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Originally Posted by Weitz
So in 11.8(c) of the CBA it reads:
Would that language open them up to being available to move for an expansion draft? I am no lawyer.
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Its open to interpretation. Does "whether by Trade, Loan, or Waiver claim" meant to be the only situations where a NMC can prevent movement? or are they just examples of situations?
The PA will argue that "may prevent the involuntary movement of a Player" is the key point and the rest is an example and does not limit the no-move to those 3 situations and implies that a player cannot be moved in an expansion draft or relocation of a franchise.
The NHL will argue that it is meant to only prevent movement by Trade, Loan, or Waivers.
The real ambiguity is that it doesn't explicitly say what happens in an expansion or relocation.
IMO anyway.