You have a set salary for each position and you find the best player that fits in that slot going through all the lines in each position following percentage rules.
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-Can not exceed 81.5M cap.
-Line 1: Wingers may not exceed 75% of the centers value.
-Line 2: Center position may not exceed 75% of the Line 1 centers value. Line 2 wingers may not exceed 75% of the value of the winger of the same position on Line 1 AND/OR 75% of the value of the Line 2 Center.
-Line 3: Center position may not exceed 50% of the Line 2 centers value. Line 3 wingers may not exceed 75% of the value of the winger of the same position on Line 2 AND/OR 50% of the value of the Line 3 Center (Going with whichever of the two options is the lower number).
-Line 4: Center position may not exceed 50% of the Line 3 centers value (Exception: Line 4 Centers AAV is 1M). Line 4 wingers may not exceed 75% of the value of the winger of the same position on Line 3 AND/OR 50% of the value of the Line 4 Center (Going with whichever of the two options is the lower number) (Exception: Line 4 Wingers AAV is 1M)
-Line 1 D: Must be within 50% of the Line 1 center positions value but not more than it.
-Line 2 D: May not exceed 50% of Line 1 D of their respective position.
-Line 3 D: May not exceed 50% of Line 2 D of their respective position.
-Goalie 1 must be within 50% of the Line 1 center positions value but not more than it.
-Goalie 2: May not exceed more than 50% of Goalie 1.
*ENTRY LEVEL DEALS MAY ONLY BE USED ON POSITIONS REQUIRING CONTRACTS FOR 1.5M OR LESS.
*IF THE REQUIRED CONTRACT IS UNDER 1.5M YOU GET A .250M BUFFER IF YOU USE A NON ENTRY LEVEL CONTRACT.
C1 – McDavid – 12,500,000M AAV
LW1 - 9,375,000M or less - Marchand at 6,125,000M
RW1 – 9,375,000M or less - Nylander at 6,962,366M
C2 – 9,375,000M or less – Draisaitl – 8,500,000M
LW2 – 4,593,750m or less – Toffoli at 4,250,000M
RW2 – 5,221,775M or less – Rakell at 3,789,444M
C3 – 4,250,000M or less – Getzlaf at 3,000,000M
LW3 – 1,500,000M or less – Cousins at 1,500,000M
RW3 - 1,500,000M or less – Terry at 1,450,000M
C4 – 1,500,000M or less – Stepan at 1,350,000M
LW4 – 1,000,000M or less – Raymond at 925,000M
RW4 - 1,000,000M or less - Puljujarvi at 1.175,000M (Non entry level deal - .250M buffer)
LD1 – 6,250,000M to 12,500,000M – Nurse at 5,600,000M (Current cap hit for this season yet)
RD1 – 6,250,000M to 12,500,000M – Parayko at 5,500,000M
LD2 – 2,800,000M or less – Bean at 2,333,333M
RD2 – 2,750,000M or less – Bear at 2,000,000M
LD3 – 1,166,667M or less – Benn at 900,000M
RD3 – 1,000,000M or less – Fox at 925,000M
G1 – 6,250,000M to 12,500,000M – Gibson at 6,400,000M
G2 – 3,200,000M or less – Holtby at 2,000,000M