If I am counting right, there are currently 182 roster players with some form of NTC or NMC, for an average of 5.6 per team. That is almost about 25% of all players in the league. This does not include players who have them written into their contract and just haven't kicked in yet. Tampa has the most at 11 and Columbus the lowest with only 1. The Flames currently have 7.
It seems like a ridiculously high number. I am not saying that they should get rid of them completely, but there should be a way to moderate it more.
I think you could probably achieve the result if you just made a rule where no team could have more than 5 on their roster at a time. It will make teams think twice about who they want to handcuff themselves to.
I think you could also make it so the clauses can't be waived no matter what. It will make players and teams think twice about asking for a clause.
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