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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
Players take less money to have more trade protection, at least that is what I assume happens at the negotiating table (unless you're an all-star player, you get both).
With the cap going up and also the term going down for UFAs, I would imagine most GMs are going to attempt to overpay and offer less protection in the latter half of the contracts if possible.
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I don't think that is the case anymore. I think it used to be the case back in the day when you could still count on one hand how many players in the league had trade protection. Back when it used to actually be a big story when a player did get one. Nowadays, I think it's just become a standard expectation for most players once they become eligible. As someone else pointed out, 37% of the players have some kind of NMC, and when you consider how many younger players just aren't eligible yet, that is probably the majority of players that get them as soon as they can. I doubt that many players are accepting discounts. From what I understand, the NHL is the only of the 4 big major leagues in North America that are so liberal about it, and it's probably the league that needs it controlled the most.
I like the idea of limiting teams to say 3 NMC's.