[kestrel]

Well, I got the game and was able to do some testing. I created three players, two skaters and a goalie, all with a draft year of 2015, drafted by Tampa Bay. For one skater, I left the contract information alone; for the other, an 8-year 2-way contract; for the goalie, an 8-year 2-way contract. I assigned both skaters to CHL clubs, and the goalie to a Finnish league team.

When I started a new GM mode, all three players were in my team's system. The first skater had a 1-year 2-way contract (even though he started out with a 1-way, so that was changed), and the second had an 8-year, 2-way contract. The goalie, however, was unsigned, so with him, I got what I wanted.

I plan to do more testing when I get home later today. I don't know what worked to get the goalie that way, though I first suspect that it's because I assigned him to a European team. My second thought is that it's because he's a goalie. However, I do plan to try some other things still just to play around.