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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

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. Then for the bulk of the middle teams, it doesn't matter much either way, they win some and lose some on the issue.

It’s not quite right. NMC came in 2005 (as a function of having a salary cap and the roster management implications that came with it), but guaranteed contracts and NTC pre-dated the salary cap.