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Old 03-19-2013, 11:56 AM   #18
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Are the no moves/trades really an issue though? I'm pretty sure either would waive to go to contender and actually play. Real competitors don't like the press box.

It's more of a security blanket for the player. If the team doesn't want you and is shopping you, you usually don't want to insist on staying. Especially not in the case of Sarich/Babchuk who can't get in the lineup.
Maybe in the case of Sarich, probably not in the case of Babchuk.

But isn't the NTC/NMC the story of Feaster's tenure thus far? Needing to overpay just a little bit... was Babchuk in such high demand that he needed a NTC/NMC to sign? Did Feaster think Babchuk was in high demand or something? (maybe with the "50 points" prediction who knows)
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