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Another Question

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 9:40 am
by Capital Gains
How does it work for releasing minor leaguers? Is it if they cost under a certain amount that you don't get penalized?

Re: Another Question

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 12:58 pm
by Dallas Stars GM
You can release any player who makes 1.0 per year or less for no penalty whatsoever, anytime you want.

Re: Another Question

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 1:49 pm
by Vik (Habs)
Dallas Stars GM wrote:You can release any player who makes 1.0 per year or less for no penalty whatsoever, anytime you want.
And in the offseason, that bumps up to 1.5M.

Re: Another Question

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 2:09 pm
by Calgary.Flames
Vik (Habs) wrote:
Dallas Stars GM wrote:You can release any player who makes 1.0 per year or less for no penalty whatsoever, anytime you want.
And in the offseason, that bumps up to 1.5M.
You gotta show me where you found that so that we can scrap that.
That's not the case, as far as I know.

Re: Another Question

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 3:02 pm
by Vik (Habs)
Calgary.Flames wrote:
Vik (Habs) wrote:
Dallas Stars GM wrote:You can release any player who makes 1.0 per year or less for no penalty whatsoever, anytime you want.
And in the offseason, that bumps up to 1.5M.
You gotta show me where you found that so that we can scrap that.
That's not the case, as far as I know.
I'm guessing I misunderstood this:
Commish Bub(NYR) wrote:5. Buyouts and player releases are being revised. Up to the "game rollover" (which happens post-draft; you will be notified on the boards of this), buyouts and releases will be handled under current rules. After that point, releases for players making over 1M will be handled like buyouts, and a penalty of a percentage of the player's salary will be applied to the team's overall salary.
Thought I'd seen that was for offseasons but I guess it was just a grace period under the previous system before the new one came in.


So yeah, ignore me.

Re: Another Question

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 4:41 pm
by Calgary.Flames
That's what I thought, yeah. We gave people some time to make their final cuts before the new rule kicked in.