Because they keep disappearing off the Websim Forum, house rules are posted here.
Position Changes
Position changes are unlimited and may be made at any time.
A source must be cited for the change. In this league, any website that lists a forward as either W, LW, RW or C may be used. Sites that list ALL forwards simply as F may not be used. There is a strange case (coincidentally on the commissioner’s team) who is listed as F/D, but all the other forwards on the site are listed as LW, RW, C or W/C, so that site is considered valid.
You can make your own position changes by going to the ATTRIBUTES page, then PLAYERS, then on the player’s line move all the way to the right end of the line where you will find 3 DOTS. Click on that to open a small set of other options, including the position change option. Enter the URL of the vallid source. If an invalid source is discovered, the move will be reversed.
Stashed Star Players
Teams are permitted to have one 80OV or higher player earning over max farm salary on the farm for a week or more. If there are more than 1, the highest OV player(s) on the farm team will be bought out at the team’s expense. Takes effect once the regular season step begins.
Match Penalty Suspensions
As per a league vote, players who receive Match penalties in EURO games for injuring an opponent may be suspended for their actions. here is the procedure:
– Anyone noticing a match penalty in a box score may alert the commissioner. If the injured plyer did not leave the game, there might not be a need for supplementary discipline. Suspensions will be as follows:
…. Player is injured day to day – 1-game suspension
…. Player is injured 1-2 weeks – 2-game suspension
…. Player is injured 2-3 weeks or more – 3-game suspension
– Suspensions apply to regular season AND PLAYOFF games, but suspensions will be reduced by 1 game during the playoffs. It just seems a bit harsh to penalize a team in the playoffs.
– The commissioner will take control of the team and send the offending player to the farm team and remove the waiver claim so his salary won’t count against the cap. The effected GM can make lineup changes right after that, as long as the suspended player doesn’t get into the pro team lineup during the suspension.
– A story will alert the league as to the suspension and GWs are free to comment on the story, perhaps about how vicious the hit was or how unjust the suspension was. Have fun with it.
Interim GMs – retained salaries
We voted to allow interim general managers to cancel the retained salaries they inherited when they were given their teams. For example, Munich got a new GM in Season 16 and found out it had $4.675 million in retained salaries. That was cancelled by the commissioner.
Interim GMs – Buyouts of traded-for players
AlsoInterim GMs can only buy out one (1) contract they acquired in trades made during their first season in the league. They can still buy out any or all players they inherited when they took over the team.
City Relocations
All relocation requests must be approved by the majority of league owners in a poll.
League rules dictate that a relocated team must remain in its current division for three seasons and a vote will then be held to determine if it should be moved into another division.
Ineligible Prospect Liam Kirk
The Liam Kirk who’s a prospect on Bratislava is an experiment gone wrong and not allowed to play in this league. The other Liam Kirk, who is currently a prospect, may play however.
