Seravalli: "There are growing concerns that some Canadian Teams are handcuffed at the TDL because of No Trade Clauses" Vetoing trades to Canada

[Coffee]

Weird thing to say after 2 Canadian teams just made pretty significant trade acquisitions.

Respect coming from an American fan

 

[innitfam]

NTCs should be made known for public knowledge.

Why?

 

[WTG]

The Canadian Dream: to live in the US.

The goal is to get paid in American and stay in Canada.

 

[Three On Zero]

NTCs should be made known for public knowledge.

No they shouldn’t

 

[mattyboy]

Pro athletes prefer lower taxes than getting shot at a Walmart or school or church or street or gas station or…
You get the point

 

[EchoesoftheEighties]

If there was a team in f***ing Dubai it would see less NTCs than Canadian teams

 

[SundherDome]

Stop handing out NMC like they are candy.

 

[King Woodballs]

I don’t blame the players one little bit. Canada has gone into the toilet the last 8 years and most of in the last 3.
I would stay away if I could.

 

[Canovin]

NMC/NTC should be given to UFAs. Or not until 30 years old

 

[Help]

if players did not want to come to my city, i would simply make it a more attractive destination

 

[Coffee]

Stop handing out NMC like they are candy.

Unrelated, but you’ve become one of my favourite posters. You have a good blend of funny and serious posts

 

[CanadienShark]

To be fair, these players all travel to all these cities, American and Canadian, all work with each other who have all played everywhere and talk about experiences.

I get what your saying and other than making jokes, I understand I have next to no input on the QOL outside of where I live. But these guys all have more geographical/cultural experience place to place than any of us.

If you're talking about a small subset of cities in North America, sure. I'm pretty sure a lot of us here have done a fair amount more world travel than these players.

 

[SundherDome]

Do any of the other major sports leagues have any forms of trade protection in their collective bargaining deals?

All of the other major leagues have them

 

[TrufleShufle]

If you're talking about a small subset of cities in North America, sure. I'm pretty sure a lot of us here have done a fair amount more world travel than these players.

I have as well, but I have not know what it was like to be a hockey player and live in and work in these cities, but I'd imagine a lot of guys in the NHL have, if not at least spent the days and night they were playing there in the cities and spent significant amount of time with other players who have.

And as much as you are proud of your world travels, we aren't talking about the world. Just a very specific group of cities.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Not going to speak on the other Canadian cities but the only American cities with an NHL team that are 'fancier' than Toronto/Montreal/Vancouver are probably NYC, LA (I guess you can also include the Bay Area with SJ) and Chicago depending on which ones were talking about.

Toronto dwarfs both Montreal and Vancouver but a place like Montreal is 100 percent on par with cities like Philadelphia or Boston.

Seattle is pretty amazing. I haven’t been to San Jose but being about an hour away from San Francisco (SJ) would be enticing too.

 

[OilersFanatics505]

Weird thing to say after 2 Canadian teams just made pretty significant trade acquisitions.

Lindholm and Monahan didn't have No Trade Clauses...

At least according to Capfriendly

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Are you talking about all those first overall picks ? Because until McJesus came down from
clouds you guys sucked to heaven and as soon as he leaves you will go back to sucking.

Yup I am...does that still make you salty?

 

[oceanchild]

Yup I am...does that still make you salty?

No, sad that the NHL Didn’t demote the team to the AHL for a bit there.

 

[CanadienShark]

I have as well, but I have not know what it was like to be a hockey player and live in and work in these cities, but I'd imagine a lot of guys in the NHL have, if not at least spent the days and night they were playing there in the cities and spent significant amount of time with other players who have.

And as much as you are proud of your world travels, we aren't talking about the world. Just a very specific group of cities.

Your post is very confusing. A lot of them do not spend significant amounts of time in all cities. Most of their trips are short and infrequent. I'm not sure why you feel the need to go on the attack. My point is they are exposed to very little cultural variation, since we're again talking about a small subset of North America.

 

[oceanchild]

But don't most of these players rent homes rather than buy homes where they play? Even so, if they did purchase a home, they often make back their money or even more when they sell it in the future.


yes but with each other.

Rent is more expensive I suspect as well.

The cost of acquisition is high in many parts of Canada (land transfer tax etc) makes it a bit of a challenge if the term is to short

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

That should be motivation for Canada to become a better country.

Canada is a better country than USA as a whole, even though both suck.

 

[Boomstick]

Lindholm and Monahan didn't have No Trade Clauses...

At least according to Capfriendly

Kuzmenko did have Calgary on his list and had to waive.

 

[GAGLine]

NMC/NTC should be given to UFAs. Or not until 30 years old

Players can only get an NMC/NTC in their UFA-age years.

 

[Chet Manley]

Why have "growing concerns" over something totally out of your control?

 

[um]

Sure but what happens when you draft Mathew Tkachuk then he wants out....

Maybe don’t keep a coach your players don’t like.