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Originally Posted by Ba'alzamon
That would seem to violate the entire point of a NMC, but okay.
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No, the entire point of an NMC is to protect a player from being traded, waived, or assigned to the minors without their consent. They offer no buyout protection.
That’s why they get to reject the waiver period and move straight to a buyout. It eliminates the risk of them being claimed by a team they don’t want to play for. Being bought out offers more control over a destination than an NMC, so there would be no logical reason for an NMC to protect from a buyout.
Player still gets their money and gets to play wherever they want. If they don’t want to play anywhere else, they can just not sign anywhere else.
There’s nothing that can force an NHL team to play a player, so this is way better.