08-22-2019, 01:30 PMMayuu Wrote:

08-22-2019, 01:21 PMFlareon Wrote: Maybe I'm not entirely entitled to provide a POV since my team benefits, but this is what my thought process would be:

1) Check the rulebook regarding send downs and waivers

2) See that the wording says that 5th season J players must clear waivers when sent down 

3) Send my player down, and hope that another team doesn't claim him 

I've heard people mention the waivers thread, but I've also heard that it's dead so I'd easily assume that it isn't being used anymore, hence the rulebook being my personal source of knowledge

If I'm wrong? Sure okay I get it. But this is a bit of a grey imo and I'm sure HO will address that and make it airtight

Try reading the send down thread in the SMJHL GM forum section. First post by eggy. It doesn't really get any more clear.

I'll just put what is in the SMJHL GM Send Down thread right here followed by the Waiver rule as posted in the SHL Rulebook

Quote:"Please post in this thread any players you are sending down to the SMJHL for Season 49, or calling up to your SHL team.

NOTE: There is now a 5-season eligibility for SMJHL players, this means if their SHL Draft year was prior to S46 then they are not able to play in the Juniors

Players designated (S46) must clear SHL waivers before reporting to their junior teams. Other SHL teams have 24 hours to claim a player off waivers.

*** NOTE ***

Skaters and goalies can be sent down even if they have played in the SHL previously, as long as they are under the 350 TPE cap and within the 5 season eligibility, and obviously are under contract.

SMJHL GMs are allowed to sign IFAs with 200-350 TPE after the Draft, so they should not have to bug you to sign players and send them down. "

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G. Waivers
A player is exempt from waivers for three full seasons following being drafted to the SHL. After that, they will be eligible for waivers if sent down to the SMJHL.

1. If sent down, there is a period of 24 hours during which another SHL team may claim them.
   
2. If claimed by a team, there is a 12-hour period during which an SHL team with higher priority may claim the player.
   
   1. Waiver priority begins in reverse order of the previous season’s standings. If a team successfully claims a player off of waivers, they move to the bottom of the list.
      

Nowhere in here does it refer to a separate waiver thread that anyone has to be posted in. And as a SMJHL GM until this thread I never knew there was a Waiver thread. Since we don't have access to SHL GM office I can easily see where Flareon would see this and assume it means that they would be posted in the send down thread and claimed there.

I'm not here to say whether this call was the right one or not since I can't speak for if CAL should have known to use the other thread. But to say the call-up thread doesn't get anymore clear is wrong. There should really be a detailed process in the rule book that constitutes what it means to post a player to waivers. Maybe there is something in the SHL GM Office but most of the site can't see that to reference it.