The official playbook
You're the GM. Turn a $100 million budget into a 10-team portfolio, then let the season decide what every pick is worth.
Read the rules$100M
Starting budget
10
Teams per roster
5
Trade windows
10
Captain chips
Season calendar
Short windows, three swaps each. Make every move count before rosters freeze again.
All times Eastern.
Trade window 1
48 hoursTrade window 2
48 hoursTrade window 3
48 hoursTrade window 4
48 hoursTrade window 5
48 hours01—08
Everything you need to draft smarter, trade sharper, and finish on top.
Simple math. Serious strategy.
Current team values plus remaining cash. Every move is measured against the $100M you started with.
$117,000,000
↗ +17.0%
Put it all together
Alex spends $92,000,000 on 10 teams, leaving $8,000,000in cash. Here's how each team's price moves — and Alex's total — over the season. (Illustrative numbers.)
| Team | At draft | Mid-season | Season end | After playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oilers | $16,000,000 | $19,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $24,000,000 |
| Panthers | $14,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $22,000,000 |
| Avalanche | $13,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| Stars | $11,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $13,000,000 | $14,000,000 |
| Hurricanes | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $11,000,000 |
| Maple Leafs | $9,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $6,000,000 |
| Golden Knights | $7,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 |
| Bruins | $5,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| Kraken | $4,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $7,000,000 |
| Sabres | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Teams + cash ($8,000,000) | $100,000,000 | $104,000,000 | $107,000,000 | $117,000,000 |
| % vs $100M start | +0% | +4% | +7% | +17% |
Why the teams moved:
Alex started at $100,000,000 (0%) and finished at $117,000,000 (+17%) — carried by the teams that beat their odds and went deep in the playoffs, despite a couple of favorites that disappointed.
BOS$3,637,991▲ 20.9%
VGK$24,903,851▲ 3.3%
VAN$519,536▼ 27.0%
SEA$988,460▲ 13.6%
SJS$6,950,797▼ 8.7%
LAK$5,054,120▼ 9.2%
EDM$26,008,996▲ 7.9%
CGY$766,461▲ 7.7%
ANA$7,923,830▲ 4.1%
WPG$2,192,970▲ 4.7%
UTA$7,861,330▲ 3.3%
STL$1,422,092▲ 7.3%
NSH$1,975,072▲ 22.0%
MIN$18,231,802▲ 8.9%
DAL$14,740,704▲ 3.8%
COL$29,137,326▼ 1.1%
CHI$1,108,043▼ 16.4%
WSH$15,178,859▲ 1.5%
PIT$3,414,797▼ 6.9%
PHI$4,568,515▼ 10.7%
NYR$3,887,070▲ 5.9%
NYI$2,225,250▲ 6.2%
NJD$8,734,018▲ 9.0%
CBJ$4,202,057▼ 3.5%
CAR$30,241,545▲ 8.4%
TOR$7,925,537▼ 9.0%
TBL$18,667,911▲ 4.8%
OTT$7,315,366▲ 8.0%
MTL$14,056,099▲ 8.8%
FLA$29,719,520▼ 4.9%
DET$2,102,214▲ 0.4%
BUF$8,027,928▲ 0.2%BOS$3,637,991▲ 20.9%VGK$24,903,851▲ 3.3%VAN$519,536▼ 27.0%SEA$988,460▲ 13.6%SJS$6,950,797▼ 8.7%LAK$5,054,120▼ 9.2%EDM$26,008,996▲ 7.9%CGY$766,461▲ 7.7%ANA$7,923,830▲ 4.1%WPG$2,192,970▲ 4.7%UTA$7,861,330▲ 3.3%STL$1,422,092▲ 7.3%NSH$1,975,072▲ 22.0%MIN$18,231,802▲ 8.9%DAL$14,740,704▲ 3.8%COL$29,137,326▼ 1.1%CHI$1,108,043▼ 16.4%WSH$15,178,859▲ 1.5%PIT$3,414,797▼ 6.9%PHI$4,568,515▼ 10.7%NYR$3,887,070▲ 5.9%NYI$2,225,250▲ 6.2%NJD$8,734,018▲ 9.0%CBJ$4,202,057▼ 3.5%CAR$30,241,545▲ 8.4%TOR$7,925,537▼ 9.0%TBL$18,667,911▲ 4.8%OTT$7,315,366▲ 8.0%MTL$14,056,099▲ 8.8%FLA$29,719,520▼ 4.9%DET$2,102,214▲ 0.4%BUF$8,027,928▲ 0.2%