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Transaction Rules

Trade Review Period
24 Hours
Enforce Roster Minimums
No
Who is Placed on Waivers
Dropped players only
Free Agents During Preseason (After Draft)
Unlocked
Lock Free Agents Before Draft
Yes
Transaction Limits
Week: 8

Waiver Claims

How Are Claims Resolved
Waiver Priority
Time on Waivers After Drop
24 Hours
Prevent Waiver Churning
Return recently added players to free agency (recommended)
Always-On During Preseason
No
Reset Order Weekly
No

Miscellaneous

Lifetime
5 Keepers Est. '21-22
Membership
Private
Type
H2H Points
Flea Eligible
No
Lineup Locking
At game start, Daily Lineups

Rosters

Roster Requirements
3 C, 3 LW, 3 RW, 5 D, 1 G, 1 F/D/G
Totals
22: 16 Starters, 6 Bench, +4 IR

Tiebreakers

Individual Game Tiebreakers
  1. Most total starter Points
  2. Highest individual starter score
Break Regular Season Ties
No
Power & Playoff Rank Tiebreakers
  1. Best head-to-head record
  2. Best division record (same division only)
  3. Most average points/game
  4. Hardest schedule (points)
  5. Hardest schedule (record)
Rank division winners higher
Yes
Retroactively apply official stat changes (recommended)
Yes

Calendar

Current Season Opened
Wed 6/25/25 6:00 AM
Next Season Opens
Thu 6/25/26 6:00 AM
Trading Deadline
Thu 3/12/26 6:00 AM EDT
Playoffs
8 Teams; Weeks: 24-26 Mon 3/16-Sun 4/5 (re-seed each round)
Schedule
Custom