Current UFA points:4.2.3 Unrestricted Free Agency
a) Any player aged 28 or over after rerates will and expired contract will become an
Unrestricted Free Agent (UFA).
b) If a previously rated player returns from prospect pool and is UFA age, the player
can be signed to an RFA contract if:
a. Player was RFA when sent to prospect pool and
b. Player was eligible to sign an RFA contract when they lost ratings
c) The onus is on the owning general manager to notify the commissioner before
the UFA period begins that player is eligible.
d) All UFAs that are not signed to new contracts will be placed into the Unassigned
Players list.
e) If there is more than one winning bid that are equal, the player will choose to play
for a team based on the following tie-breaker rules:
a. The UFA’s previous team
b. The team who finished higher in the standings the previous season
c. Random draw
f) UFAs will be placed into 4 waves based on talent levels.
g) Teams can bid on a maximum of 5 players in wave 1 and 7 players in the
remaining waves.
4.5 Unrestricted Free Agency Waves
a) Each UFA wave will have 2 rounds of bidding.
b) UFA waves overlap one another:
Example:
Day 1: Round 1 bid placed for players in Wave 1
Day 2: Round 2 bids placed for players in Wave 1; Round 1 bid placed for
players in Wave 2
Day 3: Wave 1 Results announced, round 2 bids placed for players in Wave 2,
Round 1 bid placed for players in Wave 3
Day 4: Wave 2 Results announced, round 2 bids placed for players in Wave 3,
Round 1 bid placed for players in Wave 4
Day 5: Wave 3 Results announced, round 2 bids placed for players in Wave 4
Day 6: Wave 4 Results announced
c) The teams with the top 5 bids from round 1 advance to round 2.
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d) Only the top bid cannot be retracted, other teams in the top 5 can reallocated
their points.
e) If you do not win a player, no points are lost.
4.6 Offer Calculation Points
a) Each team will start with 30 base offer calculation points, and can earn:
5 points for articles (1 per article)
5 points for cash (5M per point)
For a total of 40 possible points.
b) Offer Calculation Points are used to make bids on UFAs.
c) Offer Calculation Points cannot be traded.
d) Offer Calculation Points only get used if you sign a player.
e) Teams may not go over their allotted Offer Calculation Points at any time during
the UFA bidding process.
f) It is up to the team to monitor points, if they are over the allocation at any point
during UFA any current offers, they have made become void.
g) Any Offer Calculation Points not used during UFA are lost and have no value
beyond the current UFA period.
h) Calculating your offer is simple:
Average salary offered x the Term Multiplier. The term multiplier is based on
each player’s individual contract length preference (completely random) which
will be provided before UFA begins.
Example:
Martin St. Louis prefers the following contract lengths:
1st Preference is a 4yr deal 1.3 Term Multiplier
2nd Preference is a 3yr deal 1.2 Term Multiplier
3rd Preference is a 2yr deal 1.1 Term Multiplier
4th Preference is a 1yr deal 1.0 Term Multiplier
Scenario 1:
Offer A: $6 mil per year for 1 year = $6 x 1.0 (1 year is his 4th preference) = $6
million
Offer B: $5 mil per year for 4 years = $5 x 1.3 (4 years is his 1st preference) =
$6.5 million
Under this scenario, although St. Louis is getting less per year, he is getting his
preferred contract length of 4 years, and would choose Offer B.
Scenario 2:
Offer A: $6 mil per year for 2 years = $6 x 1.1 (2 years is his 3rd preference) =
$6.6 million
Offer B: $5 mil per year for 4 years = $5 x 1.3 (4 years is his 1st preference) =
$6.5 million
Under this scenario, although St. Louis is not getting his preferred contract
length, the $1 million is enough to make him accept his 3rd preferred contract
length of 2 years. He would choose offer A.
4.7 Full Contract No-Movement Clause
a) Teams can also offer a full contract No-Movement Clause (FCNMC) once every
three years.
b) Players who sign a FCNMC cannot be traded or waived at any point during the
term of the contract.
c) FCNMC's cannot be traded or accumulated over time.
d) FCNMC's are given a value of $1 million/1 offer calculation point (not an extra
point):
Scenario 3:
Offer A: $6 mil per year for 4 years AND a FCNMC = $6 x 1.0 (4 years is his 4th
preference) = $6 + $1 million
Offer B: $5 mil per year for 3 years = $5 x 1.3 (3 years is his 1st preference) =
$6.5 million
Under this scenario, although St. Louis is getting $1 million a year less, he is
getting his preferred contract length of 3 years and chose it over his LEAST
preferred contract length of 4 years. However, the FCNMC makes the 4-year
contract term more acceptable so he chooses offer A.
Anaheim Ducks- 31
Boston Bruins- 30
Buffalo Sabres- 30
Calgary Flames- 35
Carolina Hurricanes- 30
Chicago Blackhawks- 30
Colorado Avalanche- 35
Dallas Stars- 40
Detroit Red Wings- 30
Edmonton Oilers- 30
Florida Panthers- 30
Los Angeles Kings- 30
Montreal Canadiens- 40
Nashville Predators-35
New Jersey Devils- 30
New York Islanders- 37
New York Rangers- 30
Ottawa Senators- 30
Philadelphia Flyers- 35
Pittsburgh Penguins- 39
San Jose Sharks- 30
Seattle Kraken- 30
St Louis Blues- 30
Tampa Bay Lightning- 35
Toronto Maple Leafs- 35
Vancouver Canucks- 35
Washington Capitals- 30
Winnipeg Jets- 30
