The way this game operates is having 31 people like you and me, pretending to be fake GMs of each franchise. You’d get to act as if you were in charge of a team. Negotiate deals with other GM’s make trades and everything else that an actual GM would do. It is also in real time with the NHL so there would be Free Agnecy the draft and trade deadlines.
I just want to see the results. Valuing players on who'se better, cake. Valuing players at their cap space and not making giant holes in your lineup, completely different story.