2015-16 Around the League VIII

[LieutenantDangle]

Savage avy bruh. Golf is life

 

[InjuredChoker]

SportsCentre ‏@SportsCentre 16m16 minutes ago
UPDATE: #NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says salary cap with escalator is about $74M next season, flat without it

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 20m20 minutes ago
Should clarify: first- and second-year "pros" exempt from potential expansion draft, not necessarily NHL players. Pro includes AHL

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 22m22 minutes ago
Daly says most simple thing to know on expansion draft: teams can only lose one player max if it's expansion by one team; 2 player max if 2

Ryan Rishaug ‏@TSNRyanRishaug 21m21 minutes ago
Sounds like they discussed how many players at each position will be protected. 7f 3d and 1g is a model they looked at.

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 10m10 minutes ago
Bottom line on expansion draft as a few GMs said: each team has potential to lose either a No. 4 or No. 5 D, or a No. 6 or No. 7 F or a G

 

[UncleRisto]

I like the fact that you can't protect your entire top-4 and also less forwards. The expansion team(s) will be significantly better off the get go compared to the 2000 teams.

 

[henchman21]

Depending on when the draft hits, Bigras could be exempt, but Zadorov eligible.

 

[Foppa2118]

Expansion draft should come just in time as the Avs finally amass a balanced team.

 

[UncleRisto]

I'm not worried.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Depending on when the draft hits, Bigras could be exempt, but Zadorov eligible.

i'd assume it's after next season earliest so bigras would eligible too. they can't have it this year.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

i'd assume it's after next season earliest so bigras would eligible too. they can't have it this year.

Wouldn't Bigras be ineligible though if he only had 2 pro years?


I think the goalie situation will be resolved by then, though.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Elliotte Friedman ‏@FriedgeHNIC 14m14 minutes ago
NHL hasn't decided on players with NMCs being eligible for expansion draft. But expectation is they will not be available for selection

beauch has NMC.

 

[henchman21]

i'd assume it's after next season earliest so bigras would eligible too. they can't have it this year.

If the draft is next June, it is still in the previous league year and would be during Bigras' 2nd season. The last time there was an expansion draft, it happened in June and was a part of the previous league year.

 

[InjuredChoker]

Wouldn't Bigras be ineligible though if he only had 2 pro years?

yes, brain fart on my part. i'd assume that's how they count it.

 

[tigervixxxen]

So basically the Avs would have to protect Beauch and assuming they are still here Barrie and EJ so anyone else such as Zadorov would be unprotected.

How did it work before, the expansion team takes 23 players or what? Do they leave room for their own FA signings and draft picks?

 

[henchman21]

So basically the Avs would have to protect Beauch and assuming they are still here Barrie and EJ so anyone else such as Zadorov would be unprotected.

That is unclear right now... I've read that they'd be ineligible, meaning they wouldn't even have to be protected. I've read some that say a NMC would be a forced protection.

 

[Soedy]

So basically the Avs would have to protect Beauch and assuming they are still here Barrie and EJ so anyone else such as Zadorov would be unprotected.

what if we had 4 ds with a NMC then?

 

[Foppa2118]

So Landy, Soda, EJ, and Beauch should be exempt by default with their NTC/NMC.

Plus potentially Barrie and Mack. I'd guess Mack gets one at least.

Wonder if you can give someone a one team NMC and that counts? Give that to Picks and Barrie if so.

 

[InjuredChoker]

So Landy, Soda, EJ, and Beauch should be exempt by default with their NTC/NMC.

Plus potentially Barrie and Mack. I'd guess Mack gets one at least.

Wonder if you can give someone a one team NMC and that counts? Give that to Picks and Barrie if so.

there's no one team NMCs.

NMC doesn't kick in until player is/would've been UFA eligible.

 

[Foppa2118]

there's no one team NMCs.

NMC doesn't kick in until player is/would've been UFA eligible.

What are the exact restrictions on NMC's?

 

[InjuredChoker]

That is unclear right now... I've read that they'd be ineligible, meaning they wouldn't even have to be protected. I've read some that say a NMC would be a forced protection.

some teams could have like 10 NMCs. so they could protect anyone. that wouldn't work.

but that would also mean they can't protect everyone with NMC if they have, say 12 players like that and you can't protect that many. so that wouldn't work either.

though i don't think any team will have that many in couple of years and they could prepare for it. so the latter would make slightly more sense if they bring that NMC unavailability in expansion.

 

[InjuredChoker]

What are the exact restrictions on NMC's?

no trades, loans, or waivers or anything without players approval.. so no movement at all.

some players have NMC and limited NTC though. so they can't be assigned to AHL but they can be asked to give a list of teams they can be traded or can't be traded to (depending on what's the limit).

EJ is one of those on his next contract.

 

[Foppa2118]

no trades, loans, or waivers or anything without players approval.. so no movement at all.

some players have NMC and limited NTC though. so they can't be assigned to AHL but they can be asked to give a list of teams they can be traded or can't be traded to (depending on what's the limit).

EJ is one of those on his next contract.

I meant in terms of how many teams, etc. You mentioned it can't be just one team. I hadn't seen specifics but not dug into it really either.

 

[InjuredChoker]

I meant in terms of how many teams, etc. You mentioned it can't be just one team.

it applies to all teams.

 

[JLo217]

I see zero point in expanding the league...

This sucks for fans of current teams. Plenty of teams can't even fill their stadiums, just move Florida and Arizona. I went to a game in AZ and it was empty basically.

 

[Foppa2118]

it applies to all teams.

So NMC can't be limited or team specific, only NTC?

 

[tigervixxxen]

The league doesn't really care about attendance.

So if they decide before the draft does Vegas get to draft then or that's not enough time to have a FO together to complete a draft?

 

[InjuredChoker]

So NMC can't be limited or team specific, only NTC?

correct.