Hey Everyone
Thanks for all your efforts to get your team to at least 35 players to start the season. On that point, it was the easiest season yet to get that participation so we're really rounding out into a solid group of GMs. We have some challenges like making sure some of you can OPERATE during the season within the cap but I'll trust that you each will manage that effectively without league intervention.
Remember, a bad cap means a hard stop in simming until it's fixed for the team. Historically, I've been very lenient on these issues, but this year I'm probably going to be too busy to deal with problems. I may just end up dropping your highest priced player lose a draft pick as penalty and call it a day. PRESEASON DOES NOT validate salary cap.
Sim times this year will happen anytime after 6PM PST, so get your lines in before that if you want them reflected.
Free Agency continues but the window will be open on the first of every month. After February 1st, 2018, there will be a period of time before the trade deadline, maybe two weeks, where every day is a window.
Throughout the season, I'll be exploring ways to try to ensure a good spread of scoring from game to game. You should be able to be rewarded if you find some really good combinations for your team. The result may be a higher points total for players but the better teams should benefit from this. We are at the mercy of the ratings provider to give us something that helps give more realistic total scoring but that doesn't change the fact that better teams generally should win out.
Here is result of the last off season signing period
| Player | Team | Rebid# | Salary | Term | Re-sign % | Dice Roll | Re-Sign? |
| jacob macdonald | PRIMETIME | 0 | $ 650,000 | 3 | 50.00% | 96.27% | No |
| andrew welinski | PRIMETIME | 0 | $ 650,000 | 3 | 50.00% | 12.80% | Yes |