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FlamesAddiction · 07-04-2023, 01:58 PM

If it was all about stability and simply not wanting to uproot your family, then every NMC would have 31 teams on it.

Another way to work around the issue might be to just make every NMC a true NMC. Every team is on there, so every team is equally as affected. If the player wants to be traded or agrees to be traded, then no short lists. They can be traded anywhere or nowhere. Players will get stability if that is what they really want, but teams will also have to really consider whether the player is worth giving the clause to. Players may also give more of a discount to actually get one as well because it will be much more valuable.

The NHL must realize that NMCs can be detrimental for the league as a whole, because they do have a few restrictions on them. If they weren't an issue at all, then every player would be eligible from day 1. The restrictions are not nearly as stringent as other leagues though and I don't think they envisioned 25 years ago that they would be as common in the NHL as they have become.

07-04-2023, 01:58 PM	#3750
FlamesAddiction Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vancouver Exp:	If it was all about stability and simply not wanting to uproot your family, then every NMC would have 31 teams on it. Another way to work around the issue might be to just make every NMC a true NMC. Every team is on there, so every team is equally as affected. If the player wants to be traded or agrees to be traded, then no short lists. They can be traded anywhere or nowhere. Players will get stability if that is what they really want, but teams will also have to really consider whether the player is worth giving the clause to. Players may also give more of a discount to actually get one as well because it will be much more valuable. The NHL must realize that NMCs can be detrimental for the league as a whole, because they do have a few restrictions on them. If they weren't an issue at all, then every player would be eligible from day 1. The restrictions are not nearly as stringent as other leagues though and I don't think they envisioned 25 years ago that they would be as common in the NHL as they have become. __________________ "A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can." Last edited by FlamesAddiction; 07-04-2023 at 04:53 PM.