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Originally Posted by topfiverecords
What if a GM set up a sign & trade. Got the player to negotiate the terms with team #2. Signs the contract with team #1 to those terms and then team #1 says psych, we’re not trading you? Or team #2 backs out last second?
Is there trade language built into the contract? Or is it one of those nobody’s worrying about something like that yet things until someone actually tries to pull something.
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Player would likely have the NHLPA file a grievance that would end up in arbitration, perhaps take additional steps to void the contract as the team did not live up to the verbal portion which is binding (but harder to enforce).
Meanwhile no agent would ever have their player negotiate with the team when they know they aren’t acting in good faith and it would be the beginning of the end of the franchise.