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Post by Chris-Suffolk on Mar 30, 2013 21:19:28 GMT -5
I am having issues with goaltender selections....sorry fella's 1-Holtby has played the last 8 games for Johnstown. He is on auto pilot with an 80% and 20% split. a healthy Miller on the bench for the past 8 games in a row. ISSUE: The % needs to be changed next season so that a goalie is not played for the current schematics. It makes no sense to Fatigue a goalie to his max and then, suit your Back Up guy until he fatigues as well. It's not done that way in the NHL, and it's not a good idea. If you fatigue your starter and then put in your back up and he gets hurt...your up the creek without a paddle. 80% should be for 80% of your teams games, but not 80% in a row. 2-100k goalie starts for THB. No injuries on record for any of his other goalies. I thought we had this covered and discussed two weeks ago? ISSUE:The reason we have goalies signed to pro contracts, is so that this scenario does not occur. Though THB may not be purposely attempting to aid Milw's playoff position...it is hard to dispute that. Yes, we can protect our Playoff Roster and rest guys to protect our playoff run, You cannot do that with 100k guys....it is done with a Bench and Minor contracts that are at minimum 500k. 3-Allen York suits up for Seattle. Again, this is a minor league contracted goalie being used as a starter/backup when there are healthy goalies ahead in depth charts and salaries. I hate to be the whistle blower, but, being as though I am not in a playoff position, I think it is safe to say I am doing this without any collusion or attacking any individual person for personal reasons. These issues are circumventing our leagues rules and the integrity of the FHL. By setting up your team prior to the season's start, we all have ample opportunity and it is our responsibility to field the proper lineups....that includes: 45 Man Max Roster 25 Man Max "Bigs" Roster 6 Goalie Max Roster- Pro Contracted players ( 5ooK ) on bigs roster The above instances all affect the leagues integrity.  |
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Post by Scott-New York on Mar 30, 2013 23:02:21 GMT -5
Actually, the 100k rule has been in affect since we started the minor league system, we are not supposed to use them and if they are used, they have to be signed to a pro contract or be released after the season. I will try to shore up the rule book a little bit so it it's easier to read but I don't think it's that bad now. Pretty cut and dry.
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Post by Chris-Suffolk on Apr 1, 2013 14:26:38 GMT -5
As Scott said, this rule has been in effect since near inception of the league. The reason's are basic...
One of the reasons is, we don't want to make it easy for managers to put just any old body into their lineup so they can tank a season. Another is, it puts managers to task to sign and make rosters of complete and competitive teams. If you choose to sign risky players ( players with low fortitude ) than that is the risk you take. Another reason, it makes the reason to have a decent bench important also putting managers to task. The savvy managers ( or lucky managers ) can Sign, Draft and keep a healthy roster of players for the length of the season and hopefully make a nice playoff run with a strong healthy club.
I don't blame you in protecting your top players as the regular season comes to a close, but the only players you are allowed to place into your lineup are guys with 500k minimum contracts. We have all had to do the same thing thus far. If a guy gets hurt, it will be difficult to deal with, but that's where the drama comes into play.
It was mentioned and explained early on...maybe not entirely clear, but nonetheless...rosters need to be made FHL compliant for it to be fair and honest for all GM's and Team's.
In real life, an NHL team will not sign an ECHL player and place him into the lineup for the last two weeks of the season. Which is comparable to the 100k contracted players we have. It's not like Baseball.
NHLPA wouldn't allow that type of transaction unless the player was immediately signed to a Pro Contract. Glenn didn't have the capability to change contracts midstream, nor did he want to do that, that is why it was a Morally Honored understanding when the league came into existence.
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Post by Phil-Cornwall on Apr 1, 2013 15:43:08 GMT -5
wouldn't the stop-gap means to this be to make sure when the season ended, that ALL those minor league guys HAD to be resigned for a 500K or more contact -at least one year ?
The coding isn't in the program to automatically do this, so we owners have to acknowledge this and coupled with Glenn's end of year accounting - we all make sure all the kids we used for even just one game get signed for next year.
