Eastside's Hockey Elite Collide

The draft order page is up to date, but please double-check your picks anyway. The contract calculator is also up to date. As with last year, I will need to undo cap retention on expiring contracts (though I don't think there were any for RFAs). I don't think there are pending trade conditions to resolve.

I haven't started the draft. I think Kevin is planning to do the same old big spreadsheet like last year, while watching the World Cup as many of you probably are too. It will probably take a month to finish like last year. Trades have been open for a while so do as you will. I have no particular plans for rule changes besides maybe taking another stab at the playoff cap idea, but I haven't thought about how to deal with the retention issue so that might not go anywhere.

Forgot to mention that I updated the file with pending trades the other day. Let me know if I missed anything.

Work is continuing on the draft, with the top half mostly done and the boring bottom half remaining. Obviously, we'll be starting later than last year's Aug. 8, so I suppose we'll be compressing the preseason more than usual. If you'd like to lend a hand to fill in rounds 3-5, hop on Discord for instructions.

We're halfway through the draft, so I'll be posting about free agent re-signings later today (Sunday). The file is updated. Also a reminder that the current vacancies and temp GMs are Columbus (DET), Edmonton (MTL) and Philly (SJ).

Here are this year's retirements:

Retiring 9 players over 42 and years <= inf
Cam Ward OV=76
Joni Pitkänen OV=73
Paul Ranger OV=69
Rick Nash OV=75
Jay Bouwmeester OV=75
Pierre-Marc Bouchard OV=73
Thomas Vanek OV=69
Zach Parisé OV=70
Milan Michalek OV=72

Retiring 54 players over 37 and years <= 0
Adam Courchaine OV=68
Anthony Peluso OV=45
Logan MacMillan OV=70
Nick Petrecki OV=63
Spencer Machacek OV=51
Brett Sonne OV=63
Scott Darling OV=72
Ian Cole OV=65
John Negrin OV=58
Evgeni Dadonov OV=64
Billy Sweatt OV=66
Thomas Hickey OV=70
Casey Pierro-Zabotel OV=60
Mark Katic OV=66
Alex Plante OV=60
Drew Schiestel OV=62
Michael Raffl OV=69
Ryan Stanton OV=52
Ben Bishop OV=72
Dustin Tokarski OV=72
Riley Nash OV=67
Aaron Palushaj OV=70
Blake Kessel OV=60
Keith Aulie OV=49
Raphael Herburger OV=65
Ryan Stoa OV=74
Mikael Backlund OV=67
Nathan Horton OV=75
Michal Repík OV=71
Tyson Sexsmith OV=71
Timo Pielmeier OV=64
Jake Hansen OV=68
Nick Palmieri OV=68
Colton Sceviour OV=59
Alex Grant OV=47
Taylor Ellington OV=60
Ryan Getzlaf OV=63
Braydon Coburn OV=69
Dustin Brown OV=73
Andrei Kostitsyn OV=76
Jean-François Jacques OV=68
Paul Postma OV=61
Antti Raanta OV=74
T.J. Brennan OV=68
Kyle Quincey OV=65
Jim O'Brien OV=63
Wojtek Wolski OV=70
Colton Gillies OV=64
Keith Yandle OV=72
Riley Holzapfel OV=54
Nick Ross OV=56
Jamie McBain OV=70
Simon Danis-Pepin OV=50
Michael Caruso OV=54

