Mr. Make-Believe
The happy genius of my household
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Here's what it says on capgeek about Loui Eriksson's NTC:
"NTC at time of signing (not eligible to begin until 2013-14); subsequent trade may have voided clause."
The only time I've seen this be an issue was with Lubomir Visnovsky, where he contended that his NTC should have been activated before the Ducks dealt him to the Islanders.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/lubomir-visnovsky-new-york-islanders-anaheim-ducks-trade/
Now, if I were a player I wouldn't agree to a trade to any team that wouldn't in turn agree to honor my NTC from there. That would open up a situation where I could agree to go to a team like LA, who could use the waiving of the NTC to trade me to Edmonton minutes later. It seems odd to me that the NTC wouldn't be as cemented in the player's contract as the salary itself, seeing as though those clauses are sometimes used to negotiate more amiable cap numbers.
I don't mean this in the context of desiring to trade Eriksson (I don't). But I wonder... Are these NTCs a standard now to be upheld by the new clubs? Are there any examples of anything to the contrary? And as a generality, what would some like to see different when it comes to no-trade clauses?
Here's what it says on capgeek about Loui Eriksson's NTC:
"NTC at time of signing (not eligible to begin until 2013-14); subsequent trade may have voided clause."
The only time I've seen this be an issue was with Lubomir Visnovsky, where he contended that his NTC should have been activated before the Ducks dealt him to the Islanders.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/lubomir-visnovsky-new-york-islanders-anaheim-ducks-trade/
Now, if I were a player I wouldn't agree to a trade to any team that wouldn't in turn agree to honor my NTC from there. That would open up a situation where I could agree to go to a team like LA, who could use the waiving of the NTC to trade me to Edmonton minutes later. It seems odd to me that the NTC wouldn't be as cemented in the player's contract as the salary itself, seeing as though those clauses are sometimes used to negotiate more amiable cap numbers.
I don't mean this in the context of desiring to trade Eriksson (I don't). But I wonder... Are these NTCs a standard now to be upheld by the new clubs? Are there any examples of anything to the contrary? And as a generality, what would some like to see different when it comes to no-trade clauses?