I used 2 'kids' so far...1 game only for each. Sestito - fighter getting mins with Van and defensemen Harrold getting mins and scoring a bit for NJ. I will happily reward them with 500K major league multi year contracts next year.
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Post by Chris-Suffolk on Apr 1, 2013 17:24:25 GMT -5
I left out an important detail....the only exception to this rule: If it were necessary for a team to ice a lineup because of injuries...it would be permissable until those injured players returned to the lineup....then, it would be necessary for the GM to sign the used 1ooK players to Pro Contracts at seasons end.
Again, this is why it is important to sign players to contracts and yet have the moxy to build a proper complete competitive team and have the depth available off the bench in case you sustain injuries during the season. Thats why it is important to have us GM's make sound signings, draft smart, and resign smart...if need be, add some bench depth via trades with cap space.
The difference we have had here this season in the FHL, has been, GM's are using these 100k contract guys as preventative measures instead of necessary measures. thats where it is no good. Cant be done. That is circumventing...and shunned upon.
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Post by Scott-New Jersey on Apr 2, 2013 9:39:31 GMT -5
Seattle if fixed. Did not notice that york was a minor league contract when i set up the lines.
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Post by Chris-Suffolk on Apr 2, 2013 10:56:39 GMT -5
Just in the nick of time Sal....the FHL SWAT Team was loaded onto the Zambonie for a raid of Seattle's Practice Facility...
By the way, I saw that you also did some roster clean up....Thanks!!!
But, being as though you have injured players ( 4 ) and you have roster space in the bigs ( 25 man roster ) and your bench has been depleted....you can add minor league players to your bigs roster ( one for one ) until each injured man returns...that is up to you.
The rule def needs to be clarified this off season before the next season starts up.
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Post by Glenn-Philadelphia on Apr 2, 2013 11:57:41 GMT -5
Just in the nick of time Sal....the FHL SWAT Team was loaded onto the Zambonie for a raid of Seattle's Practice Facility... By the way, I saw that you also did some roster clean up....Thanks!!! But, being as though you have injured players ( 4 ) and you have roster space in the bigs ( 25 man roster ) and your bench has been depleted....you can add minor league players to your bigs roster ( one for one ) until each injured man returns...that is up to you. The rule def needs to be clarified this off season before the next season starts up. Even though the team colors are exactly the same, and both guys first names start with a "S", that was Scott-NJ and not Sal-T,T,TB. |
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Post by Chris-Suffolk on Apr 2, 2013 12:10:43 GMT -5
Ah Geez.....good catch...well, Sal did fix his team also...good things
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Post by Brian-Cleveland on Apr 2, 2013 13:31:12 GMT -5
I have a question. I can't remember if we did this or not last year....but did we reset the goalie stamina before the playoffs? And, did it get reset after each round? I'm trying to figure out how to plan my goalie rotation over the remaining games.
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Post by Glenn-Philadelphia on Apr 2, 2013 19:42:02 GMT -5
I have a question. I can't remember if we did this or not last year....but did we reset the goalie stamina before the playoffs? And, did it get reset after each round? I'm trying to figure out how to plan my goalie rotation over the remaining games. I dont believe we reset the stamina either before the playoffs start or between rounds. |
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Post by Brian-Cleveland on Apr 2, 2013 20:01:29 GMT -5
Ok. I believe it was talked about...couldn't remember if we did it or not. Looks like Ray Emery and Jack Campbell will be seeing more time.
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Post by Scott-New York on Apr 21, 2013 11:41:31 GMT -5
Goalie stamina numbers not appearing on the match-up pages today???
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Post by Glenn-Philadelphia on Apr 21, 2013 12:56:18 GMT -5
Thanks Scott- checking now.
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Post by Glenn-Philadelphia on Apr 23, 2013 12:15:08 GMT -5
Goalie stamina numbers not appearing on the match-up pages today??? And again today Yup, I noticed that earlier today as well. This will be corrected around 5:15 EST. |
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