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Originally Posted by Vulcan
I've heard it mentioned that players with 'no trade ' or 'no movement' clauses will need to be honoured. This could mean that such players will need to be put on the protected list. We're in pretty good shape except for Stajan's contract.
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Honored may just mean they are precluded from the draft, or the expansion team would have to arrange for the player to waive prior to selecting the player in question. I can't see any way the NHL would force a team to move a player with a clause to a protected list in a dispersal draft. I think that could lead to some ugly lawsuits against the league. I think there will be an expectation of the clauses to be honored, which would mean those players would just be further off the radar for the expansion teams, unless something is negotiated prior to their selection.