and forth between the farm and main rosters.
Teams may not start a new season with players on their farm roster who have played 42 career NHL games (regular season). They must be dropped, traded, or moved to the main roster.
**Players who have played 42 or more career NHL regular season games are no longer prospects and cannot be picked in the farm draft.
Prospects: Prospects are players who have not played 42 career NHL regular season games. Players who have played 42 or more games are not prospects and cannot be taken in the farm draft.
Non-Keeper Prospects: Players picked up as FA (i.e. not taken in the farm draft) who have not played 10 NHL regular season career games cannot be kept on the main roster at the end of a season. They must be dropped and go into the prospect draft pool.
Moving a Prospect (from main roster to farm). Teams with players on their roster at the end of a season who have not played 42 career NHL games can move them from their main roster to their protected farm roster during the draft, using a draft pick.
Trading draft pick positions: Is allowed for the following season only. The season end with the farm draft. The new one begin after the farm draft.
IR: Players in IR slots must be moved once they are no longer designated by Yahoo as injured.
Players on IR at the end of a season must be dropped, traded or moved into a roster slot. They cannot be carried over into a new season on IR.
Divisions: All 12 teams play in the same division
Playoffs: Top six (6) teams in final rounds; top two (2) teams win 1st round bye. Bottom six (6) teams in consolation rounds; top two (2) teams win 1st round bye. Top 4 teams for 2020.
Draft Order:
Main roster 1st season: Draft order by Yahoo random selection (snake draft)
Farm Draft (New Weighted Farm Draft): As voted on at the end of last season, beginning with the 2019 farm draft, a lottery will determine the order of the first round. All managers will have a chance at the first overall pick, but teams with the least wins will have the best odds. The remaining two rounds will be determined by the reverse order of the standings.
Farm draft (Old rule): Team finishing in 12th place after the regular season (before playoffs) picks 1st and then in turn through to team finishing 1st; repeat each round (non-snake draft).
Team names: Mgrs to choose an NHL, AHL, European, junior or college team name (past or present).
Participation: Active participation is required. The LM reserves the right to replace inactive managers.
Player status: If for any reason a player (regardless of skill level), is dropped from Yahoo's available list of players, the manager with his rights must drop him into Free agency. The player will go through our normal waiver process if he returns. There will be no option to retain rights to the player by forfeiting a #1 draft pick from the next available Farm draft.
Dynasty: Teams keep all of their players at the end of a season, within the rules governing prospects and players on IR.
Rosters: 4C, 4LW, 4RW, 4D, 4U, 2G, 7 Bench, 2IR *Update-2020 (29 players max)
Scoring: G, A, PPP, +-, PIM, SOG, HITS, W, GAA, SV%, Saves
Add/Drops: Maximum 5 per matchup week, excluding trades. Maximum drops to 3 per week in 2nd year.
Goalie starts: Minimum 3 per matchup week
Waiver period: Two days
Waiver Priority Position: is carried over from the end of one season to the start of the next, based on each teams waiver priority position at the end of the playoffs.
Trades: No maximum. Trading will close prior to the start of league playoffs.
Trade voting/protocol:
Teams agreeing on a trade during the season must immediately post any added provisions (draft pick positions, etc) on the Yahoo league site.
If two (2) mgrs post challenges to the trade within 48 hours, it will go to a league poll/vote on Proboards.
Voting window: 48 hours.
Vote: Majority carries. If a tie the trade proceeds.
Off-season trades:
Both teams must post confirmation and all provisions (draft picks etc) on Proboards. The same voting rules and protocol for challenges and review apply off-season as in-season, other than during the draft when trades involving pick positions will be reviewed immediately by the LM. Trades during Jul/August are reviewed by the league Sept 1.
** The LM reserves the right to veto any trade that (1) suggests collusion, or (2) affects the competitive integrity of the league.
