Quote:
Originally Posted by Monahammer
I like the idea of limiting the amount of NMC/NTC a team can offer... but functionally, would that prevent them from acquiring a player with an NMC if their slots are full? Or would the rule just surround signing them? Perhaps it would also come with harder rules around the transference of NMCs once they are waived?
|
If the cap on NMCs was hard, it would make teams think twice about handing one out.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Monahammer
The other big effect this would have is making the NMCs much more valuable for players. Rather than being a contract throw in, they become a huge bargaining tool for retaining drafted players.
|
Exactly. I don't think any player takes a discount these days to get an NMC. It's just become a standard expectation at this point. It used to be that a team could entice a player to sign by offering them one, but not anymore.
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Cobra
Can’t see players agreeing to it. Some teams would start out full, which means they couldn’t give out any more. The strongest teams would never agree to it.
For the most part, neither the players nor the strongest teams would want it.
|
Of course the players would never want it. And there are team, like Florida and NYR who love them because they know players will use them to limit their market and they benefit from that.
I can't see it happening, but it would be nice. NMCs are a pretty big limitation on a lot of teams.