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Originally Posted by SofaProfessor
However, I don't think teams should lose a protection spot for players with a NMC. If you're going to concede that a NMC means a player cannot move then it seems like double dipping to say "He can't go anywhere because of his contract and you also have to protect him from going anywhere because he can't go anywhere."
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Maybe. It seems to me like double dipping to say ‘You can only protect 11 players from the expansion draft, but if you have voluntarily signed some players to NMCs, you can protect more than 11.’ It's unequal treatment for the existing teams, and the potential for abuse is large and obvious.