Farm Team
There will be a three (3) round offline prospect / farm team draft each year after the NHL entry draft, beginning after the first season. The draft order is based on standings at the end of the regular season, not the playoffs.
Players drafted must be signed or drafted by an NHL team.
The initial farm team roster will be a maximum five (5) players (to accommodate trades).
The farm team roster will increase to a maximum eight (8) players following the 2nd season, and then cap at 8 players.
Farm teams consist of a maximum of 8 players.
Starting with the next draft in 2016 (2016-17 season), farm teams will expand to 10 players. Farm teams will expand to 12 players in 2020.
A "Farm player" is any player drafted, moved from your "Main roster" to your "Farm team" during the draft, or a player currently on another managers farm team that is acquired in trade.
Any transaction (Drafting, moving from main roster, trade, etc.) placing a farm team over the maximum, will be required to drop the necessary amount of players to be compliant.
Farm players hold a protected farm team position until they are non-eligible.
Non-eligible means:
1. The player has played in 42 or more NHL games and must be moved to the main roster (if he reaches the number during the season, the player is protected and still taking up a farm team position until the season is over).
2. A manager has renounced the farm players rights and drops him for anyone to draft, or pick up.
For example: A team is at the maximum number of farm players, but wants to draft a top prospect like Connor McDavid. So he renounces the rights to one of his current farm players, opening a spot to draft McDavid. The farm player he dropped is now available for anyone to draft if eligible (under 42 NHL games played), or pick up during the season via waivers if non-eligible (over 42 NHL games played).
Players taken in the farm draft, or farm players acquired by trade can be kept on the farm roster, or moved back and forth between the farm and main rosters.
Teams may not start a new season with players on their farm roster who have played 42 career NHL games (regular season). They must be dropped, traded, or moved to the main roster.
**Players who have played 42 or more career NHL regular season games are no longer prospects and cannot be picked in the farm draft.
Prospects: Prospects are players who have not played 42 career NHL regular season games. Players who have played 42 or more games are not prospects and cannot be taken in the farm draft.
Non-Keeper Prospects: Players picked up as FA (i.e. not taken in the farm draft) who have not played 10 NHL regular season career games cannot be kept on the main roster at the end of a season. They must be dropped and go into the prospect draft pool.
Moving a Prospect (from main roster to farm). Teams with players on their roster at the end of a season who have not played 42 career NHL games can move them from their main roster to their protected farm roster during the draft, using a draft pick.
Trading draft pick positions: Is allowed for the following season only. The season end with the farm draft. The new one begin after the farm draft.
IR: Players in IR slots must be moved once they are no longer designated by Yahoo as injured.
Players on IR at the end of a season must be dropped, traded or moved into a roster slot. They cannot be carried over into a new season on IR.
Divisions: All 12 teams play in the same division
Playoffs: Top six (6) teams in final rounds; top two (2) teams win 1st round bye. Bottom six (6) teams in consolation rounds; top two (2) teams win 1st round bye. Top 4 teams for 2020.
Draft Order:
Main roster 1st season: Draft order by Yahoo random selection (snake draft)
Farm Draft (New Weighted Farm Draft): As voted on at the end of last season, beginning with the 2019 farm draft, a lottery will determine the order of the first round. All managers will have a chance at the first overall pick, but teams with the least wins will have the best odds. The remaining two rounds will be determined by the reverse order of the standings.
Farm draft (Old rule): Team finishing in 12th place after the regular season (before playoffs) picks 1st and then in turn through to team finishing 1st; repeat each round (non-snake draft).
Team names: Mgrs to choose an NHL, AHL, European, junior or college team name (past or present).
Participation: Active participation is required. The LM reserves the right to replace inactive managers.
Player status: If for any reason a player (regardless of skill level), is dropped from Yahoo's available list of players, the manager with his rights must drop him into Free agency. The player will go through our normal waiver process if he returns. There will be no option to retain rights to the player by forfeiting a #1 draft pick from the next available Farm draft.