2021 EL RECLAMATION AND ROSTER DEADLINE
Feb 21, 2022 17:28:34 GMT -5
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Post by Moscow Red Army on Feb 21, 2022 17:28:34 GMT -5
Hey folks,
The NHL's Trade Deadline is Monday, March 21st. Personally, I like to have the DHL's trade deadline be the same as the NHL's (or after) so we're all aware where the pieces have landed across the NHL to better inform our own decisions. However, because the DHL playoffs take place during the end of the NHL regular season and takes multiple weeks, it means the gap between the trade deadline and the start of the playoffs is generally quite short. For example, the DHL playoffs start on April 3rd this year, so if we used March 21st as our own deadline, we'd only have 2 matches of locked rosters before the playoffs start. Members of the league have griped about this in the past, so I'm going to schedule our "Roster Deadline" (trade/signing deadline) for Tues March 15th this season (unless there is an outpouring of support for us sharing a deadline with the NHL's March 21st date, then I'd be happy to shift it).
I'm not really sure we need it anymore, with the EL RELEASE waivers I implemented this season, but I'm going to keep our EL Reclamation Deadline a thing for at least another year in case there's something I've overlooked in trying to regulate that whole process. Further details about each deadline can be found at the bottom of this post.
Tues Mar 8th at 11:59:59pmET/8:59:59pmPT: EL Reclamation Deadline
Tues Mar 15th at 11:59:59pmET/8:59:59pmPT: Roster Deadline
EL Reclamation Deadline:
Essentially, any players EL RELEASED after the specified date and time of the EL Reclamation Deadline will be ineligible to be re-signed by the team that released them (at least until the Free Agency Bidding Window reopens in the off-season). EL Players can still be EL RELEASED as normal beyond the deadline (teams regain the roster slot and funds from EL RELEASING a valid player), but are essentially off-limits to the team that did choose to let them go. The EL RELEASED player is available for bidding by other teams up until the Roster Deadline, but if done so, that player cannot be traded to any team through to the Roster Deadline (to prevent any acts of collusion).
Roster Deadline:
This deadline continues to operate as per usual. By the deadline, any trades must either have been posted in the TRADE section of the message board OR have accepted by both parties on FanTrax. If the details of the trade have been posted on the message board, but not yet confirmed by the 2nd party, the trade will still be allowed as long as the 2nd party follows up with confirmation within a reasonable timeline. As long as one of these steps has been completed, the rest of the process can be dealt with legally afterwards. Likewise by the deadline, all player auctions must have been started on the message boards, including a valid opening bid. The auctions may continue past the deadline as other possible bids come in, but no new auctions may be started after the deadline has passed.
Past this point, rosters are essentially frozen until around the DHL EL Player Draft.
If anyone has questions or needs clarification, please reach out to me in private, or on the message boards.
Thanks everyone, and good luck.
The NHL's Trade Deadline is Monday, March 21st. Personally, I like to have the DHL's trade deadline be the same as the NHL's (or after) so we're all aware where the pieces have landed across the NHL to better inform our own decisions. However, because the DHL playoffs take place during the end of the NHL regular season and takes multiple weeks, it means the gap between the trade deadline and the start of the playoffs is generally quite short. For example, the DHL playoffs start on April 3rd this year, so if we used March 21st as our own deadline, we'd only have 2 matches of locked rosters before the playoffs start. Members of the league have griped about this in the past, so I'm going to schedule our "Roster Deadline" (trade/signing deadline) for Tues March 15th this season (unless there is an outpouring of support for us sharing a deadline with the NHL's March 21st date, then I'd be happy to shift it).
I'm not really sure we need it anymore, with the EL RELEASE waivers I implemented this season, but I'm going to keep our EL Reclamation Deadline a thing for at least another year in case there's something I've overlooked in trying to regulate that whole process. Further details about each deadline can be found at the bottom of this post.
Tues Mar 8th at 11:59:59pmET/8:59:59pmPT: EL Reclamation Deadline
Tues Mar 15th at 11:59:59pmET/8:59:59pmPT: Roster Deadline
EL Reclamation Deadline:
Essentially, any players EL RELEASED after the specified date and time of the EL Reclamation Deadline will be ineligible to be re-signed by the team that released them (at least until the Free Agency Bidding Window reopens in the off-season). EL Players can still be EL RELEASED as normal beyond the deadline (teams regain the roster slot and funds from EL RELEASING a valid player), but are essentially off-limits to the team that did choose to let them go. The EL RELEASED player is available for bidding by other teams up until the Roster Deadline, but if done so, that player cannot be traded to any team through to the Roster Deadline (to prevent any acts of collusion).
Roster Deadline:
This deadline continues to operate as per usual. By the deadline, any trades must either have been posted in the TRADE section of the message board OR have accepted by both parties on FanTrax. If the details of the trade have been posted on the message board, but not yet confirmed by the 2nd party, the trade will still be allowed as long as the 2nd party follows up with confirmation within a reasonable timeline. As long as one of these steps has been completed, the rest of the process can be dealt with legally afterwards. Likewise by the deadline, all player auctions must have been started on the message boards, including a valid opening bid. The auctions may continue past the deadline as other possible bids come in, but no new auctions may be started after the deadline has passed.
Past this point, rosters are essentially frozen until around the DHL EL Player Draft.
If anyone has questions or needs clarification, please reach out to me in private, or on the message boards.
Thanks everyone, and good luck.