Re: League contraction

by Lord SKAgiraffe Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:17 am

Has free agency been ruled out then?

by sportsportsport Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:22 am

I think we need another poll!

by DRIZ Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:22 am

How about having just 2 rounds of a draft?

There are 200 players that are going to be available. This would use 32 of those. Now, surely we could all find 2 players each, even if the 2nd round picks turns out to be farm fodder.

The rest can just go to free agency.

by **J-Iggy** Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:28 am

BuffonIdol wrote:That is a thought Iggy. Though losing the likes of Stamkos and Kovalchuk from the game would be disappointing it does solve a number of headaches. Perhaps they could be reincarnated in youth form through the entry draft?

As much as i would love to pick up Stamkos. I have spent time and effort creating and developing my team. Too just pick up a top player would feel a bit cheap. I like the idea of recreating these guys as rookies.

by **BuffonIdol** Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:31 am

I think my biggest issue with this is similar in vein to the point I made abut the cap. With all these new players available all of a sudden every team will be full of stars. It is like when you play a fantasy league with too few people. Everyone ends up with decent rosters so there is no need to trade or make any changes since supply of decent players always far outstrips roster spots. Having the right balance of stars, contributors and pluggers keeps the game interesting rather than every game being an all-star game. Currently I think the balance of player types per roster is about right. Deleting the teams and the players on them retains this balance.

Reincarnate the players as 18 year olds in the entry draft.

by **BuffonIdol** Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:32 am

J-Iggy wrote:As much as i would love to pick up Stamkos. I have spent time and effort creating and developing my team. Too just pick up a top player would feel a bit cheap.

This.

by **mc_homer** Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:08 am

Ok seems to be a lot leaning towards clearing out the players all together. To be honest I hadn't even considered that and I like it..... new poll incoming! Smile

by Lord SKAgiraffe Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:24 am

If these players are to be deleted (playing abroad!), can we trade for the players before the teams are deleted?

by **mc_homer** Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:50 am

If that is what is decided then I don't see why not. I will say that I expect there to be quite the battle for them still. I wont do that if they are to be reincarnated though.

by **BuffonIdol** Wed Nov 28, 2012 3:06 am

I suggest we do not allow the players to be traded before being deleted as there is going to be a rush and the people who help run the league have a lot to do in the off-season already without negotiating hundreds of offers for the same players. Let them be deleted and reincarnated as kids.

by DRIZ Wed Nov 28, 2012 3:27 am

Does this mean we could have a Hank Sedin Jr on the way?...Won't Dan feel left out?

by **BuffonIdol** Wed Nov 28, 2012 4:31 am

DRIZ wrote:
Does this mean we could have a Hank Sedin Jr on the way?...Won't Dan feel left out?

Good point Driz. I suppose we should transfer Hank to the Chatham Victory to be with his brother....

by **mc_homer** Wed Nov 28, 2012 6:53 am

Or we could retire and reincarnate Dan Smile

by **J-Iggy** Wed Nov 28, 2012 6:58 am

mc_homer wrote:Or we could retire and incinerate Dan

by CFCNick Wed Nov 28, 2012 6:59 am

BuffonIdol wrote:
J-Iggy wrote:As much as i would love to pick up Stamkos. I have spent time and effort creating and developing my team. Too just pick up a top player would feel a bit cheap.

This.

As the newest GM and, aside from a few trades, have done buggar all to develope my team. I wouldn't mind stacking up the "free" talent if you guys would prefer to build your teams. I'll be the Man City of the sim league! Mwahahahahaha!!!!

by **BuffonIdol** Wed Nov 28, 2012 7:03 am

J-Iggy wrote:
mc_homer wrote:Or we could retire and incinerate Dan

by **J-Iggy** Wed Nov 28, 2012 7:08 am

MockingJay33 wrote:
BuffonIdol wrote:
J-Iggy wrote:As much as i would love to pick up Stamkos. I have spent time and effort creating and developing my team. Too just pick up a top player would feel a bit cheap.

This.

As the newest GM and, aside from a few trades, have done buggar all to develope my team. I wouldn't mind stacking up the "free" talent if you guys would prefer to build your teams. I'll be the Man City of the sim league! Mwahahahahaha!!!!

But there will be 16 teams and only a 5 or 6 star players. You may not even get a chance at them if we draft. I really think any kind of draft would be the worst option as there really is no fair way of determining the order and it shouldn't be based on who gets lucky in a random draft order. Surely it has too be FA where everyone has an equal opertunity or we get rid of them and there is no debating over who deserves Stamkos the most.

by **BuffonIdol** Wed Nov 28, 2012 7:20 am

Iggy is right. FA is a better option than drafting. But all that will happen is that Stamkos will end up receiving mutiple offers of the maximum allowed contract. What do we do then?

by carnell Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:04 pm

I'd be happy with player being released to FA. There are a few players that I would be interested in getting to improve both my pro & farm team

by **mc_homer** Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:32 pm

If we did end up with a draft I wouldn't do it randomly. I would prefer to devise a system that would look at each teams performance since starting up and use that to determine the order. Not that it is going to matter as no one is voting that! haha

by **mc_homer** Fri Jan 04, 2013 11:17 am

Players and teams have been deleted now and the new divisions are set, files in dropbox although still work to be done for re-rates/signings.

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