Who has no trade and no movement clauses in their contracts –
February 29, 2016, is the NHL trade deadline and in the upcoming weeks, you are bound to hear plenty of trade banter around the NHL and more importantly, if you’re a Coyotes fan lots of trade rumours surrounding some of their pending UFAs. Mikkel Boedker, Boyd Gordon, Nicklas Grossman, Kyle Chipchura, Viktor Tikhonov, Anders Lindback, and Shane Doan are all pending UFAs this July 1st and one or more of them could be on the move before the Feb. 29th trade deadline.
No-Movement Clause (NMC) and No-Trade Clause (NTC) Eligibility:
Once a National Hockey League player has played seven years or reached twenty-seven years of age (Group 3 Free Agent Status) he is eligible to qualify for an NMC or NTC in his contract. These clauses can start mid-contract once the player reaches his Group 3 status. (example: in the fourth year of a seven-year deal)
There are basically two types of movement clauses NHL GMs need to pay attention to and/or work around with these players.
The No-Movement Clause:
A No-Movement Clause prohibits a team from moving a player by trade, loan or waivers, or assigning that player to the minors without the player’s consent. This keeps the player with the pro team unless the player approves one of these moves. The player has the final say. Some players will often have a limited trade list here as well. A No-Movement Clause does not restrict a team from buying out or terminating a player’s contract.
The No-Trade Clause:
A No-Trade Clause is much less restrictive. It only places restrictions on movement by trade. A player with a No-Trade Clause cannot be traded by a team unless the player provides consent. A partial or modified No-Trade Clause is often less restrictive than a full No-Trade Clause and depends on the conditions negotiated in the player’s contracts. Often with these No-Trade Clauses the player is asked to provide a list of teams to which he would be willing to be traded or NOT traded to. This list can change or fluctuate from season to season.
This is the updated list of NHL players that have some sort of movement restriction.
TEAM | NO-TRADE CLAUSE | NO-MOVEMENT CLAUSE |
Anaheim Ducks | Kevin Bieksa Andrew Cogliano (limited) Ryan Kesler | Ryan Getzlaf Corey Perry |
Arizona Coyotes | Nicklas Grossman (limited) Martin Hanzal (limited) | Shane Doan Zbynek Michalek (8 team no-trade) Mike Smith |
Boston Bruins | Matt Beleskey Loui Eriksson (15 team no-trade) Chris Kelly (8 team will trade) Brad Marchand (limited) Dennis Seidenberg | Patrice Bergeron Zdeno Chara David Krejci Tuukka Rask |
Buffalo Sabres | Josh Gorges (15 team no-trade) David Legwand (limited) Matt Moulson (limited) | Zach Bogosian Brian Gionta Ryan O’Reilly |
Calgary Flames | Michael Frolik (10 team no-trade) Mason Raymond (limited) Matt Stajan (limited) | Dennis Wideman |
Carolina Hurricanes | Ron Hainsey (limited) John-Michael Liles (limited) Eric Staal Jordan Staal Cam Ward | James Wisniewski (10 team no-trade) |
Chicago Blackhawks | Bryan Bickell (limited) Rob Scuderi (limited) Brent Seabrook (limited) | Corey Crawford Niklas Hjalmarsson (limited) Patrick Kane Duncan Keith Jonathan Toews |
Colorado Avalanche | Gabriel Landeskog (limited) Carl Soderberg Brad Stuart (7 team will trade) Alex Tanguay (limited) | Francois Beauchemin Jarome Iginla Erik Johnson |
