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Draft under cap
Tap slots on the rink or quick-add from the pool. Every pick respects classic on-ice roles and a $52M line cap.
FredSave
Own the ice before the puck drops
Build a legal roster under the NHL cap, chase chemistry, and run full-game sims — no spreadsheets, no drag-and-drop mess. Canadian barns, NHL names, OHL energy.
Three steps to a legal lineup
FredSave keeps fantasy hockey cold and simple — pick players, respect the cap, drop the puck.
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Set your lines
Flip between standard, offensive push, or defensive lock presets. Chemistry scores update as teammates stack up.
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Sim the game
Run a full three-period sim with play-by-play feed. Save rosters locally and iterate until the barn is yours.
Built for serious pond hockey brains
Cap-aware picks
Real salary numbers. No cheating the books — the bar turns red when you are over.
Line presets
Standard, offensive, or defensive formations without rebuilding from scratch.
Chemistry engine
Stack linemates from the same club and watch the score climb toward perfect.
Live sim feed
Period-by-period play-by-play with shots, saves, and power-play markers.
Build Your Roster
Fill the classic six under a $52M line cap: 1G, 2D, C, LW, and RW. Set lines, run chemistry, and drop the puck.
Names on every GM board
Connor McDavid
$12.5M cap hit. Elite centre — chemistry anchor for any offensive push.
Cale Makar
$9.0M on the blue line. Pairs clean with MacKinnon stacks.
Connor Hellebuyck
$8.5M between the pipes. Chemistry bonus requires a starter.
Nikita Kucherov
$9.5M winger. PP threat that shows up in the sim feed.
Sample conference snapshot
| Rank | Manager | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IceQueen_YTZ | 42 | 118 | 89 |
| 2 | BarnBurner613 | 39 | 112 | 94 |
| 3 | LeftCoastD | 37 | 105 | 97 |
| 4 | PrairiePivot | 35 | 101 | 99 |
Arena showcase
Cold barns from coast to coast — explore full arena profiles on FredSave.
Rogers Place
Edmonton · 18,500 seats · Loud oil-country nights.
Bell Centre
Montreal · 21,105 seats · Original Six atmosphere.
Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle · 17,100 seats · Pacific Northwest chill.
Test Your Six — You vs. the AI Coach
Fill every slot under the cap, then drop the puck against a cold AI bench. Same three-period sim as the rink — legal roster required before the horn sounds.
Managers rate FredSave 4.9 stars
★★★★★
Finally a roster builder that feels like hockey, not a spreadsheet. The sim feed is cold and honest.
Winnipeg · Pro tier
★★★★★
Cap bar saved me from an illegal stack twice. Chemistry readout is the real edge.
Toronto · Elite tier
★★★★★
Built a full lineup on my phone between periods. Beauty of a UX, eh.
Halifax · Starter
From the FredSave desk
Trade deadline cap tips
How to stretch a $52M on-ice budget when stars move at the wire.
Chemistry engine v2
Same-team stacks hit harder — read the new status tiers.
West coast arena tour
New profiles for Rogers, Climate Pledge, and SAP Center.
Quick answers
More detail on our full FAQ page.
No. FredSave is an independent fantasy hockey project. Player names and teams are used for simulation flavour only.
Six on the ice: one goalie, two defence, and three forwards (centre, left wing, right wing) — classic hockey lineup.
Locally in your browser via Save Roster. Clear your site data and they are gone — export coming to Pro.
Tour the barns, then build
Walk the rink profiles, then jump back to the roster builder whenever you are ready.
Build roster nowSystems that show up in sims
Forecheck pressure
Offensive line presets bump wingers high — more shots, more risk.
Neutral-zone trap
Defensive lock pulls D back. Fewer goals against in tight sims.
Special teams
PP markers in the feed when your wing stack clears chemistry checks.
Every club, every cap hit
Browse full team pages and player cards — stack linemates with real salary data.