News Article: NHL'ers don't want to play in Ottawa

[Icelevel]

I wouldn't either if I was a young kid. Family man different story.

 

[jbeck5]

What was the last major free agent Montreal snagged who was still in their prime?

It wasn't that long ago that players were refusing to go there like Daniel Briere in his prime.

Ok, any california team is just as bad, yet they don't have issues attracting players because they're good.

Team success is a bigger factor than taxes.

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

dam dam dam you made me post... i resolve for lent to never post to this site again during lent

You have sinned the greatest sin...

 

[MainDotC]

http://deadspin.com/where-dont-nhl-players-want-to-play-1686594660

Least attractive hockey destinations based on no-trade clauses:

1) EDM
2) WPG
3)BUF
4)OTT
5)TOR

We beat Toronto ! Woot ! Wait a minute....

I am Jack's complete lack of surprise

 

[BankStreetParade]

To be honest, the whole idea of that article is stupid. Who are these great players that are leaving every year to go play in these "first-rate" markets? I don't see players running to Pittsburgh to play with Crosby and Malkin. I don't see players running to Philadelphia to play with Giroux and Voracek. I don't see players running to Chicago or LA to play with Stanley Cup winners.

The only players who you could even consider above average free agents last year were Stastny to St. Louis, Miller and Vrbata to Vancouver, Ehrhoff to Pittsburgh and Niskanen to Washington. And I wouldn't even consider any of those players to be premier talents. The whole article has a flawed premise. Big name players don't move in the first place.

 

[StefanW]

To be honest, the whole idea of that article is stupid. Who are these great players that are leaving every year to go play in these "first-rate" markets? I don't see players running to Pittsburgh to play with Crosby and Malkin. I don't see players running to Philadelphia to play with Giroux and Voracek. I don't see players running to Chicago or LA to play with Stanley Cup winners.

The only players who you could even consider above average free agents last year were Stastny to St. Louis, Miller and Vrbata to Vancouver, Ehrhoff to Pittsburgh and Niskanen to Washington. And I wouldn't even consider any of those players to be premier talents. The whole article has a flawed premise. Big name players don't move in the first place.

I think your post also has a flawed premise. The article was about which teams are commonly identified by players with NMCs. It has absolutely zero to do with UFAs.

 

[Karl Eriksson]

You should link the original ESPN article, to not support the gawker one.

Because ESPN is great ?

 

[TeamRenzo]

This comes down to misconceptions. People believe that Ottawa sucks until they actually get here and experience the city. Sure, it is crazy cold in Jan and Feb but is visually spectacular from May to Oct.

Ottawa is a great place to have a family and raise kids. It's clean, its beautiful and it is full of great people.

 

[BankStreetParade]

I think your post also has a flawed premise. The article was about which teams are commonly identified by players with NMCs. It has absolutely zero to do with UFAs.

Oh well that just makes it even more stupid of an article. Players with full NTC/NMC will have 29 teams on their list. And there aren't many players with partial NTCs. And even the ones with partials usually have 15 teams that they can choose not to go to. So basically the article is targeting a subsection of a subsection of players in the NHL.

 

[Senateurs]

Arizona is a great place to live but I'm sure players are putting the Coyotes on their No trade list as the deadline is coming.

If NTC existed in the mid 80's, Edmonton would not be on anybody's list.

 

[Benjamin]

You misunderstood. The article is saying Ottawa is put 4th most on players lists around the NHL.

It has nothing to do with how many teams give out.

Ahaha how I did manage that. Totally backwards.

 

[ottawah]

Might be some truth to this, but notice how 4 out of the 5 are Canadian destinations. Income tax considerations having any part of this?

Crappy winter weather and media attention are the big ones.

Taxes certainly matter.

 

[KnuckChuckinTkachuk]

Would be interesting to see the result from 2001-2008 when the Sens were dominate in some years even despite some ownership issues.