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Originally Posted by Ferarri
I know you could never get players to agree to this, but I find the concept of no trade lists detrimental to the game. Small market teams are at a huge disadvantage when it comes to player acquisition. Personally it takes a lot of the fun out of the games knowing that your team will never attract big name talent (unless you draft and develop one).
It’s a privilege to play in the NHL and it shouldn’t make a difference whether that opportunity comes in Winnipeg or New York. Player entitlement that they are above certain cities goes against everything the NHL should stand for.
Like I said, players would never give up this luxury in CBA negotiations but it really lowers the standard of competition and fairness when your team is on the list of undesirable locations.
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I don’t think that one is that hard, actually. Just do away with partial NTCs, then there’s no competitive disadvantage to them.