In order to counter EA's botched goalie fatigue factor, VHA enforced a backup goalie minimum of 900 minutes played across the league many seasons ago and is still true today.
This notice serves as an early warning to teams that are currently NOT on pace to meet this mandatory minimum. If you are a GM of one of these teams, it is advised you take immediate action to put your team back on pace to meet the mandatory minimum, otherwise your starting goalie will be at risk of taking an enforced leave from your team for personal reasons. Some of these teams are obviously sub teams, so subbers are encouraged to use the backup goalies for those teams in an effort to help them reach the mandatory minimum without the need for enforcement.
Without further ado, the teams currently not on pace to meet the mandatory minimum of 900 backup goalie minutes in Season 9 are:
Teams *Just* Shy of Minimum:
- TB pace = 898
- WSH pace = 885
- BUF pace = 871
- EDM pace = 845
Teams *Well* Shy of Minimum:
- FLA pace = 799
- SEA pace = 712
- NYR pace = 634
- SJ pace = 530
- COL pace = 470