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Originally Posted by Bandwagon Surfer
Asking a player to waive their NTC or NMC is morally equivalent to your boss asking you to waive your vacation days or dental plan.
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I'm sure I'm late to the party, but it is absolutely not the equivalent to that. The equivalent to that is asking a player to waive their vacation days or dental plan.
An NTC / NMC is a clause of value negotiated by the player for one reason, and one reason only: control over where they play. Asking the player to waive is not taking away the control, it's actually presenting the player with options, which is why they negotiate one in the first place, so that they have options and control over them.
It's on the team, to weigh out the pros and cons of approaching the player with this and letting the player know they would consider moving on from them (if this is a first time discussion with the player or out of the blue request) and those ramifications if the player isn't interested, but that's about it.
I'm a fan of Calgary, but we have given out a number of NMC / NTCs over the years. And I assure you none of those were because the player was like - It's Calgary or bust for me (maybe Stone is the only exception)! Those were handed out because the player wanted some control over where they played. Approaching them with options is not remotely inappropriate or at all like asking an employee to give up benefits or vacation days. It's literally engaging the player in the discussions they'd get no part of if they hadn't gotten an NTC or NMC, it's actually what the player wants the team to do.