Frequently Asked Questions

Private leagues often have additional rules: player contracts and salaries, transaction limits, minimum games for goalies, additional positions (like rookies or utility players), and rules to protect players from season to season.

Leagues with caps on free agent signings or roster changes require more careful planning of each change. Priority is given to long-term value acquisitions over short-term decisions to maximize games.

These are dynastic leagues designed to last for many years, often with deep rosters, complex retention rules, and youth development systems. They require long-term planning and a balance between immediate success and future prospects.

Analyze the player's role change on the new team, his potential linemates, playing time, especially on the power play. Sometimes a trade increases the value of not only the player being traded, but also his new linemates or players who have received an increase in role on the old team.

Quickly move injured players to IR as soon as they are assigned the appropriate status, and use the vacated slot to sign a free agent. Even if you do not plan to use the new player right away, this gives additional depth to the roster.