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Why does some rights expire quicker than other. And how do i know the difference between them?

I always offer my players qualified offers to keep their rights. But when theese offers are rejected it´s seems that some players rights stay with me when the players leaves the team and some rights expire a short while after the players has left the team.

Assuming we mean the NHL...

Restricted free agents = To keep their rights, they need only a qualifying offer of equal or greater value to their current salary, regardless of whether they accept the offer or not.

Unrestricted free agents = To keep their rights, they must accept your offer. If not, they will become unrestricted free agents at the end of their current deal, and will be available to anyone.

At least, that's how I remember it last being. Who knows what unnecessarily corny curve-balls they threw in with the rule changes...

As for determining the difference between the two, I'm pretty sure it's all still based on age and games played. Unrestricted FA's will be above a certain age, and above a certain amount of games played. Restricted FA's will be below these numbers. However, for EHM, it's a lot easier. It has each player's status listed with their contract info. Should be in "(parentheses)" on the line telling you when their contract expires.

P.S. These official rules are fully detailed in the rule-book, which should be available on NHL.com as a PDF document.

Knoeppel wrote:Why does some rights expire quicker than other. And how do i know the difference between them?

I always offer my players qualified offers to keep their rights. But when theese offers are rejected it´s seems that some players rights stay with me when the players leaves the team and some rights expire a short while after the players has left the team.

Well, this seems confusing to me, because if you have somebody qualified as an rfa and they walk, their rights are your forever. However, if you're talking draft picks that's a whole different kettle of fish.

Players become UFAs with either 27 years of age or 7 seasons accrued. That is, if that 18 years old guy makes your team, he'll be elegible fo UFA status at 25. If he fist makes it at 22, he'll have his shot at UFA status at 27.

I may be mistaken, though, but I'm 90% sure.

As far as draft picks go, you will either:

Keep their rights for two years if they play major junior or European leagues or

Keep their rights until they graduate from College, if that's where they play.

In both ways, you can go into "Rosters" and select "Filters - Unsigned Prospects". Click in "View" and select "Other". Below "NHL Rights" will be the name of the Rights Holder of that player. Put your mouse on it and it will appear "These rights expire on xx/xx/xxxx". If nothing appears, his rights will not expire.

Hope that's helpfull.

Wow, you never stop learning new things about this game.

I had no idea about this way to see when rights expire.
Thanks alot!

In other words I don't have to sign each and every prospect to retain their rights? sweet.
I am such a noob

I don´t really meen it that way..

here´s an example.

Last year i offered Simon Gamache and Derrick Walser qualifying offers. They both refused it and left my team after the season was over.

After a couple of weeks i get news that the rights to Walser aren´t mine anymore, but Gamache i still have, he is in Russia playing now..

what the difference between theese players? the both got a qualifyin offer and refused, but then? Is it an age thing. Gamache is born 1981 (28 years in my game) and Walser is born 1978 (30 years in my game)

It has also to do with the amount of games played, I think.