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Originally Posted by The Cobra
When they permitted a salary cap to exist, they got guaranteed contracts, earlier UFA and NTC as part of the bargain.
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I may not have been paying enough attention at the time, but is that accurate? I don't recall NMCs or NTCs being part of the negotiations. I am not saying you are wrong, but can you verify it?
I agree, it is likely never going to happen, but for a different reason. The main reason is that for teams like NYR, Florida, Tampa, L.A., Anaheim, San Jose, Dallas, and Vegas, it actually benefits them as most players use their clauses to steer themselves that way. It gives them a huge advantage on the trade market when about a third of the teams can't compete due to no-trade lists. Then for the bulk of the middle teams, it doesn't matter much either way, they win some and lose some on the issue.