For the Toronto Maple Leafs this could mean freedom from one of two contracts a year in advance, which is valuable when it comes to dishing out dollars in the salary cap era.
“Sources indicate that players with no-move clauses will have to be protected by teams. The CBA states that a no-move clause “may prevent the involuntary relocation of a player, whether by trade, loan or waiver claim.
Players with no-trade clauses, which allow a player to decline a trade to either all teams in the league or a modified number spelled out in his contract, are not exempt and can be left exposed.