Talk:2024–25 NHL transactions

Buyouts
@Uncleben85, since you're normally the transactions guru - are Atkinson/Suter's buyouts correctly listed, or should they be dated tomorrow due to waivers/etc? I'm honestly not entirely sure how it works with respect to that. The  Kip  (contribs) 17:56, 28 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Great question! A typical buyout will require waivers and will only be official after clearing, the next day. But a player with a NMC can waive the waivers period. If you look at Suter, he has an NMC and looks to have skipped going on waivers (the Stars' press release reads "Stars buy out defenseman Ryan Suter"); Atkinson has a M-NTC but not an NMC so would need waivers (Flyers' release reads "Flyers to Buy Out", "Flyers announced today they will buy out") –uncleben85 ( talk ) 22:53, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Going by your edit on the article - wait, wouldn't that mean Suter's the one that's already been bought out today, not Atkinson? The   Kip  (contribs) 23:05, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes! Sorry, just hid the wrong one. I also just put Skinner back in; he had an NMC and skipped going on waivers. –uncleben85 ( talk ) 04:15, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Listing college hockey imports
In the past, whenever we've added imports coming from college hockey we've linked to their former team's conference, but labelled it as "NCAA". For example,
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instead of
 * April 4, 2024
 * Collin Graf
 * San Jose Sharks
 * Quinnipiac Bobcats
 * NCAA
 * April 4, 2024
 * Dylan Wendt
 * New Jersey Devils
 * Western Michigan Broncos
 * NCAA
 * }
 * NCAA
 * }
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I am wondering if, as NCAA imports come in this season, we should move to the latter, explicitly listing each conference instead of saying "NCAA". When I started the Imports project, it was sort of an arbitrary decision on my part to say "NCAA", because that's often how where the players are coming from is referred and it was easier to lump them in as a single league, but reflecting on how we refer to and specify "OHL", "QMJHL", and "WHL" instead of "CHL", maybe it makes sense to not lump them. Curious what others think. I can see arguments either way. –uncleben85 ( talk ) 19:01, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
 * April 4, 2024
 * Collin Graf
 * San Jose Sharks
 * Quinnipiac Bobcats
 * ECAC
 * April 4, 2024
 * Dylan Wendt
 * New Jersey Devils
 * Western Michigan Broncos
 * NCHC
 * }
 * NCHC
 * }


 * I've noticed the draft pages have seen a switch to listing conferences instead of "NCAA", as well, e.g.,
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 * Macklin Celebrini (C)
 * 🇨🇦 Canada
 * San Jose Sharks
 * Boston University Terriers (Hockey East)
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 * I lean towards including the specific conference, effectively for the same rationale that we include specific junior leagues. The   Kip  (contribs) 23:14, 15 July 2024 (UTC)