We really need more clarity on how NTC lists are filed - more specifically who they are filed to.
It wouldn't make much sense if they only went to the teams for exactly this kind of situation...the question seems to be whether the player/agent are supposed to file directly to the league or if the teams are supposed to forward it along...
It would be smart for the NHLPA will be following up to make sure every NTC has been properly filed in advance of the deadline. It isn't really in the team's or league's interest to point out when it hasn't happened. I'm not sure if it's reasonable for the NHL to take a team's word for it if they claim an NTC clause doesn't affect a trade...
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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Wouldn't someone else claim him before he got there? Why wouldn't Arizona or Buffalo take him?
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I can give you $6.5M reasons why. They want front-loaded contracts, not back-loaded.