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1) The 0-4 numbers are weightings, relative to the weightings you've set in the other categories. If you have 4 set for "Start the best goalie" and 0 for everything else, that will be the overwhelming priority when the starting goalie is chosen and will probably result in the backup only starting a handful of games at most. Conversely, if it's at 0 and everything else at 4, the quality of the goalies will be a non-factor in selecting the starter, and the game will prioritize the other criteria like who's hottest, best-rested, etc.
2) That's the most common cause of that response, yes. I think it'll also give you that response if you're in a league with a draft and the player hasn't gone through a draft yet, or a few situations where the player is already under contract in another league and you can't offer him a contract directly for that reason.
3/4) Right, protected list is the easiest way of seeing that, or the Depth Chart on the team menu.
5) Click the magnifying glass in the search box at the top of the screen, it'll open the player search screen and you can filter that by specific leagues, nationalities, ages, etc., or just leave it unfiltered and it'll show you everybody.
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