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Originally Posted by AC
I believe the team can decide if they want to honour it or not.
NSH didn't with Subban's.
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That is only if the clause has not taken effect yet.
In Subban's case, his NMC kicked in on July 1, but he has traded on June 29. As a result, it was entirely up to Nashville to decide whether or not to honour the NMC and they didn't.
If the clause has taken effect, then it is apparently up to the mutual agreement between the player and the team.
Cap Friendly has this in their FAQs about NMC/NTCs:
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The clause can travel with the player even if he consents to being traded or is claimed on waivers- This requires that the acquiring team sign an addendum to the contract ensuring that the clause does in fact travel with the player (written by the player's agent)
- If the acquiring team refuses to sign the addendum, and the player waives his clause anyway, at that point the clause may be nullified
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The CBA itself doesn't say anything about that, but there could be an addendum or something out there that clarifies these rules. I doubt Cap Friendly would have just made them up.
If the player has a limited NTC/NMC and is traded to one of the teams that doesn't require his approval (like Kadri going to Colorado), presumably, the clause will follow the contract whether the team signs the addendum or not. Otherwise, that would be an easy way around the limited no trade list --- Toronto could have done a three-way deal where they move Kadri to a team that's not on his "no trade" list, then that team decides not to honour the clause and flips him to Calgary. That way, the Flames and Leafs could have completed the trade they wanted to make and the third team gets a draft pick or something for facilitating it.