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Dates To Remember ** All times are Pacific time** Deadline to sign 2022 draft selections - June 10, 2023 @ 7:00pm Summer Buy-out Window - June 20-27th, 2023 Deadline to sign pending UFAs - June 27, 2023 @ 11:59pm Deadline to qualify/sign pending RFAs - June 30, 2023 @ 11:59pm Initial Offer Phase of Free Agency - July 1-3, 2023 Free Agency Negotiations Open – July 1, 2023 @ 12:00am Deadline to file for Arbitration - July 31, 2023 @ 11:59pm Qualifying Offers Expire - Aug 31, 2023 @ 11:59pm Waivers Mandatory - September 15, 2023 @ 4:00pm Pacific Buyout window - September 23 - 30 @ 12:00am Pacific Deadline for Opening Night Rosters - October 10, 2023 @ 3:00pm Start of Regular Season - October 10, 2023 Holiday Roster Freeze - Dec. 23rd 12:01am - Dec. 27th 8:00am Deadline to Sign Restricted Free Agents - December 15th, 2023 @ 11:59pm Deadline to Sign Unrestricted Free Agents - January 15th, 2024 @ 12:00am Trade Deadline - TBD @ 8:00pm PST End of Regular Season - April 18th, 2023 CDCGML Draft Lottery Phase 1 - April 23rd, 2023 CDCGML Draft Lottery Phase 2 - TBD 2024 CDCGML Entry Draft - June 22nd, 2024 @ 1:00pm

CDCGML Collective Bargaining Agreement Article 1: Scoring Structure Article 2: Regular Season/Playoff Structure Article 3: Roster Limitations Article 4: Contracts Article 5: Player Movement Article 6: Entry Draft Article 7: Front Office

Welcome to CDCGML 2023-24! Welcome to season number 15 of the CDCGML!! Test out your best GM'ing skills here in the best fantasy hockey game in the world! From the entry draft to deadline day, build your team as you see fit, manage your way to the top of the League and make a run at the ultimate prize, the coveted CDCGML Championship!! To view the rich history of the CDCGML feel free to click on the CDCGML Archives link and browse past winners to defunct clubs and everything else in between from trophy winners to divisional champions. Pacific Central Arizona Coyotes - Squeak Calgary Flames - Kondor40 Chicago Blackhawks - Sludge Edmonton Oilers - Canuck Surfer Colorado Avalanche - aGENT Los Angeles Kings - arby18_ Dallas Stars - J.I.A.H.N San Jose Sharks - ThatMike Minnesota Wild - Dak Prescott Seattle Kraken - Primal Optimist Nashville Predators - Sergei Bobrovsky Vancouver Canucks – theo5789 St.Louis Blues - Devron44 Vegas Golden Knights - The Brindy Gypsy Winnipeg Jets - canuck2xtreme Metropolitan Atlantic Carolina Hurricanes - Tony Romo Boston Bruins - Sharpshooter Columbus Blue Jackets – AngryElf Buffalo Sabres - lethunder New Jersey Devils - Mike Vanderhoek Detroit Red Wings - Ilunga/HighOnHockey NY Rangers - Brettzky Florida Panthers - Caboose/Gally Philadelphia Flyers - Rush17 Montreal Canadiens - snowflake Pittsburgh Penguins - ActionJax09 Ottawa Senators - Zenflamesfan Washington Capitals - da.moose Tampa Bay Lightning – Relyt Krets Toronto Maple Leafs - Gator/Patrick Kane

TRADE: The Columbus Blue Jackets have made a trade with the Seattle Kraken. To SEA: EDM 2023 1st Round Draft Selection (20th overall) To CBJ: Peter Diliberatore ($150,000 retained by SEA) SEA 2023 2nd Round Draft Selection (50th overall) ANA 2023 3rd Round Draft Selection (77th overall) SEA 2023 3rd Round Draft Selection (82nd overall) TOR 2023 3rd Round Draft Selection (86th overall) SEA 2024 2nd Round Draft Selection SEA 2024 3rd Round Draft Selection

WAIVERS: The following players have cleared waivers. Brandon Saad Tucker Poolman

WAIVERS: The Florida Panthers have claimed Alex Edler from the Colorado Avalanche via waivers. @aGENT @Caboose @Gally

I should note that my post wasn't directed specifically at you, yours was just the post I quoted because it encompassed two issues I wanted to touch on. Teams will still have issues staying under the cap. I do understand the angle you were going for in that regard, and while a raised cap does alleviate some pressure on some teams, it won't solve them. There will still be opportunities for you to make these types of moves. There are still some teams that will be in a very tight spot.

Just want to address a few things here as they seem to be topics of conversation lately. There are steps coming in the next day or two that I hope will reduce (though it will not eliminate) teams burying players in the minors. It is possible to weaponize cap space, but we do have avenues in place to try to maintain some flexibility so as to not hamstring teams for years. It's a delicate balance. And as for Player Relations, your statement is true, to a point. Player Relations budgets are a sliding scale dependent on the rest of the league. During contract negotiations, it is one of the factors that goes into consideration, but it is not the only factor. Salary, player role, roster fit, team direction etc are all aspects that make a difference. When a player is choosing between two teams, having a superior player relations budget is a point in your favour. If a player is weighing their options, and there's 3 areas that lean towards one team, and three areas that lean towards another, the team with the higher player relations budget is likely signing that player. It also helps when re-signing players in regards to more team desirable term on occasion, or less emphasis on trade protection etc. Every situation is it's own, but it does come into play. I understand the frustration with the vagueness at times regarding player relation, but it comes into play more often than people think.

