The VHL League Parity Issue, and Amendment Suggestions

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Buffalo's idea of a waiver period after the draft sounds intriguing. Keeps the "spirit" of the draft in effect.

An increased prospect limit could help with getting the lower-rounds draftees onto teams during this period.

[Montreal Canadiens]

Personally i think we carry to many prospects, this eliminates the ability to make a quick waiver wire find when a lesser known comes in the league. I use the PHL as an example with the 40man roster or whatever it is, you can always do some research and find a players to upgrade your AHL roster. Between our rosters and the prospect lists everyone and their neighbour is taken making waiver claims very unlikely.



But the one biggest thing i find we can improve on is to limit the number of free agents that re sign prior to July 1st, i think we allow way to many of these players sign with current teams and by doing so eliminate the ability of bubble teams to add through free agency. I dont have the numbers but we should cap the number of UFA's that each team can sign or better yet open it right up, that all UFA's will hit open market, this does not mean you can compete for them on July 1st but so will everyone else.

Rfa;s are a different story, as in the NHL they should all be resigned by their teams.

[Tampa Bay Lightning]

Feb 27, 2015 11:19:49 GMT -5 Montreal Canadiens said:

But the one biggest thing i find we can improve on is to limit the number of free agents that re sign prior to July 1st, i think we allow way to many of these players sign with current teams and by doing so eliminate the ability of bubble teams to add through free agency. I dont have the numbers but we should cap the number of UFA's that each team can sign or better yet open it right up, that all UFA's will hit open market, this does not mean you can compete for them on July 1st but so will everyone else.
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I can understand that, but that would make rentals less valuable and cheaper, and decrease value to the selling teams, who are probably the ones that aren't doing well.

[Edmonton Oilers]

Feb 27, 2015 11:19:49 GMT -5 Montreal Canadiens said:

Personally i think we carry to many prospects, this eliminates the ability to make a quick waiver wire find when a lesser known comes in the league. I use the PHL as an example with the 40man roster or whatever it is, you can always do some research and find a players to upgrade your AHL roster. Between our rosters and the prospect lists everyone and their neighbour is taken making waiver claims very unlikely.



But the one biggest thing i find we can improve on is to limit the number of free agents that re sign prior to July 1st, i think we allow way to many of these players sign with current teams and by doing so eliminate the ability of bubble teams to add through free agency. I dont have the numbers but we should cap the number of UFA's that each team can sign or better yet open it right up, that all UFA's will hit open market, this does not mean you can compete for them on July 1st but so will everyone else.

Rfa;s are a different story, as in the NHL they should all be resigned by their teams.

that is a tough one and i dont think it could work. teams are run differently and some have more ufas than others. we could be a little harder during negotiations but when teams are already offering the right amount of dollar the agents deem good there really isnt much wiggle room. in the nhl you really only get a couple star players, then a few very good players and the rest which is what free agency has been for us usually.

[Nashville Predators]

Feb 27, 2015 11:19:49 GMT -5 Montreal Canadiens said:

Personally i think we carry to many prospects, this eliminates the ability to make a quick waiver wire find when a lesser known comes in the league. I use the PHL as an example with the 40man roster or whatever it is, you can always do some research and find a players to upgrade your AHL roster. Between our rosters and the prospect lists everyone and their neighbour is taken making waiver claims very unlikely.



But the one biggest thing i find we can improve on is to limit the number of free agents that re sign prior to July 1st, i think we allow way to many of these players sign with current teams and by doing so eliminate the ability of bubble teams to add through free agency. I dont have the numbers but we should cap the number of UFA's that each team can sign or better yet open it right up, that all UFA's will hit open market, this does not mean you can compete for them on July 1st but so will everyone else.

Rfa;s are a different story, as in the NHL they should all be resigned by their teams.

fuck that, the staff already make it hard enough to retain your own UFAs

[Edmonton Oilers]

Feb 27, 2015 11:45:51 GMT -5 Nashville Predators said:

Feb 27, 2015 11:19:49 GMT -5 Montreal Canadiens said:

Personally i think we carry to many prospects, this eliminates the ability to make a quick waiver wire find when a lesser known comes in the league. I use the PHL as an example with the 40man roster or whatever it is, you can always do some research and find a players to upgrade your AHL roster. Between our rosters and the prospect lists everyone and their neighbour is taken making waiver claims very unlikely.



But the one biggest thing i find we can improve on is to limit the number of free agents that re sign prior to July 1st, i think we allow way to many of these players sign with current teams and by doing so eliminate the ability of bubble teams to add through free agency. I dont have the numbers but we should cap the number of UFA's that each team can sign or better yet open it right up, that all UFA's will hit open market, this does not mean you can compete for them on July 1st but so will everyone else.

Rfa;s are a different story, as in the NHL they should all be resigned by their teams.

fuck that, the staff already make it hard enough to retain your own UFAs

either that or your too cheap

[Nashville Predators]

Feb 27, 2015 11:47:40 GMT -5 Edmonton Oilers said:

either that or your too cheap

I prefer cap savvy

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Every year we try to be harder on UFAs, and every year GMs are willing to pay more to keep them. Obviously there's a desire for teams to re-sign players, just like in the NHL, and it results in very few good free agents.

[Tampa Bay Lightning]

1. The cap hit relief thing I just kind of threw out there, I had predicted it to be unpopular. Maybe we could alter it so that a new GM can use one within say the first 3 months of his arrival. We should give a new GM a chance to clear out a bad contract he was not at fault for.

2. Vacancies really kill the league. There should be some sort of incentive program for GMs to recruit new GMs. Perhaps say if a GM recruits another GM and the new GM lasts for over 1 season and is diligent in his tasks, the recruiter gets a non-game breaking insignificant in-game bonus.

3. The prospect list for practical reasons need to be expanded. I have 20 prospects on my list because of due diligence, and I have 8 draft picks. I think multiple teams will have this problem, where they have accumulated draft picks and prospects faster than prospects can be created

[Philadelphia Flyers]

The prospect list limit is tricky. There are a lot of GMs who invest a lot of time into prospects, such as myself, but there are others who don't pay much attention to the future of their team. If I had it my way, I would increase the prospect limit, but then I feel that puts me at an advantage because then I would just stockpile my prospects and hoard as many as I can.

I've even created prospects who weren't exactly ready to be created just to make room on my list. The more assets, gives your team more value in my opinion.

But increasing the limit will decrease the value of those teams who are run by GMs who aren't as active. It's easy to say "you snooze, you lose", but the teams itself also need to be protected if a new GM were to come in.

When I took over the Hurricanes, I had a total of 21 players between my pro roster and farm roster, and had only 9 prospects on my list, prospects I hadn't even heard of. This made it EXTREMELY difficult to rebuild and I am still suffering through the horrendous roster I initially began with a few years ago because the GM before me neglected the team, while the active teams continued to get richer.

So if we raise the limits, this in turn makes the active teams get more richer.

As for UFA's, I really wish we could change to that method and even presented it to the entire staff, but it got shot down. In my personal opinion, I don't think the current system is the best system we could have. I feel having a limit on the amount of UFA's we can resign would really implement more strategy and roster management given to GMs. This would also help the rebuilding teams build through free agency. A team like myself, it was impossible for me to acquire any real assets via free agency. My team sucks, but players don't want to sign here because of it, but how do I get better if I can't sign players? There are flaws to the system, and it's enlightening that some GMs feel similar as I do.