Opinion: Blockbuster NBA Trade Shows Why NHL Should Limit No-Trade/No-Move Clauses

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Luka Doncic

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The blockbuster NBA trade that went down in the wee hours Saturday night may be the biggest trade in that league’s history. And if you look at social media, all you’re seeing is the shock and awe generated because one of the top five players in the entire league – now-former Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic – was dealt to one of its most storied teams, the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s all many sports fans want to talk about, and that’s good business news for the NBA. You want people to be interested in your product, and that’s what’s happening in the wake of the Doncic trade.

BREAKING: The Dallas Mavericks are trading Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Three-team deal that includes Utah.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 2, 2025

That said, when you consider how few NHL trades are as momentous as the Doncic trade, you see one of the key reasons for it: the proliferation of no-trade and no-move clauses. In the NBA, no-trade and no-move clauses are as rare as hen’s teeth, whereas in the NHL, they’re handed out like candy on Halloween.

See for yourself: go to PuckPedia and pick out an NHL roster – any roster – and look for those little symbols that denote no-trade clauses, either full or partial. You will be stunned to see how many NHLers have one, or at least a no-trade or no-move that allows players to stop a trade to at least a few teams.

For example, 11 teams have at least 10 players with some form of no-trade or no-move protection. The Boston Bruins, Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild, L.A. Kings and Vegas Golden Knights each have 10. The Pittsburgh Penguins have 11. The Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey Devils and Seattle Kraken each have 12. And the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Islanders lead the league with 13. In sum, nearly one-third of the NHL’s teams have almost half of their 23-man roster taken up with players who have some type of trade protection.

And it’s not as if many of these players with no-trade or no-move…

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Author : The Hockey News

Publish date : 2025-02-02 23:14:00

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