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Originally Posted by browna
I don't even know if they were part of the CBA when he was a player.
It was only 1992 or 1993 when player salaries were public knowledge and movement clauses came in years after that.
NMC's are yes to provide some stability and not getting traded out of the blue, but it's really more a control point for the union in CBA negotiations, of which they had to give something up for from the owners.
His opinion and that's fine.
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According to this story in the Toronto Star, Darryl Sittler was the first NHL player to get an NTC in order to prevent him from playing in the WHA, and he explicitly gave up $200k for the NTC. The Toros offered him a $1 million contract, and the Leafs countered with $800k plus an NTC. Nowadays, I don't think players actually leave anything on the table for a clause, it's just expected on top of everything else. Later, he also rejected $500k from the Red Wings who tried to entice him to waive.
https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs...e8c688375.html
They certainly weren't common until after the 2004-2005 lockout.