Hope you all had a great holiday season.
BFHL is ready to start simming again on the 4th. Note that during the break, the sim program released an update so be sure to download the latest client version 1.1.7. Get it under item 1 of the League Files.
A few things to update you here:
The Storm are going about collecting picks in the upcoming prospects draft, now receiving the Nokians 5th round pick in the prospects draft in exchange for young defender Davis Drewiske.
No doubt Storm GM, Brian Yip, sees a lot of value in the upcoming Prospects draft and intends to mold the future of his team with these youngsters!
Storm makes a move......
Alright, usually for me, hockey doesn't take holidays ;)
But as there seems to be some popular demand for not having the weight of BFHL on our shoulders during the holiday season, we won't be simming the dates from December 21, 2009 to January 1, 2010.
In addition, as a gift, we will sim five rest days to give some of your guys a chance to heal up. Check the shout box for when this has been done. Probably sometime on Monday. Note you really should be watching your players minutes if you haven't been, to avoid this 'Exhaustion' injury.
Alright, second time in a week that the sim has been messed up because of inattention to a teams' roster. We don't want this league to be a burden on anyone however, it's not unreasonable to at least do a quick check up on your team once a week. the sim runs Monday to Friday at 850pm PST.
There have been a couple instances where people are asking why they are over cap in the farm when they think they shouldn't.
In this season of BFHL, everyone is on a two way contract. Note that players that have played 25 pro games will have their contracts pernamently turned into one way contracts. No more 90% discount!
Tony the Tigers, on a bit roll of late, knocking off the flying low Aviators, have dipped into the waiver pool looking for more veteran presense and depth down the middle. They have claimed Craig Conroy from the Supastas, who made a big splash themselves in the free agent pool picking up Patrick Marleau. This was a necessary salary cap move for the Supastas as Conroy is now on a one way contract and they probably still need a little bit more help to get some breathing room!
Below are the results of the free agent signing period for December 4th, 2009:
Martin Skoula signed with Storm for $575,000 for 3 year(s) with $0 in bonus.
Andy Greene signed with Storm for $750,000 for 4 year(s) with $0 in bonus.
Patrick Marleau signed with Supastas for $6,300,000 for 1 year(s) with $0 in bonus.
It's come to my attention that some of you may not be setting lines properly. Note that yes the sim will use the last lines you have BUT you need to make sure you copy your lines to all the other 10 games available in the client program. If you set the lines for Day 1 only, Day 2-10 will remain unset and the sim will auto roster/auto lines you those games.
If you want your lines to stick for a while, make sure to hit that "Copy lines to all other days" button.
Just an update for the waivers settings. Players put on waivers were going straight to the farm. It's now set so at first simulation, your guy will show on waivers. GMs have until the next simulation day to claim them if desired.