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In general, fans see the product on the ice, and it's black and white, where Toronto is much closer to a championship than Detroit.
For players, they also have a life outside the rink, especially those with kids.
Now are some of those players still perfectly willing to waive a NTC to have a better shot at winning a Cup? Sure. But no matter how much I'd love a great TDL return for Mike Green, he has the leverage for whether he wants to be dealt at all, and it's not just as simple as, "go to the highest team in the standings that bids on you". Sometimes there's a lot of other considerations behind the scenes.
For players, they also have a life outside the rink, especially those with kids.
Now are some of those players still perfectly willing to waive a NTC to have a better shot at winning a Cup? Sure. But no matter how much I'd love a great TDL return for Mike Green, he has the leverage for whether he wants to be dealt at all, and it's not just as simple as, "go to the highest team in the standings that bids on you". Sometimes there's a lot of other considerations behind the scenes.