Retiring 112 players over 30 and years <= 1
John Vittinghoff OV=42
Patrick McNally OV=40
Elias Lindholm OV=47
Justin Faulk OV=42
Artturi Lehkonen OV=37
Kerby Rychel OV=27
Anthony Duclair OV=41
Kevin Sundher OV=50
Ryan Strome OV=47
Christian Thomas OV=49
Kevin Elgestål OV=49
Matt MacKenzie OV=46
Joel Edmundson OV=48
Maxwell Reinhart OV=49
Tyler Wotherspoon OV=45
Brett Ponich OV=49
Casey Thrush OV=42
Tyler Shattock OV=50
Victor Berglind OV=44
Philippe Desrosiers OV=50
Zac Dalpe OV=46
Lukas Sutter OV=10
Matthew Murphy OV=10
Peter Ceresnak OV=50
Robert Baillargeon OV=44
Peter Stoykewych OV=48
Alexander Guptill OV=46
Quinton Howden OV=49
Joseph Cramarossa OV=47
Peter Holland OV=50
Patrik Noren OV=46
Troy Donnay OV=15
Luke Adam OV=47
Patrick Koudys OV=44
Tim Erixon OV=49
Anthony Camara OV=50
Garrett Meurs OV=50
Travis Hamonic OV=50
Adam Reid OV=43
Michael Mersch OV=46
Michael Paliotta OV=49
Keevin Cutting OV=49
Sebastian Aho OV=48
Alex Iafallo OV=50
Frank Corrado OV=50
Stepan Jenik OV=47
Christian Marti OV=48
Norman Hauner OV=51
Stephan Kronthaler OV=49
Marc-Andre Bourdon OV=48
Mathieu Brodeur OV=48
Ben Chiarot OV=50
Nikita Kvartalnov OV=45
Brayden McNabb OV=50
Kurt Etchegary OV=50
Frank Vatrano OV=48
Nick Wolff OV=38
Ian Schultz OV=48
Joshua Burnside OV=49
Jake Guentzel OV=47
Clark Bishop OV=48
Martin Houde OV=40
Thomas Ebbing OV=45
Julius Honka OV=29
Filip Karlsson OV=49
Brandon Maxwell OV=48
Austin Czarnik OV=47
Dylan Wruck OV=43
Joonas Rask OV=50
Roberts Bukarts OV=47
Braden Holtby OV=36
Anton Zlobin OV=42
David Savard OV=48
Teemu Eronen OV=40
Stefan Della Rovere OV=50
Juraj Petro OV=48
Nikita Yazkov OV=50
Harrison Ruopp OV=50
Rushan Rafikov OV=50
Adin Hill OV=50
Connor Crisp OV=50
Curtis McKenzie OV=49
Michal Jordan OV=46
Greg Carey OV=48
Dallas Valentine OV=42
Bryce Van Brabant OV=47
Mathieu Corbeil OV=50
Vyacheslav Kulemin OV=45
Garrett Wilson OV=49
Colin Campbell OV=50
Aleksandr Mikulovich OV=42
Dylan Sadowy OV=45
Fedor Belyakov OV=50
Yaroslav Alshevsky OV=42
Cory Conacher OV=50
Lars Neher OV=46
Anthony Angello OV=49
Zane Gothberg OV=46
Tomas Filippi OV=44
Mitch Wahl OV=51
Justin Hamonic OV=48
Maxime Clermont OV=46
Chad Ruhwedel OV=51
Mitchel Slattery OV=46
Rey Kidd OV=45
Jonathan Johansson OV=47
Jonathan Iilahti OV=48
Ben Wright OV=38
Danny Biega OV=51
Trevor Cann OV=50
Kevin Shattenkirk OV=10
Jon Gillies OV=23

Alright, I think we're ready to have the post-draft rollover on Sunday night and begin UFA on Monday, provisionally at noon (I'll post a separate thread for UFA). Let's say 9PM for the live rollover, exclusively on Discord.

The rollover is done and here's what happened. 16/18 single boosters succeeded... hmph.

