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Originally Posted by jbsnadb
There is a limit of 23 players on NHL rosters, not including players on injured reserve.
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In October when the game starts - yes. But after the trade deadline, there is no NHL roster limit. Which is why I noted that the actual problem just had to do with up-to-date rosters (every team can have more than 23 players) v. October start time (when every team can have no more than 23 players).
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23-man Roster
There may be a maximum of 23 players on each Club's playing roster at any one time from the commencement of the NHL regular season through the trade deadline. Prior to the start of the season, each Club must submit to the NHL its "Opening Day Playing Roster" which shall be comprised of not more than 23 players. Each Club must have a roster of at least 20 players, composed of 18 skaters and two goaltenders. Players on Injured Reserve do not count in the 23-man limit.
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Hockey Operations Guidelines - NHL.com - NHL Headquarters
As for the specific players, Bernier probably should not be one of the players to be in Albany, seeing as he's been on the roster for the last season-plus without being sent down. Should probably be Josefson who starts in Albany in game. Of course it's moot considering when the non-beta release will be and that the rosters will be completely different.
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Originally Posted by Vikke
Kirk and Wooten aren't in the DB, they might be, most likely, game-created to fill the database with a sufficient number of staff.
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That's what I figured, although it's odd for the game to create an assistant for the main squad as they already have four/five in game (the two behind the bench assistants Dave Barr and Scott Stevens, goaltending coach Chris Terreri, and 2 "special assignments" coaches who are all represented as coaches in the game.) For Albany it makes more sense as their real life staff is simply the head coach, an assistant coach, and a goaltending coach.