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Originally Posted by iggyloob12
Canadian NHL teams have a success problem. It's not on the league to prop up teams that haven't built winners. Some older free agents might not choose to sign with certain Canadian teams, but that doesn't mean those teams can't build a winner through drafting, shrewd trades and value signings.
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The league doesn't need to, and shouldn't prop up teams for success, but they do it anyway south of the border by implementing relaxed movement clause restrictions for players. This prevents Canadian markets from acquiring talent and hoards it in the U.S. Not actively doing something that hurts Canadian markets isn't the same as helping them.
As mentioned, the NBA has an 8/4 rule for NTCs. A player has to have at least 8 years in the league and 4 with the same team before they are eligible for an NTC with that specific team. The MLB has a similar 10/5 rule. By having those restrictions, they aren't propping up the less desirable markets, they are just trying not to hobble them as much.