Columbus Blue Jackets | Rene Bourque (limited) David Clarkson (limited) | Sergei Bobrovsky Brandon Dubinsky (limited) Nick Foligno Scott Hartnell Fedor Tyutin (limited) |
Dallas Stars
| Jamie Benn (10 team no-trade) Alex Goligoski (limited) Kari Lehtonen Travis Moen (limited) Antti Niemi Johnny Oduya (12 team no-trade) | Patrick Sharp (limited) Jason Spezza (10 team no-trade) |
Detroit Red Wings | Jonathan Ericsson (limited) Mike Green Jimmy Howard (10 team no-trade) Niklas Kronwall (limited) | Pavel Datsyuk |
Edmonton Oilers | None | Andrew Ference Andrej Sekera |
Florida Panthers
| Dave Bolland (limited) Brian Campbell (8 team will trade) Jussi Jokinen (limited) Willie Mitchell (limited) Roberto Luongo | None |
Los Angeles Kings | Dustin Brown (7 team no-trade) Milan Lucic (limited) Luke Schenn (limited) Jonathan Quick (limited) | Christian Ehrhoff Vincent Lecavalier |
Minnesota Wild | Devan Dubnyk (10 team no-trade) | Niklas Backstrom (limited) Mikko Koivu Zach Parise Jason Pominville (limited) Ryan Suter Thomas Vanek |
Montreal Canadiens | Alexei Emelin (limited) Andrei Markov (16 team no-trade) Tomas Plekanec (limited) | Jeff Petry |
Nashville Predators | Mike Fisher Paul Gaustad (limited) James Neal (8 team No-trade) Eric Nystrom (limited) | Pekka Rinne (limited) |
New Jersey Devils | Mike Cammalleri Andy Green Cory Schneider Travis Zajac | Ryane Clowe Patrik Elias Tuomo Ruutu |
New York Islanders | None | Johnny Boychuk |
New York Rangers | Derick Brassard (limited) Dan Girardi (limited) Dominic Moore (limited) Rick Nash Mats Zuccarello | Dan Boyle Henrik Lundqvist Marc Staal |
Ottawa Senators | Colin Greening (limited) Clarke MacArthur (limited) Marc Methot (10 team no-trade) Milan Michalek (limited) | Chris Neil (15 team no-trade) Chris Phillips (10 team no-trade) Bobby Ryan (10 team no-trade) |
Philadelphia Flyers | Wayne Simmonds (limited) Mark Streit (limited) | Claude Giroux R.J. Umberger (10 team no-trade) |
Pittsburgh Penguins | Trevor Daley (limited) Pascal Dupuis (8 team no-trade) Patric Hornqvist (limited) | Sidney Crosby Marc-Andre Fleury (12 team no-trade) Phil Kessel (8 team will trade) Kris Letang (12 team no-trade) Evgeni Malkin |
San Jose Sharks | Brent Burns (limited) Logan Couture (limited) Paul Martin (6 team no-trade) Joe Pavelski (limited) Raffi Torres (limited) Marc-Edouard Vlasic Joel Ward (limited) | Patrick Marleau Joe Thornton |
St. Louis Blues | David Backes Patrik Berglund (7 team no-trade) Jay Bouwmeester Troy Brouwer (limited) Paul Stastny Alexander Steen | None |
Tampa Lightning | Matt Carle (limited) Braydon Coburn (12 team will trade) Jason Garrison Anton Stralman (limited) | Ben Bishop Ryan Callahan Valtteri Filppula (limited) Mattias Ohlund (limited) Steven Stamkos |
Toronto Maple Leafs | Tyler Bozak (12 team will trade) Joffrey Lupul (14 team will trade) Dion Phaneuf (10 team will trade) Stephane Robidas (limited) | Nathan Horton |
Vancouver Canucks | Alexnader Burrows Alexander Edler Jannik Hansen Chris Higgins (8 team will trade) Dan Hamhuis Ryan Miller (5 team will trade) Radim Vrbata | Daniel Sedin Henrik Sedin |
Washington Capitals | Nicklas Backstrom Jason Chimera (limited) Matt Niskanen (limited) Alex Ovechkin (10 team no-trade) | None |
Winnipeg Jets | Dustin Byfuglien (5 team no-trade) Andrew Ladd (limited) | Tobias Enstrom |
(if I have inadvertently missed anybody please let me know)
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