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Flames Draft Watcher · 03-22-2013, 01:00 AM

Does anyone seriously believe that Sarich or Babchuk would refuse to waive their NMC/NTC if we were going to trade them somewhere they'd play?

Hockey players don't like the press box. A player isn't going to refuse to be traded out of a city where they are scratching him almost every night. Babchuk's ability to sign future contracts in this league revolves around showing that he can play in this league. Which he cannot do from the press box.

So if their NMC/NTC are pretty much irrelevant to moving them then why then are people whining about them as if they are a huge detriment? Babchuk and Sarich's NMC/NTC are really inconsequential at this point. I think they'd LOVE to be moved, not refuse to be moved.

03-22-2013, 01:00 AM	#28
Flames Draft Watcher In the Sin Bin Join Date: Oct 2001 Exp:	Does anyone seriously believe that Sarich or Babchuk would refuse to waive their NMC/NTC if we were going to trade them somewhere they'd play? Hockey players don't like the press box. A player isn't going to refuse to be traded out of a city where they are scratching him almost every night. Babchuk's ability to sign future contracts in this league revolves around showing that he can play in this league. Which he cannot do from the press box. So if their NMC/NTC are pretty much irrelevant to moving them then why then are people whining about them as if they are a huge detriment? Babchuk and Sarich's NMC/NTC are really inconsequential at this point. I think they'd LOVE to be moved, not refuse to be moved. Last edited by Flames Draft Watcher; 03-22-2013 at 01:03 AM.