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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
I don’t think that there’s anything in the CBA that would prevent a GM from negotiating such a clause.
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There is. The NTC/NMC always follows the player after a trade.
There used to be a rule that allowed the acquiring team to void the NTC/NMC if it hadn't yet taken effect, but most teams still chose to honour them because they didn't want to piss off a newly acquired player.
When Subban was traded to Nashville, the Preds decided to not honour the NMC that was supposed to start 2 days after the trade. The PA didn't like this, so it was changed in the last update to the CBA. It also changed it so any new NMC/NTCs on a contract can be retroactively applied to the player's current contract so long as he is eligible to receive one (this happened with Backlund's new contract).