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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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The one thing to consider is that the owners are much more wealthy than the players, despite being less visible. In addition, the players generate billions of dollars in revenue for the owners. So, the players are not the bad guys IMO