I've never been a fan of NMC/NTC even if limited. It's obviously a lever that teams use to lower the $ paid out to the player, so it'll be hard for teams to not continue giving them out, but considering it limits the team so badly if/when it comes time to move the player, the overall benefit to me is minimum since the $ discount isn't that much. In both the Chucky and now apparently the Hanifin situation, the potential returns are limited which forces the Flames hands. Understood that the player will need to also agree to not having those clauses, but I'd prefer the Flames take the contract $ hit and leave themselves with all options possible if they need it, in the future.
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