12-03-2024, 06:29 PM.Laser Wrote: Yes, but that doesn't answer my question. I probably phrased it poorly, let me try again.

If a player, for whatever reason, cannot sign an extension prior to the signing freeze, but they do not plan to switch teams in the offseason and plan to return to their previous team, is that an issue? I legally cannot be crashered during the first 72 hours of the signing freeze, but I can legally crasher myself in the sense that I either ignore all opposing GM's outreach to me or I inform them that I simply plan to return to Philadelphia? It seems that the only thing this rule is adding is making it so that players can't be legally bound by their promises until 72 hours have passed. Am I correct in saying this or am I missing something?

And another question that I've thought of, actually. For example, this season, Philadelphia did not have the cap to extend me prior to the signing freeze. I said sure, no prob, I'll just sign whenever. This occurred prior to the signing freeze. I then signed when the contract was posted after the signing freeze. Is my crasher contract with Philadelphia still valid because I agreed to extend prior to the signing freeze, or is it no longer valid as soon as the signing freeze hits?

@WannabeFinn as well, since I see you also answered while I was typing, whoops!

Is it an issue? No. All this does is give a hard cutoff for GMs to process their unprocessed contracts before we get our ducks in a row with the league budget so we can give GMs as accurate as possible a list of free agent players. Regardless of if those players are simply going to go back to their old teams anyways. GMs will know exactly what your contract status is and who exactly they can approach with a free agent pitch, free of the specter of a tampering punishment. Ultimately the player has full agency and we don't wish to curb a player's desire to continue to play for their team, outside of salary cap constraints of course. It's not for us to say you can't return and MUST go somewhere else in free agency. So, no, there is no issue there.

No, your crasher contract with Philadelphia prior to the freeze would no longer be valid. As I touched on, it's a hard cutoff for contracts to be processed. You would no longer be considered Crashered for the purposes of giving you the free agent status that would prevent GMs from worrying about improper contact. We're not saying it's not okay to stay with your team, we're saying GM's need to take care of their business so that we can get the clearest picture possible for GMs. The following 72 hour moratorium is to give ample time to GMs to assess the list of who is in the free agency pool, devise a plan of attack, and then make contact with the player who then needs time to consider the options available and to make counteroffers in negotiations. We consider time to be a major factor when our seasonal schedule has this occuring on a Monday and ending on a Thursday. The vast majority here are in school or have occupations.