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Jean-Francois C.
@jeanfrancoiscba.bsky.social
Capologist and LTIR expert. I fight hockey
misinformation about the CBA and NHL rules. Je parle francais.
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Pinned post: Here's a list of my threads on NHL rules and the CBA.

Every time I write one, I will add it to this thread. I try to cover the aspect if I think it's important or if I see it a lot on social media.

If you want a specific topic covered, feel free to ask!
In the current CBA, the amount paid to a player drafted in an expansion draft (or forced to move because of the team relocation) is $6 000.

With the new CBA, it will increase from $6 000 to $35 000 (+583%).

This is the first increase since Sept 16 2000.
August 3, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Reposted by Jean-Francois C.
Here's my first article about the 2025 MOU!

jeanfrancoiscba.substack.com/p/the-harder...

I will write other articles about the MOU to make sure to cover every changes. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them!

A special thanks to @houston_brogan who proofread my article.
The Harder Salary Cap
The impact of the 2026 MOU on the NHL, the playes and it's fans
jeanfrancoiscba.substack.com
July 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Here's my first article about the 2025 MOU!

jeanfrancoiscba.substack.com/p/the-harder...

I will write other articles about the MOU to make sure to cover every changes. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them!

A special thanks to @houston_brogan who proofread my article.
The Harder Salary Cap
The impact of the 2026 MOU on the NHL, the playes and it's fans
jeanfrancoiscba.substack.com
July 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I changed my handle to @JeanFrancoisCBA!

I wanted to change my handle for a long time now! With my last name beginning with a C, I thought it made sense to put CBA in my handle.

Maybe a new profile picture in the future but I will keep this one for the transition
July 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Lane Hutson and Ivan Demidov will be eligible to sign 8-year contract if they sign an extension before Sept 16 2026.

Hutson is currently eligible to sign an extension.

Demidov will be eligible to sign an extension on July 1 2026.
July 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Extremely happy to see that we are able to fine tune our notifications. This is one of the biggest changes I was waiting to be more active here.

Let me tell you that I really don’t want to receive push notifications for every single interaction when this happens.
July 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Here’s the order of the top 16 in the 2025 entry draft. Each round will follow this order. We will see if San Jose and Chicago will keep the 1st and 2nd overall pick after the lottery.
April 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Eastern teams have 24 hours left until the roster freeze. Teams in other time zones have a little more than 24 hours due to their local time.

I will share this refresher from CapFriendly posted last year if you need it!
December 19, 2024 at 4:58 AM
Several unsigned prospects will lose the opportunity to be eligible for an ELC slide if they don't sign in the next month.

Here are all of Montreal's unsigned prospects who are currently eligible if they sign a contract in December, and their status after December 31st.
December 1, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Out of curiosity, I looked up the best scorer in NHL history without any type of award.

Steve Thomas is the 118th best scorer in NHL history and he never received any award. Ronning, Steen and him are the only three players in the top 200.

8 names caught my attention.
November 30, 2024 at 1:59 AM
A LTI conditioning loan is a maximum of 6 days or 3 games.

If the club need more time to determine if the player is fit enough to play, they can ask for 2 games extension.
#Habs have assigned Rafaël Harvey-Pinard to the Laval Rocket on a long-term injury conditioning loan.
November 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Reposted by Jean-Francois C.
Elliotte Friedman reporting on the broadcast tonight that next year's salary cap could actually be pushed well over the 5% growth limit up to as much as $95 to $97 million.

Right now per the CBA, it's set to go to $92.4 million, but with revenues so high, it makes sense to bump it higher.
November 17, 2024 at 1:58 AM
Struble is finally playing. He will lose his waivers exemption after the next game he will play.
#Habs David Savard is not on the ice for warm-up; Jayden Struble is
November 17, 2024 at 12:20 AM
Jayden Struble is very close to lose his waivers exemption. There’s 2 NHL games left to his waivers exemption.

He will not play tonight. He could lose his waivers exemption this week if he immediately returns to the lineup.

www.nhl.com/fr/canadiens...
Trios et paires défensives à l'entraînement matinal – 16 nov | Canadiens de Montréal
Justin Barron effectuera un retour au jeu samedi
www.nhl.com
November 16, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Reposted by Jean-Francois C.
Hi #LGRW!

For those here, this is the official team account from bsky.app/profile/detr...
bsky.app
November 16, 2024 at 7:51 PM
McDavid road to 1000 points:

0 to 100 points – 92 Games Played
100 to 200 – 82 GP
200 to 300 – 68 GP
300 to 400 – 67 GP
400 to 500 – 64 GP
500 to 600 - 53 GP
600 to 700 - 68 GP
700 to 800 - 56 GP
800 to 900 - 58 GP
900 to 1000 - 58 GP
November 15, 2024 at 3:13 AM
McDavid is the 4th fastest player to reach 1000 points. He did it in 659 games. Only Gretzky (424), Lemieux (513) and Bossy (656) were able to do it faster.

He is only 27 years old. He could become the 2nd player to reach 2000 points.
November 15, 2024 at 3:09 AM
Frank Seravalli is the first inside to create his account here (unless I missed something).

If you want to follow the real Frank and not the bot created by someone, his account is here.

bsky.app/profile/fran...
bsky.app
November 15, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Pinned post: Here's a list of my threads on NHL rules and the CBA.

Every time I write one, I will add it to this thread. I try to cover the aspect if I think it's important or if I see it a lot on social media.

If you want a specific topic covered, feel free to ask!
November 14, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Over the next few days, I'll be posting the threads I've already done on Twitter.

I will not copy-paste them, I will edit them a bit to improve them if you are interested. Between 2022 and today, I have improved my English.

I will have a pinned post to list them all.
November 12, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Twitter removed TweetDeck (it became a Twitter Blue feature) when Musk bought Twitter.

Bluesky has a deck feature if you are interested.
Folks, deck.blue is a game changer. This site is taking over.
November 12, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Ovechkin scored his 10th goal of the season on Game 14. Last season, it took 45 games for Ovechkin to reach 10 goals

He is on pace for 58 goals on a 82-game season.
November 10, 2024 at 2:14 AM
From now on, every time I will post something on Twitter, I will post it here too.
November 8, 2024 at 8:05 PM