FNHL Seattle Expansion Rules

[Mordecai]

Com'on Ant! Don't give my Habs a hard time. We haven't played one another enough times to even develop a rivalry.

[TheBeef]

Antman's right, it's not the same for all teams. Buffalo gets a pass for sucking year after year.
Seriously, I appreciate the pass on this expansion draft.

[AntMan]

P.S. I love AntMan’s candor while antagonizing his division rival.

That’s our rival DD and that’s a dynamic team in music city.

I was expecting the same rules from Vegas draft.

Apropos candor I’d like goalie compensation removed. It’s not the same for everyone like the other rules and wasn’t necessary last go.

[dickiedunn]

P.S. I love AntMan’s candor while antagonizing his division rival.

[dickiedunn]

Conditions for Expansion & Operation:

(A) FRANCHISE BEGINS PLAY 2021-22,

(B) FRANCHISE OPERATIONAL AS OF 2020-21,

(C) CANNOT SIGN FREE AGENTS during the 2020-21 season; can trade for MiLR players and draft picks (Entry or Supplemental) anytime before expansion draft.

(D) EXPANSION DRAFT RULES:
1. Expansion draft will take place after FNHL Finals completed, prior to FNHL Supplemental Draft,
2. Expansion Draft to take place over 5-days May 1-5, 2021 TBD
3. Minimum: 10 forwards, 8 defencemen and 2 regular roster goaltenders (OR 1 regular roster plus 2 MiLR Goalies),
4. Total salaries of Expansion Draft players must be minimum of $38.7m (50% of 2020-21 FNHL Cap Ceiling of $81.5m - MINUS 5% rollback),
5. Cannot Buyout Expansion Draft Players before April 15, 2022 TBD - but can trade them,
6. Any original Seattle Expansion Draft player can be designated a Franchise Player,
7. FNHL Vegas Golden Knights, FNHL Buffalo Sabres & FNHL Anaheim Ducks are exempt from expansion draft,
8. Maximum of 5 teams can be exempt as decided by Seattle over and above VGK, BUF & ANH,
9. A team can only lose maximum 1 player in the expansion draft,
10. Maximum 2 regular roster goalies can be drafted by Seattle OR 1 regular roster goalie plus 2 MiLR goalies,
11. Able to protect 7 Skaters and 1 Goalie OR 8 Skaters,
12. Must expose 1 Goalie from the regular roster or expose 3 in MiLR if there is no qualifying regular roster Goalie to be exposed,
13. Any team losing a Goalie in the expansion draft will be compensated (2 Supplemental Draft picks plus 1 additional 2021 Entry Draft pick at the end of Round 1 when losing a regular roster goalie or 1 Supplemental Draft pick at the end of Round 2 in 2021 when losing a MiLR Goalie)
14. Must expose 3 defencemen,
15. All Franchise Players (FP) must be protected (FP’s will be frozen until after Expansion Draft, cannot be changed during that early off-season period),
16. Maximum 4 Entry Level Contract (ELC) players can be protected,
17. Maximum 5 expiring contracts (ending in 2021 and no extension) can be drafted by Seattle,
18. Exempt: MiLR except where 1 goalie needs to be exposed,
19. Teams can trade expansion draft exemption rights with Seattle (beginning Oct 31, 2020).
20. Original Expansion Draft & Roster Players Link To-Be-Updated

The rules are reasonable and though Chicago management would have preferred additional numbers of protected players, all teams face the same challenge and we will all come out of this expansion draft a better league as a whole.
- DD

[Jonathan]

I don't have any major issues with rules. Just like in the past, teams will adjust and get creative. I just think they need to be 100% finalized before we even draft this year. I think most GM's look that far ahead and knowing possible needs on draft day and planning extensions, etc is a major part of this league. I am still confused on the extension after the season. Are we able to extend our guys after the Expansion draft, if not drafted? If we can't, then I am against Seattle being able to draft those players in final yr.

[Jonathan]

yes All ELC contracts were out of play, not sure why the change.

The last GM didn't know what he was doing.

[blkhwkfn]

The change here is that it was unlimited last go.

I think this also goes for any player w their first FNHL contract in the first two years are exempt. So example Wyatte Wylie just signed by Colorado is not expansion draft eligible.  If we are adopting these added rules and limitations then I would probably expose him.

yes All ELC contracts were out of play, not sure why the change.

[AntMan]

4 ELC will be over and above the 8 core protected.

The change here is that it was unlimited last go.

I think this also goes for any player w their first FNHL contract in the first two years are exempt. So example Wyatte Wylie just signed by Colorado is not expansion draft eligible.  If we are adopting these added rules and limitations then I would probably expose him.

[PigsRule]

PPG i take it that the 4 ELC contracts that can be protected are part of the 7 skaters and 1 G or 8 skaters and no G. Protection slots.

4 ELC will be over and above the 8 core protected.