February 23 - Trade deadline is midnight EST
February 25 - all final 2012 rosters need to be updated and ranking for draft order will be done
February 26 - draft lottery will be held
February 27 - draft will start, and trading will open using 2013 salaries
March 2 - all 2013 nonrookie team options and player options will have to be decided on (rookie options were decided pregame)
March 2 - you can send in FA offers
March 4 - Tier 1 FAs will sign
March 5 till March 12 – rest of FA’s then mins
March 14 till March 20 - I WILL BE IN VEGAS (needed to add that)
March 20 – start of reg season, all teams must be within roster limits, draft picks need to be signed or they are in Europe for the season
March 23 - Trade deadline is midnight EST
March 25- final rosters/writeup needs to be done (if you don’t post a final roster/writup you will not be ranked)
March 26- March 27 rankings need to be sent in (if you don’t send in a complete ranking, you will not be ranked, and banned from next game)
March 29 – winners announced
Please post your team so I don't need to double check user names and team names

like this
NY is fine with the new faster timeline
Thanks fellas, if people don't post I will assume they are no longer playing and search for a replacement I guess