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Post by LosAngelesGM on Jun 8, 2012 14:49:54 GMT -5
I'm open to that idea. Say forwards/defensemen 75ov or higher need to be on pro roster as well as 77ov goalies. That's fair
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Post by oilersgm on Jun 8, 2012 16:38:58 GMT -5
i dont think you need to change goalies 75 is fair
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Post by leafs on Jun 8, 2012 17:13:12 GMT -5
76 for goalies is reasonable i think
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Post by sensgm on Jun 8, 2012 17:23:40 GMT -5
I was thinking the same as PJ at 77.
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Post by penguins on Jun 9, 2012 0:20:36 GMT -5
All for these new rules about not having players with high ov's or salaries on the farm roster.
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Post by phoenix on Jun 9, 2012 16:08:37 GMT -5
I think the 75 OV rule is more than fair for players and goalies. If the intent is to make this as realistic as possible then how long do you think a 22-23 year old with a skill set that currently matches the average NHL player would be willing to sit on the farm and develop before they got traded? As for goalies I will give Gustafson and Brian Elliot as an example. Both are a 75 and both are NHL goalies so why should they be on the farm in our league? As for the argument of stock piling backup goalies on the farm... How many NHL teams have more than 2-3 NHL calibre goalies? If they run into injury troubles they call up the 22 year old from the farm to give him a shot and hold the fort until the NHL goalie is healthy. If its a longterm injury they make a trade.
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Post by bluejacketsgm on Jun 10, 2012 7:29:33 GMT -5
without going through this entire thread and reading it has anyone explained what happens to a team if during the offseason auto-rerate 3 or 4 guys happen to rerate to over 75 on their farm but they don't have room for them on their roster? do we just have to start buying out contracts because we're forced to call them up and need the room?
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Post by CanucksGM on Jun 10, 2012 10:23:06 GMT -5
or trade some people for picks and prospects to make room, just like a real team would do if they had young up and coming players that are getting ready to step up.
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Post by LosAngelesGM on Jun 10, 2012 11:06:45 GMT -5
^^^Exactly. If a young promising player was buried on a farm team in the NHL/AHL, he would either be brought up and made room for, or hes going to demand to be moved.
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Post by ECFHL Commissioner on Jun 12, 2012 14:18:57 GMT -5
Thanks for all the feedback while I was away.
I'd like to at least try the straight 75 overall for a season before changing it. Taking a looking over the rosters, out of all the farm goaltenders, only three of those Theodore(WSH), Neuvirth(PIT) and Conklin(OTT) are at 75 overall. Each of them are rated higher than the current pro backup.
Out of all the goalies 72 or over, only 2-3 of them have a realistic change of going up in overall. Most of them are 30-mid 30 year olds.
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