With the upcoming expansion draft to determine the roster for the Vegas Golden Knights, the Tampa Bay Lightning have to make some important decisions regarding which players they will choose to protect. The rules of the expansion draft take into account the contract clauses, so let’s start with a brief description of the three major clauses.
- No Trade Clause (NTC): A player cannot be traded to any other team in the NHL without his consent.
- Modified No Trade Clause (M-NTC): A player can be traded only to specific teams in the NHL without his consent.