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Transaction Rules

Trade Review Period
24 Hours, no vetoes
Enforce Roster Minimums
Yes
Who is Placed on Waivers
Nobody, there is no waiver system in place
Free Agents During Preseason (After Draft)
Unlocked
Lock Free Agents Before Draft
Yes
Transaction Limits
Unlimited

Miscellaneous

Lifetime
30 Keepers Est. '24-25
Membership
Public
Type
H2H Points
Flea Eligible
No
Lineup Locking
At game start, Daily Lineups

Rosters

Roster Requirements
3 C, 3 LW, 3 RW, 3 F, 6 D, 3 G, 3 D/G
Totals
35: 24 Starters, 11 Bench, +15 IR, +10 TAXI

Tiebreakers

Individual Game Tiebreakers
  1. Most total starter Points
  2. Highest individual starter score
Break Regular Season Ties
Yes
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 (record)
  5. Hardest schedule (points)
Rank division winners higher
Yes
Retroactively apply official stat changes (recommended)
Yes

Draft

Status
Unscheduled
Player Pool
Everyone
Rounds
35
Snake
Snake the whole draft
Supplemental
No
Reserve Players
Do not count IR & TAXI against roster maximums
Non-Keepers
Release at start of draft

Calendar

Current Season Opened
Wed 6/25/25 6:00 AM
Next Season Opens
Thu 6/25/26 6:00 AM
Trading Deadline
Sun 3/29/26 6:00 AM EDT
Playoffs
6 Teams; Weeks: 23-25 Mon 3/9-Sun 3/29, 2 byes (no re-seeding)
Schedule
Auto-generated