TRADE: The Calgary Flames have made a trade with the New Jersey Devils. To CGY: Alexander Wennberg To NJ: CGY 2023 3rd Round Draft Selection (70th overall)

All signings and team sheets are up to date. If you have posted that you have qualified RFAs, they will appear in Bold until the agent has confirmed with me that they have been qualified, then they will be switched to italics. Please post up to date rosters so I can update team lineups, this will help free agents understand their projected position on your club and help with decision making, and also gives you the most accurate number on your salary cap situation. Remember to double check your minors for players who should be on the big club.

This is still the main goal, and so far so good IMO. This is where team fit has to be a major consideration for free agents etc. We've always tried to be attentive to that, but I expect that will be even more of a focus this summer than before. With that said, there's not much we can do in the parity department if people keep making trades that stack powerhouse teams instead of holding onto their quality players. Which is why we try to find ways to incentivize parity. There will be more adjustments in the coming days to that end that will hopefully help as well.

Salary Cap Announcement!! We have always matched our salary cap to the NHL's salary cap in the past. However, given that we've reduced 2 teams (6.25% fewer than the NHL's 32 teams), that's 2 teams worth of players that are now spread across the league, including star players etc., which puts an unexpected strain on everyone's cap numbers. To compensate for this, the league in implementing the following salary cap provision that will take effect beginning next season and continue each year until re-expansion. When the NHL salary cap is announced for next season, the league will increase the GML salary cap to 6.25% above the NHL number. So for example, if the announced NHL salary cap is $83.5 million: If/when we expand back to 32 teams, we will reduce the salary cap increase to 3.25% in the first year after expansion and then eliminate it for the 2nd year, dropping back down to the NHL number gradually to give teams a chance to adjust.

I will be posting any CBA revisions/updates and launching the 2023-24 thread over the next week or so. If you have any suggestions, questions, comments, complaints etc., now is the time to let me know!

TRADE: The Toronto Maple Leafs have made a trade with the Vancouver Canucks. To VAN: WSH 2023 2nd Round Draft Selection (59th overall) TB 2023 3rd Round Draft Selection (94th overall) To TOR: LA 2023 3rd Round Draft Selection (73rd overall) DAL 2023 3rd Round Draft Selection (74th overall)

TRADE: The New York Rangers have made a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets. To CBJ: Mattias Samuelsson Michael Rasmussen Angus Crookshank To NYR: Mathieu Joseph CBJ 2024 1st Round Draft Selection CBJ 2024 2nd Round Draft Selection

TRADE: The Toronto Maple Leafs have made a trade with the Ottawa Senators. To OTT : EDM 2023 2nd Round Draft Selection (52nd overall) To TOR: WSH 2023 2nd Round Draft Selection (59th overall) TB 2023 3rd Round Draft Selection (94th overall)

TRADE: The St. Louis Blues have made a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs. To TOR: Dawson Mercer To STL: Braden Schneider TOR 2024 2nd Round Draft Selection

TRADE: The Calgary Flames have made a trade with the Ottawa Senators. To CGY: Brock Boeser To OTT : Joonas Korpisalo MTL 2023 3rd Round Draft Selection (65th overall)

TRADE: The Toronto Maple Leafs have made a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers. To PHI: Nazem Kadri Zemgus Girgensons To TOR: LA 2023 2nd Round Draft Selection (41st overall) EDM 2023 2nd Round Draft Selection (52nd overall) CAR 2023 3rd Round Draft Selection (72nd overall) PHI 2023 4th Round Draft Selection (100th overall) ARI 2023 4th Round Draft Selection

TRADE: The Tampa Bay Lightning have made a trade with the Buffalo Sabres. To TB: Shea Theodore (50% retained thru 2024-25) To BUF: Calen Addison COL 2023 1st Round Draft Selection MTL 2023 2nd Round Draft Selection (33rd overall) CHI 2023 3rd Round Draft Selection (80th overall)

TRADE: The Tampa Bay Lightning have made a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers. To PHI: Anthony Cirelli NJ 2024 4th Round Draft Selection To TB: Frank Vatrano Simon Knak COL 2023 1st Round Draft Selection MTL 2023 2nd Round Draft Selection (33rd overall) CHI 2023 3rd Round Draft Selection (80th overall) TB 2024 2nd Round Draft Selection BOS 2024 3rd Round Draft Selection

TRADE: The Arizona Coyotes have made a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs. To TOR: VAN 2023 2nd Round Draft Selection (35th overall) To ARI: Jack Rathbone ANA 2023 2nd Round Draft Selection (45th overall)

TRADE: The Philadelphia Flyers have made a trade with the Florida Panthers. To PHI: Robert Hagg To FLA: Rasmus Ristolainen EDM 2023 3rd Round Draft Selection (84th overall)