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Transaction Rules

Trade Review Period
24 Hours
Enforce Roster Minimums
Yes
Who is Placed on Waivers
Dropped players only
Free Agents During Preseason (After Draft)
Unlocked
Lock Free Agents Before Draft
Yes
Transaction Limits
Unlimited

Waiver Claims

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

Miscellaneous

Lifetime
4 Keepers Est. '25-26
Membership
Private
Type
Total points
Flea Eligible
No
Lineup Locking
First game, Weekly Lineups

Rosters

Roster Requirements
1 C, 1 LW, 1 RW, 7 F, 4 D, 1 G
Totals
16: 15 Starters, 1 Bench

Tiebreakers

Power & Playoff Rank Tiebreakers
  1. Most average points/game
Rank division winners higher
No
Retroactively apply official stat changes (recommended)
Yes

Draft

Status
Unscheduled
Time Per Pick
1:30
Player Pool
Everyone
Rounds
16
Snake
Snake the whole draft
Supplemental
No
Reserve Players
Count 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
Playoffs
No playoffs