Player Fischer, Lukas [team:PIT, rights:PIT], 20.01yrs, 600000x4 (PIT, 77 CON) boosted from 56 to 76
Player Danford, Ben [team:WPG, rights:WPG], 20.60yrs, 600000x4 (WPG, 78 CON) boosted from 57 to 67
Player Luchanko, Jett [team:WPG, rights:WPG], 20.06yrs, 1050000x4 (WPG, 87 CON) boosted from 67 to 77
Player Smith, Jackson [team:WPG, rights:WPG], 19.34yrs, 1100000x4 (WPG, 76 CON) boosted from 69 to 79
Player Genborg, Eddie [team:WPG, rights:WPG], 19.40yrs, 1000000x4 (WPG, 82 CON) boosted from 64 to 74
Player Tullio, Tyler [team:FLA, rights:FLA], 24.44yrs, 600000x1 (FLA, 90 CON) boosted from 55 to 65
Player Nilson, Eric [team:SJ, rights:SJ], 19.34yrs, 700000x4 (SJ, 75 CON) boosted from 69 to 79
Player Elias, Florian [team:NYI, rights:NYI], 24.10yrs, 800000x2 (NYI, 85 CON) boosted from 59 to 69
Player Nesbitt, Jack [team:WPG, rights:WPG], 19.67yrs, 1050000x4 (WPG, 75 CON) boosted from 67 to 77
Player Murtagh, Jack [team:TB, rights:TB], 19.06yrs, 600000x4 (TB, 78 CON) boosted from 68 to 78
Player Zonnon, Bill [team:CAR, rights:CAR], 19.95yrs, 850000x4 (CAR, 76 CON) boosted from 67 to 77
Player Reschny, Cole [team:CGY, rights:CGY], 19.44yrs, 600000x4 (CGY, 80 CON) boosted from 68 to 78
Player Henry, Ty [team:BUF, rights:BUF], 20.15yrs, 600000x4 (BUF, 75 CON) boosted from 58 to 68
Player Hensler, Logan [team:NYR, rights:NYR], 19.92yrs, 600000x4 (NYR, 84 CON) failed to boost from 68 POT
Player Moore, William [team:PHI, rights:PHI], 19.47yrs, 750000x4 (PHI, 76 CON) boosted from 65 to 75
Player Vansaghi, Shane [team:LA, rights:LA], 19.92yrs, 650000x4 (LA, 75 CON) boosted from 66 to 76
Player Stockselius, Theo [team:WPG, rights:WPG], 19.14yrs, 800000x4 (WPG, 76 CON) boosted from 65 to 75
Player Procyszyn, Ethan [team:DET, rights:DET], 20.18yrs, 600000x4 (DET, 78 CON) boosted from 64 to 74
Player Read, Noah [team:DET, rights:DET], 19.69yrs, 600000x4 (DET, 75 CON) boosted from 65 to 75
Player Hopkins, Tyler [team:PIT, rights:PIT], 19.64yrs, 600000x4 (PIT, 76 CON) boosted from 62 to 72
Player Benák, Adam [team:PIT, rights:PIT], 19.43yrs, 600000x4 (PIT, 78 CON) boosted from 69 to 79
Player Klingsell, Viktor [team:BUF, rights:BUF], 19.59yrs, 600000x4 (BUF, 46 CON) busted from 79 to 59
Player Lafrenière, Tommy [team:LA, rights:LA], 19.66yrs, 600000x4 (LA, 77 CON) boosted from 67 to 77
Player Barnhill, Sean [team:CAR, rights:CAR], 19.68yrs, 600000x4 (CAR, 76 CON) failed to boost from 65 POT
Player Boumedienne, Sascha [team:PIT, rights:PIT], 19.66yrs, 600000x4 (PIT, 81 CON) boosted from 58 to 68
Player Prokhorov, Daniil [team:WPG, rights:WPG], 19.38yrs, 1050000x4 (WPG, 75 CON) failed to boost from 57 POT
Player Koblar, Tinus-Luc [team:TB, rights:TB], 19.15yrs, 600000x4 (TB, 80 CON) boosted from 58 to 68
Player Horcoff, William [team:FLA, rights:FLA], 19.64yrs, 950000x4 (FLA, 82 CON) boosted from 56 to 66
Player Zharovsky, Alexander [team:WPG, rights:WPG], 19.56yrs, 600000x4 (WPG, 75 CON) boosted from 58 to 78
Player Limatov, Kurban [team:PHI, rights:PHI], 19.49yrs, 600000x4 (PHI, 77 CON) boosted from 56 to 66
Player Moe, Mason [team:SJ, rights:SJ], 19.47yrs, 600000x4 (SJ, 75 CON) boosted from 55 to 65
Player Griffin, Owen [team:WPG, rights:WPG], 19.43yrs, 600000x4 (WPG, 75 CON) boosted from 59 to 69
Player Kevan, Benjamin [team:COL, rights:COL], 19.69yrs, 600000x4 (COL, 80 CON) boosted from 55 to 65
Player Schock, Drew [team:SJ, rights:SJ], 19.60yrs, 600000x4 (SJ, 77 CON) boosted from 57 to 67
Player Trethewey, Charlie [team:WPG, rights:WPG], 19.12yrs, 600000x4 (WPG, 76 CON) boosted from 54 to 64
Player Nansi, Harry [team:DET, rights:DET], 19.01yrs, 600000x4 (DET, 75 CON) failed to boost from 57 POT
Player Kongsbak Klyvø, Mads [team:TB, rights:TB], 19.36yrs, 600000x4 (TB, 81 CON) boosted from 51 to 61
Player Belle, William [team:WPG, rights:WPG], 19.66yrs, 600000x4 (WPG, 77 CON) boosted from 53 to 63
Player Psenicka, Max [team:CAR, rights:CAR], 19.65yrs, 600000x4 (CAR, 83 CON) failed to boost from 58 POT
Player Amico, Carter [team:VAN, rights:VAN], 19.50yrs, 900000x4 (VAN, 87 CON) boosted from 55 to 65
Player Castagna, Jonathan [team:OTT, rights:OTT], 21.40yrs, 750000x3 (OTT, 78 CON) boosted from 52 to 62
Player Wang, Haoxi [team:DAL, rights:DAL], 19.13yrs, 950000x4 (DAL, 82 CON) failed to boost from 59 POT
Player Phillips, Mace'o [team:VAN, rights:VAN], 19.55yrs, 850000x4 (VAN, 78 CON) boosted from 58 to 68
Player Bausov, Roman [team:OTT, rights:OTT], 19.38yrs, 600000x4 (OTT, 78 CON) boosted from 53 to 63