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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
^ I think Smith’s NTC is an 8 team list. So the only way he refuses Detroit is if they were on it.
I wonder how frequently they need to submit that list. Is it an every year thing, or is it something where they ask for it when they decide to start shopping him
More importantly, who would want him the way he is playing now?
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I'm not sure. If I'm the player I don't want to decide until I see where teams are standing. If it's the team you want to know who you can talk to as early as possible. Detroit might be in that boat, given the last few years and the prospects for this year.
Goalies have an advantage in modified NTCs since there are only two spots on a roster and they can submit a list that doesn't include places that are pretty set in goal, since they can be reasonably sure that's not a potential trading partner anyway. They can also do some cap analysis and see who would even want to take on his salary.