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Originally Posted by Vinny01
In my opinion the worst thing about NHL contracts are the amount of trade protection players get in their deals. Compared to the other major sports in North America it is not even close.
Not only do you not have players who won’t sign in Canada but a huge amount of players have the ability to block trades to Canadian teams.
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This isn't entirely true
NBA has a clause for players to veto trade :
A player who re-signs with his previous team on a one-year contract – or a two-year deal with an option year – is given no-trade protection. So is a player who signs an offer sheet and has that offer matched by his previous team. Players who accept one-year qualifying offers after their rookie contracts expire also receive veto power.
Players can also veto trades that would void their early bird rights
MLB has what is called 10 and 5 rights:
Players who have accrued 10 years of Major League service time and spent the past five consecutive years with the same team are awarded 10-and-5 rights. Under these circumstances, a player can veto any trade scenario that is proposed
So there are very different rules for different leagues how No trade works. NHL is just 'different'