CLOSED - Waivers and the 2-Way Contract

[Personnel Representative]

Option 1 (Salary Based Waivers)
- ANYONE (except 1st contract rookies) making 1M or more must go through waivers.
- players signed to a 2-way contract do not need to go through waivers.
- players making less than 1M do not need to go through waivers.

Option 2 (Contract-Based Waivers)
- ALL players with a 1-way contract must clear waivers, regardless of salary.
- Players on a 2-way contract don't need to go through waivers, regardless of salary.


Note: Again, 1st-contract rookies/draft picks are protected and don't need to go through waivers at all during their first contract. We have not established rookie max/min, so this may not even be applicable, but I just wanted to address it now.

[Personnel Representative]

Case closed. Waivers are dependent on 2-way cntracts. ANYONE without a 2-way contract must clear waivers. League Info guidelines being updated now.

[Deleted]

What about this off-season? I and others negotiated without thinking about these, what happens with these?

[Personnel Representative]

Since no one seems to have understood the waivers wording (not sure why), no matter what there will be people who negotiated the opposite way we go.

I was going to say to be fair, we should make this effective starting NEXT season, but since 18 of 21 people want the 2-way thing, does anyone care if we implement it this season?

[xx - Former Penguins-xx]

I negotiated all my 2-ways with you, so no objection from me.

[Deleted]

Like I said, what about people who read it the other way? We should have it where any salary signed below 0.999 should be a two-way (unless specifically negotiated other wise) and any salaries above 1.0 are 1-ways (unless negotiated other-wise)0

[XX - Former Stars - XX]

I think it should be implemented next season

[Nashville Predators]

I disagree.

And a player of mine is a casualty because of it. Smithson.

Deal with it people..

1-way = waivers
2-way = no waivers

[Deleted]

Was the negotiated though? If this was a clear rule, I and several others would have negotiated differently, not to mention PR was pushing 1.0 salaries so they would be 1 ways, we need to allow re-negotiations OR come up with a way to make it so part of the league doesn't get screwed because they (including the commish and PR) read the rule one way and the majority of the GMs read it another

[XX - Former Jackets - XX]

But if you read what was there originally, it said the default negotiation was a 1-way deal.

I think it should start this season.

[Deleted]

Not to mention it did not say in the offer outline that you had to say it was a 1-Way or 2-Way offer

[Deleted]

The rule said

"Any player that has a 1-Way Deal AND makes over 1.0M MUST pass through waivers before being demoted"

I never saw that the default contract is 1-Way

[XX - Former Jackets - XX]

Sorry, I know it was posted somewhere, maybe in the UFA and RFA Offers thread.

[XX - Former Jackets - XX]

Everyone signed to a 1-way contract (the default unless otherwise negotiated), and making over 1M dollars must clear waivers.

[Deleted]

What was modified after this was brought to attention (on the 28th)

I dont remember seeing that when I brought this up

[Nashville Predators]

That was there the whole time.

That is what the original argument/disagreement was about...

[Deleted]

No, it was about the 1-Way AND 1.0 part

[XX - Former Jackets - XX]

The reason me and Preds brought it up was because of that, and it was there from the start.

[Deleted]

That's right, it was there....

The whole rule contradicted itself, saying 1-wats were default BUT 0.999 and under were 2-Ways

[XX - Former Jackets - XX]

Yeah, that's what we were arguing and trying to figure out.